Releasing Toxic Anger For Women:
Somatic Practices and CBT Skills to Transform Negative Thoughts, Soothe Stress & Stay True to Yourself
“A brilliant must-read for all women in need of self-healing work.”
—Bindu Babu, MD
Do you feel angry a lot of the time? Have you been accused of “overreacting” when expressing your emotions?Do you bottle up your anger, only to “explode” when you least expect it? You aren’t alone. As women, we’re taught that anger is unacceptable, unflattering, and unattractive, and so we often attempt to suppress it—leading to resentment, self-doubt, and a host of mental and physical health issues. So, how can you honor your emotions, release toxic anger, and find balance?
In this empowering guide, a psychologist reveals how anger creates stress in the body and mind, and offers soothing somatic practices and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you respond to anger in healthier ways. You’ll learn to transform difficult or negative thoughts, move past hostility and aggression, increase self-awareness, and stay grounded in triggering situations. Most importantly, you’ll gain a better understanding of where your anger comes from, so you can communicate with intention and openness, cultivate authentic relationships, and radically improve your life.
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- How to diffuse anger at the height of an argument
- 3 dangerous long-term effects of suppressed anger
- 5 safe ways to express your anger
- Physical exercises that decrease anger fast
- Become less reactive to someone else’s anger: receive it well and don’t fight back
- 5 types of thoughts that create anger
- How suppressed anger wrecks women’s health
- How anger can empower you and make you more attractive
- How women’s anger differs from men’s anger
Praise
What a timely book this is. The world is getting angrier, and for many, the skills needed to work with this emotion are sadly lacking. This practical book offers information and tools to guide women with their unexpressed and destructively expressed anger. When women can use their anger in service of life, health, and the world—we will see a beautiful transformation. This book is a gift for women, men, and the world.”
— Ann Bradney, founder and director of the Radical Aliveness Institute, who runs a three-year program for Peace Leadership in Israel and Palestine
This is a thoughtful approach that zeroes in on possibility rather than punishment. Although ‘to release’ can mean to momentarily reconnect with, I promise you it is in a constructive and empowering way. Karyne Wilner delivers with all of her best insight, steeped in decades of both clinical and heartfelt, no-nonsense practice.”
— Jo Standing, one/we; author; and corporate and military wellness facilitator
Karyne Wilner has been on the forefront of the somatic psychotherapy movement for many decades. Releasing Toxic Anger for Women is a culmination of her work. In this book, Karyne Wilner synthesizes an extensive body of knowledge on an embodied approach to working with women and anger. Here you will discover a rich panoply of exercises, insights, and creative approaches for women to reclaim the positive aspects of human anger.”
— Brian Gleason, CSW, CCEP, practicing psychotherapist, teacher, writer, cofounder of The Center for Exceptional Marriage, and author of Mortal Spirit and Relative to Everything
Karyne Wilner provides an excellent explanation of the important influence of toxic anger on women’s health, and provides real-life strategies to ameliorate it.”
— Justin P. Lavin Jr., MD, FACOG, professor and chairman emeritus in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Cleveland Clinic Akron General