On this interview on the Emotion Well podcast Bronwyn addresses what happens when we keep our anger and resentment inside, as well as how to connect with our anger without becoming a "hothead." In other words, how we can be true to ourselves without hurting others.
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The Insatiable Meghan Markle
Meghan is an extreme example of what humans do when we abandon ourselves. As much as we want to hate her, it’s not her that’s evil, it’s the insatiability inside her, and we can all relate to that.
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Oral Greed
Oral greed is everywhere, and it is detrimental. It is the opposite of nurture, and often creates mental illness in our children. To the contrary, a listening parent creates powerful children.
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Stranger Things
Bronwyn shares true ghost stories of dissociated hatred to encourage us to own our feelings. Feelings are like limbs, and if cut off, we find ourselves haunted by phantom limb syndrome. Reality truly is stranger than fiction.
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Nurture is an Inside Job
We humans tend to outsource our nurture to others, which makes us betray ourselves. Yet when we give ourselves the approval and nurture we need, we're finally free to disappoint the hell out of everyone else, in order to be true to ourselves.
Anger, like fire, can burn down a house. Join Marriage and Family Therapist Bronwyn Schweigerdt in this conversation on how to channel our anger in a healthy way.
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