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Managing Anger: Reflect & Respond

Oct 19, 2023
06:26
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The podcast explores the nature and impact of anger. Strategies for managing and responding to anger are discussed, including considering the other person's story, thinking before speaking, and writing out feelings. It emphasizes that dealing with emotions takes practice.
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Quick takeaways

  • Recognize anger as an energy and practice strategies like thinking before responding and physically walking to manage and respond to anger.
  • Consider the other person's story and difficulties, and release anger through writing without sending the message, as part of learning to handle and respond to anger.

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Managing Anger and Responding to Difficult Situations

The podcast episode discusses the experience of someone being confronted with anger and provides tools for managing and responding to such situations. The speaker shares a personal anecdote of encountering an angry jogger while walking their dog. They emphasize the importance of recognizing anger as an energy rather than labeling it as good or bad. The episode suggests several strategies for dealing with anger, including considering the other person's story and potential difficulties, thinking before responding to avoid escalating the situation, physically walking to allow the body and mind to calm down, writing out feelings as a release without sending the message, and acknowledging that learning to handle and respond to anger is a practice.

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