Throwing Punches With Your Fists? Your Mouth? Your Phone? (when abuse starts small it gets bigger)

This one's heavy, friends. I'm talking about anger—specifically when it crosses the line into abusive behavior. I share some personal stories about what I've seen (and honestly, what I've been part of) when anger goes unchecked.Here's the thing: we all get mad. But when yelling becomes your default, when you're constantly losing it on the people you love, that's a pattern. And patterns don't just disappear because you feel bad about them later.I walk through what it actually looks like to recognize you've got a problem—whether you're the one exploding or you're on the receiving end. I talk about counseling (the real kind, not just venting to friends), genuine repentance (which is way more than saying "I'm sorry"), and why accountability matters so much.If you've ever wondered, "Is this normal? Is this okay?"—listen to this. If you're the one struggling with anger, there's hope and a way forward. And if you're watching someone you love spiral, you're not stuck.Let's break these cycles together.Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Random Devo Thoughts 00:43 Today's Heavy Topic: Dealing with Anger 02:18 Personal Stories and Reflections 04:37 Recognizing and Addressing Patterns of Abuse 09:10 Steps Towards Healing and Change 17:55 Final Thoughts and EncouragementtAmber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right.Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa.Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing.Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.