Light Up The Couch From Forced Repression to Safe Expression: Making Room for Anger, Ep. 248
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Jul 23, 2025 Bronwyn Schweigerdt, a licensed therapist specializing in anger and emotion-focused interventions, shares her transformative journey into anger work. She explores how unaddressed anger can lead to depression and illness, emphasizing its role as a signal for unresolved issues. Bronwyn provides therapeutic strategies, including validation techniques and creative exercises like fantasy letters. She critiques traditional anger management, advocating for deeper understanding of root causes and the therapeutic relationship's ability to safely express anger.
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Anger As A Helpful Signal
- Anger functions as a warning light that signals unresolved issues needing attention.
- Bronwyn Schweigerdt frames anger as emotion + motion that moves us toward resolution and accountability.
Therapist Turned By Personal Need
- Bronwyn became a therapist after therapists failed to help her with disassociated anger and depression.
- That experience led her to specialize in anger and help others reconnect with buried emotions.
Hidden Anger Becomes Physical Illness
- Suppressed anger often manifests as depression, anxiety, and somatic illnesses rather than disappearing.
- Bronwyn links alexithymia and unresolved anger to conditions like migraines, insomnia, and autoimmune disorders.