The first (and most important!) step in managing anger is knowing what your triggers are and recognizing the early signs of anger. Once you understand that, you can learn techniques to enable you to calm down before a situation gets out of control.
Everybody feels anger at different times, and on different levels. Feelings of anger can happen for different reasons. Enduring unjust treatment, being blamed for things you didn't do, listening to criticism, or just not getting what you want are a few of the possible triggers. Let's face it, our society is full of things that can trigger feelings of anger.
By Mike McKeown As a therapist and life coach, of course I want to help couples keep things alive and adventurous in their marriages. For a variety of reasons, it’s not unusual for couples to have issues with this aspect of their marriage staying vibrant and fun. It could be […]
by Mike McKeown Last time, we looked at the concept of moving towards pain and enduring it in order to get past it. I know this seems counterintuitive. Who wants to lean into the pain? But if you don’t, you will never get to the other side of it. Leaning […]
by Mike McKeown Hello everyone. I hope you’re all doing well out there in internet-land. I wanted to come back around to the second installment of the pain series. In my Handling the Hurts article, I addressed pain on a general level. We talked a little about the different things that […]
Stuff happens. Life can get ugly and, more often than not, it does. When things get rough, it usually catches us off guard too. And honestly, despite what you might see from other people on social media, not many of us get to experience that picture (or selfie!) perfect life. […]