by Deborah Cox | Jun 11, 2020 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, dissociation, getting grounded, Reconceive, Uncategorized
Two kinds of anger exist in the universe: grounded (conscious, awake anger) and un-grounded; (dissociated anger). Awake and asleep. Although anger is deeply complicated because of its layering with other emotions, when we get mad, we either know it in the moment or we...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 9, 2020 | anger, cultural healing, EMDR, Reconceive, Relational Cultural Theory
What IS Anger? People yelling at each other Beer cans smashed on tables Fistfights When you think of anger, what immediately comes to mind? Insight? I doubt it. Chairs thrown through windows? People out of control? Someone getting shot in the face? Obscenities...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 7, 2020 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, cultural healing, EMDR, Mood, Reconceive
Right now, we need to be pissed off: Anger wisdom changes things. 20 years ago, I co-wrote The Anger Advantage. My co-authors and I wanted to change the world with our message: Your anger wisdom helps you know things. So many people misunderstand anger. They shut it...
by Deborah Cox | May 31, 2016 | Mood
Several months ago, I wrote about dissociation, or being tranced-out. Trance feels like confusion or sleepiness and it blocks our energy in relationships. Trance envelopes us when we can’t make sense of the mixed information we’re receiving inside our relational...
by Deborah Cox | May 11, 2015 | Mood
Healthy Rebellion, Part II: Can anger make you smarter? There’ve been two Me’s in my life. My friends from high school only know the Deborah Before Trauma Recovery. This Deborah smiled too much and allowed herself to be manipulated. She tried too hard to...
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