Beneath the Rage with Vanessa Bennett

What if anger is not the final destination, but the doorway to something deeper?In this episode, Ailey sits down with depth psychologist and author Vanessa Bennett to explore the complexity of anger, healing, and what happens when righteous rage becomes the place we live. Together, they examine how anger can protect us while also shielding us from deeper emotions waiting underneath.Vanessa shares how Jungian psychology, embodiment, and somatic healing can work together to create a more expansive understanding of trauma and identity. The conversation explores inherited pain, collective patterns, and the difference between ego work and deeper soul work, especially in today’s online healing culture.Ailey and Vanessa also unpack Vanessa’s “Trinity Wounds”: the witch wound, sister wound, and mother wound, and how they quietly shape relationships between women through mistrust, competition, and disconnection.This episode offers a grounded and nuanced look at healing, one that honours the reality of harm while also asking what becomes possible when anger no longer has to carry everything alone.In this episode:4:00 Safety And Stability In The Body7:25 Why Depth Somatics Feels Different9:54 Collective Unconscious And Shared Pain21:53 Ego Work Versus Soul Work33:12 The Witch Sister Mother Wounds44:16 Why The Enemy Within Is Hard47:02 Righteous Rage Versus Real Power58:04 Owning Your Part Without BlameYou can read the full transcript hereLearn more about Ailey Jolie:Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerSign up: InBodyMethodEmail: [email protected] follow along with the In This Body podcast:Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: [email protected]