Ep. 29: Injustice and Anger

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest talk about managing one of our most difficult emotions: anger. Specifically, they focus on how we can distinguish between skillful and unskillful anger, particularly relating to issues of social justice.

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Timestamps:

1:15: The physical costs of anger.

3:40: The interpersonal costs of anger.

5:15: How can we remove the costs of anger without turning into a doormat?

11:00: Finding the line between skillful and unskillful anger.

18:00: Using anger to find our deeper wants and needs.

19:45: What tends to lie under anger?

24:45: Tribal anger and social justice

29:50: The importance of saying “I’m sorry.”

31:50: Tribal leaders and the value of mobilizing anger.

33:55: Outraged vs. enraged

35:45: Recap

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