05/04/2026
I work with anger - a lot.
It’s very much a demonised emotion. Men are wary of being seen as overly aggressive. Women are told it’s not nice to express it.
Anger is the tip of an iceberg where so much more is going on. It’s good to explore it with support and non judgement.
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Anger is one of those emotions that I feel often gets a bad reputation, seen as something that is destructive and needs to be 'managed'.
I like to re-frame it as a built-in alarm, alerting us and pointing towards something that has meaning. Maybe there are deep feelings lingering beneath it that perhaps need a little attention.
It can highlight when a boundary has been overstepped, when something feels unfair or misaligned, when our needs aren’t being met,
when we’ve said yes but meant to say no,
or when something important to us has been dismissed or overlooked.
It might also show up when we feel unheard, silenced or when we’ve been holding too much for too long.
Anger carries a powerful energy.
And if channeled, that energy that can help us take action, to speak up, to protect or to move toward what feels more right for us.
If we get curious, tune in to whats going on, anger can be such a valuable tool for change.