After a little break, I am back with Liminal Conversations and I’m excited to share an exploration on anger, a topic that’s been really alive for me in the past two years. Teresa and I also host online anger release workshops for women and there’s one coming up on May 14th - learn more & join here.
I'm really just with this craving for so many people, for more of ourselves, for more of our experience. And maybe there's something about learning how to be with anger in a way that we trust, where there’s non-naive trust that we're going to stay connected to ourselves, to our discernment, to our clarity, while we're with the emotion that allows us to not fear it anymore, and to to be able to just express it.
- Teresa Hart
In this conversation, I explore the topic of anger with my friend and a collaborator, Teresa Hart.
Teresa and I found each other in our parallel explorations of anger and a shared desire to create more spaces where anger can be held and released through ritual and in community.
We delve into what comes up for us around the word anger, what is the spectrum of different anger expressions, share some personal stories (and pitfalls) of playing with the anger energy, and touch on some of the individual and collective barriers to having a healthy relationship with anger.
Highlights
(00:00:00) Setting up the space
(00:06:11) What is anger?
(00:11:10) Anger vs Rage
(00:17:50) Different ways to express anger
(00:24:50) Listening to our anger
(00:26:15) Sharing recent experiences of anger
(00:29:35) Barriers to expressing anger
(00:35:50) Anger release ceremonies
(00:41:35) Anger in men vs women
(00:43:35) Witnessing our intensity
(00:48:10) Releasing anger wisely
You can also watch this conversation on YouTube.
Teresa Hart is a community weaver, an embodiment coach focused on individual and collective thrival, and a host of learning containers. She's a co-creator of the Beyond Goals Intensive and she also co-host of Pathways To Source, a practice space where each person is supported to explore and cultivate pathways that deepen their connection with Source. She's currently most excited about playing in the realm of transformational ritual and ceremony.
Connect/Work with Teresa: teresahart.contact@gmail.com
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Additional resources on anger:
1. Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner [book]
2. Wisdom of Anger by Art of Accomplishment [podcast]
3. Luis Mojica, recommended by Teresa
4. Jonny Miller's Nervous System Mastery course, recommended by Sandra
Conversation about Anger with Teresa Hart