Anger management

How to: Detox your relationships

Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Anger management, Anxiety, Building resilience, changing perceptions, Emotional intelligence, Mind body connection, Self compassion, Stress, Values, wholehearted living

Negative connections with people can be a drain on us emotionally, mentally and physically. But there are ways to cope with, and limit, the effects of toxic relationships in your life. Last year, Katie, a client, received an email from an acquaintance with a mocking tone, wishing her “so much bad luck in the future”.…

Why the cathartic approach to anger management doesn’t work

Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Anger management, Emotional intelligence, Relationships, Self compassion, Values

Let it out or let it be: Why the cathartic approach to anger management doesn’t work.   “I’ve had one hell of a day – first someone reversed into my car, my colleagues hadn’t done what they promised at work on our project and took no responsibility, and as I was racing to watch the kids…