by Deborah Cox | Aug 7, 2020 | anger, cultural healing, Reconceive, Relational Cultural Theory, Uncategorized
What is Cultural Narcissism? Before we talk about White anger, we have to address cultural narcissism. Cultural narcissism, according to George Simon, includes all the ways a group or society tolerates, encourages, and promotes traits like: Excessive striving for...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 5, 2020 | anger, child maltreatment, cultural healing, parenting, Reconceive, Relational Cultural Theory, Uncategorized
Bad Parenting and Misdirected Anger When I look at the global trend toward authoritarianism and fascism, I feel sick. Actually, I feel pissed. Did we learn nothing from the past hundred years? How do the most insecure, least competent, people come into such global...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 3, 2020 | anger, Feel Better, Mood, parenting, Reconceive, Relationships, Uncategorized
Anger & Heart Health Let’s dive into how anger affects your heart health. Most people misunderstand the anger/health relationship, because most anger research we tend to hear about has focused on limited aspects. Just do a Google Scholar search and notice what you...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 24, 2020 | anger, Anxiety & Calm, cultural healing, EMDR, Feel Better, getting grounded, Mood, Reconceive, Therapy, Uncategorized
Deliberate, controlled anger work helps people de-stress and feel better, immediately. Anger De-Stress People are stressed out right now. They feel the stress of the pandemic and the seeming hopelessness of our political circus. I hear people say: I can’t...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 13, 2020 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, cultural healing, dissociation, getting grounded, Relational Cultural Theory, Uncategorized
Empathy+Anger=Empathic Anger Empathic anger rises up in us when we see someone else being mistreated and we feel outrage on their behalf. We want to defend the person, protect them. Mirror neurons make us naturals at feeling the pain of others. I remember this most...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 5, 2020 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, cultural healing, getting grounded, Mood, Reconceive, Relational Cultural Theory, Uncategorized
Selfish Anger? I recently saw a church flyer advertising its curriculum to help members deal with their anger. The minister quoted Frederick Buechner who called anger one of the seven deadly sins. “To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past . ....
Like to Subscribe?
Get notified when Deborah shares new ideas, art, and creative health information for you.
You have Successfully Subscribed!
We respect your privacy. No information will be shared.