The Therapy Edit One Thing with Dr Caroline Boyd on how to transform your anger into a superpower
Jul 14, 2023
Dr Caroline Boyd, a chartered clinical and perinatal psychologist and author, explores how intense postpartum anger shows up and what it signals. She discusses physical signs, links between anger and shame, and practical ways to discharge or channel rage. Short tips include getting curious about feelings, movement to reset the body, and turning anger into purposeful action.
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Anger As A Signal For Change
- Anger is a healthy signal that something needs to change, not just a failure of self-control.
- Dr Caroline Boyd links maternal anger to threats to dignity, overwhelm, and patriarchal parenting pressures.
Everyday Triggers Of Rage
- Caroline recalls small triggers like seeing her husband's socks or sensory overload that ignite white-hot rage.
- These everyday triggers show how ordinary stimuli can produce intense maternal anger.
Costs Of Unchecked Rage
- Excessive anger carries real physical and social costs, including increased anxiety, depression and relationship harm.
- When rage hijacks the brain the prefrontal cortex goes offline and moral reasoning weakens, escalating collateral damage.
