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One of the emotions that comes up often in conversation is anger in recovery. Most of us never learned to regulate our emotions in our youth, so emotions come on big and strong, and anger is one that can lead us to doing things that we regret, and can even lead us back to wanting to have a drink. We’ve invited sober podcast host Dan from Hard Knox Talks and our friends Ryan and Dan to join us in a conversation about how we deal with anger now that we are sober.
“Anger isn’t an emotion. It’s a response to an emotion.”
In this epsidode:
- Fear of rejection
- Using anger as fuel for positive growth
- Anger at oneself
- The value of therapy to overcome anger
- Using anger to deflect blame vs. owning our mistakes and faults
- Bottling up anger, and then experiencing rage
- Coping mechanisms that work for anger in recovery
- The value of connection and venting frustration
- Using music and journals to reflect and learn from our past
- Letting go vs. carrying a grudge
- Using anger as protection
- Setting boundaries
- Communicating needs to avoid resentment
- Validating our anger and understanding its purpose
“Anger is a good indicator of where your boundaries need to be.”
Julie mentions the book Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
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Juie Miller and Steve Knapp are RCP certified alcohol addiction recovery coaches, who came together to create Through the Glass Recovery, a podcast and sober community focused on developing the emotional intelligence and tools needed to thrive in an alcohol-free life.
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