Your Anger Has Power

Do you accept all of your emotions? When you experience or hear of an upsetting incident do you lean more toward sadness or anger? Dr. Roz opens this conversation by sharing that during the early stages of the pandemic, she volunteered to conduct sessions with frontline healthcare professionals and noted that ALL the women said they were "sad" about the state of things, compared to 2 men who expressed being "angry" and "pissed off". Often times when women are assertive or passionate they are painted as "aggressive" and "angry". Could this cause women to be more inclined to sadness instead of allowing themselves to feel anger when it arises? In Episode 5 Victoria, Alisa, Vita and Mia share their personal experiences and thoughts of anger with Dr. Roz. The conversation becomes quite therapeutic as each one considers the power of anger and the dangers of suppressing emotion. No emotion is wrong. Emotions do not define us. Emotions offer us immediate information. Acknowledging our emotions is a crucial aspect of caring for ourselves. Dr. Roz says, "Anger is not about throwing a plate or cussing someone or striking out. Anger is about ‘Aha something’s wrong here, I need to change it. Why am I feeling this way? What can I do to make a difference? Make it better?’” Warning: There is (brief) explicit language at 09:50.