Developing a Healthy Relationship with Anger Gay Men Going Deeper

In this episode, Matt speaks with Psychotherapist, Nyle Biondi, about anger and how important it is to connect with and release anger from our mind and body. Anger can serve a great purpose if we consciously work with it. It can help us step into our power, and be a messenger of unmet needs or crossed boundaries. Many of us have social conditioning that tells us anger is inappropriate, or perhaps you were even shamed for being angry. Connecting with your anger in a healthy way might just be what's missing from your healing journey.



The concepts and questions we explore in this episode are:




Anger 101

Other words to identify anger 



The difference between anger and rage 



Ways unprocessed anger shows up 



Your relationship with anger 



How to identify it?



Implosive vs explosive anger 



Why do we repress anger?



Why anger is helpful and why we need it





The connection between anger and other emotions - primary and secondary feelings



The challenges of exploring anger 



The benefits of exploring anger



How to connect and activate anger in a healthy way 



How to release anger from the body

Inner child work - letting your inner child have the temper tantrum it didn't get to have 





How to soothe your nervous system after feeling anger

Soothing is like reparenting 






3 Steps to Processing Anger:




Connect and activate

Past traumas



Daily stressors 



Personality traits 





Release

Primal screaming into a pillow 



Punching pillows 



Slamming pillows on your bed 



Chopping wood 



Batting cages 



Demo rooms 





Soothe

Deep, slow, and long belly breathing - in through the nose and out slow through the mouth 



Hold your hand on your heart 



Listen to a guided meditation. 



Focus on positive sensations in your body



Listen to your favourite song 



Smell something nice  



Talk to a friend






Today's Guest: Nyle Biondi




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