Anger issues

by Numinus

Feb 01, 2022

In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore the the many facets of anger. They discuss the following topics:

(1:44) Steve's story of coping with anger
(7:47) What is the function of anger?
(9:00) When the Body Says No, by Gabor Mate
(10:13) The problem with being too “nice”
(11:24) Emotions have a bodily felt sense
(12:23) Bodily maps of emotions
(13:13) Emotions are connected to an underlying need
(14:39) Conditioning affects how we process emotions like anger
(17:01) Primary, secondary, and instrumental emotions
(26:55) Self-compassion in the face of the challenges of dealing with anger
(27:53) Riding the waves of emotion
(30:00) The two types of anger
(32:05) Anger management
(33:55) The ART of emotion processing
(35:08) The corrective emotional experience afforded by MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
(38:00) Healing trauma by addressing the entire nervous system
(40:38) The 3 “As” of emotion processing
(42:15) Validating emotions
(45:05) Kristen Neff on self-compassion
(47:40) Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, by John Gottman
(50:33) Process of emotional self-exploration
(53:33) Fundamental human needs and self-actualization/enlightenment
(57:40) Ram Dass
(59:45) Dealing with anger in others
(1:00:02) Talking to Crazy, by Mark Goulston
(1:00:25) Defense mechanisms against anger

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