Anger Management

66 - Why Therapy Rarely Helps With Anger: Katie's Story


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For more information on how to control your anger, visit angersecrets.com.

Have you ever realised your anger isn’t just affecting your relationship, but shaping the kind of parent you’re becoming?

In this powerful case-study episode, anger management expert Alastair Duhs speaks with Katie, a mother who recognised that long-standing anger patterns were beginning to impact her relationship and her child.

Despite trying therapy and in-person anger management, Katie still felt stuck, until she learned the right tools to manage anger in the moment it actually shows up.

Katie shares her journey of breaking generational anger patterns, rebuilding trust at home and making real change within weeks. Not through perfection, but through awareness, practical skills and consistent practice.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Talking about anger isn’t the same as managing it. Real change comes from learning what to do in the moment when anger starts to rise.
  2. Awareness is the turning point. Noticing early warning signs and using tools like the Tension Scale creates space to respond instead of react.
  3. Breaking generational cycles is possible. Recognising how anger is passed down can become a powerful motivation for lasting change.
  4. Progress isn’t linear — and that’s normal. Setbacks don’t mean failure; they’re part of building a new pattern.
  5. Practical tools beat theory. Techniques like positive self-talk, early disengagement, and the Anger Diary helped Katie make measurable progress quickly.

Katie’s story is a reminder that you don’t need to eliminate anger — you need to learn how to work with it, early and effectively, before it causes damage.

Links referenced in this episode:

  1. angersecrets.com — Learn more about anger management
  2. angersecrets.com/training — Watch the free training: Breaking the Anger Cycle
  3. angersecrets.com/course — Enrol in The Complete Anger Management System

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