This is the final post in the series on anger. Read the first three posts here: When Anger is a Gift , Ways You Avoid Anger and Why , How to Deal with Anger and Set Boundaries. Today I'm sharing Julie's story which reveals a powerful truth you can apply to your own life to help with anxiety. Julie* sat on my sofa anxious and confused. She expressed how she was introduced through a mutual friend at her church to a lovely man named Liam, whom she began dating. She shared how

Did you know anger is a gift and serves to protect you? In the last post, we looked at Kate’s story and how avoiding anger can cause you to lose yourself and become vulnerable to unhealthy relational patterns and lack the boundaries needed for self-care. You might not realize that your avoided anger is the hidden culprit behind your current struggles. Avoiding anger does not make it go away. You can ignore it, medicate it, or pretend it does not exist for days, even years a

Did you know that anger is a gift and serves to protect you? Kate has been consumed by her work as the CEO of an organization she is very passionate about. In addition to feeling scattered and stressed, she feels disconnected from God and from people. Although Kate feels blessed by her career, great husband, and church community - she is confused by her underlying feelings of sadness, loneliness, and unexpected moments of emptiness. People look to her as a leader and she feel

We all experience loss. Loss of a loved one. Loss of a career. Loss of a dream. Loss of a relationship. Loss of a marriage. Loss of ourselves. Grief is a deep sadness — a natural emotional response to loss. When we avoid grief, it adds suffering to an already painful loss and slowly steals our joy. With my clients — and in my own life — I’ve found that grief is often the most painful emotion, and therefore the most feared and avoided. And that makes sense.   Grandmother’s Pre