NatAndChat

It was bound to happen that one of my friends would also be struggling with Anger, and we didn't realize we had this in common. It's interesting for me to hear how hers presents, and she does struggle with a combination of anxiety and anger. If you can ignore the dogs that want to be as near Kristine as possible, you will hear two old friends laughing and realizing things they didn't know about each other.

Not only the old are wise. The old souls in young bodies are also full of perspective and experience we can all learn from. Katelyn shares some things with me that I knew I needed as soon as she said them. And isn't it cool when someone less than half your age can validate your experiences and feelings with the same perspective? This woman will go far in life, its inevitable.

This is a short but fun episode; we don't do an amazing job staying on the topic of anger, but we cover the necessary bases. You'll learn some new things in this episode that I might not have anywhere else. Andrea knows me so well we talk about everything and anything. So I really did have to try and cut out a lot of my rambling. I hope this series is a good one for you, I only have two more episodes left, and then I'm going to share something else new to my podcast and fun for me to execute. Be well friends, and let anger guide you instead of overwhelm you. (That's not me preaching, that's me needing the reminder.)

I have smart and loving friends...not that I didn't already know this, but in the sharing of my friends and the smart things they have to say in this Anger series; I am feeling pride at how loving, helpful, and willing they are. What a grateful friend I am in return -to have these people in my life. This episode makes you want to put attention on perspective. And even made me want to reconsider the words I use when describing my outward situation to my internal perception.

My friend Sherrie is one of those people who knows so many things, you always have something to talk about. She's a wealth of knowledge and experience. This is the tiniest slice of Sherrie pie.

My friend JT is moving to New York to get his Masters in Couples and Family Therapy. Just as much as I want my female friends' input on anger, (because it feels like a different struggle for women), I equally want JT's thoughts because he's a friend that always makes me feel understood. Honestly, I didn't know he was going to say so many things I needed to hear. With every friend I sit down with I am pleased anew -with this idea to talk to the people around me...the ones I spend my time with, NOT discussing anger. The growth and benefit from turning to friends with a topic we don't discuss, and DISCUSSING IT, has been amazing.

I did this episode via email so that I could include my friend Melissa in my anger series. That makes this one considerably shorter than the others, but still helpful to me.

I'm not a friend who asks for things, but having asked people for input and advice on Anger instead of a therapist, I'm starting to see a whole new perspective on the benefit of asking for help from those that know me best.

I still have countless gems in many more episodes to come, but heres a short poignant one.

Nat Chats with her Friends on Anger. This series is so useful for me already, and I hope it has some gems for those of you also dealing with anger.

As different as we all are, its sometimes comforting to know others have the same struggles.

In this chat with Ann, we cover a lot of ground, and get a bit loud, sometimes giggly + loud. We talk about having a values list, ketamine therapy, using a whiteboard to draw out upset with who or what is causing it, and then the fact that forgiveness feels like BS if someone hasn't actually said sorry.

Nat Chats With her friends on Anger. I tried therapy recently for anger...and it made me angry. I gave it 7 weeks...and now I'm trying something else: my friends. Recording this series has already been so useful for me, and I hope that it might be useful for you too if you need help with anger. If nothing else, I will always have these episodes at my disposal when I need them.

I asked my friend Jackie to sit with me and tell me about her favorite book that introduced her to Absurdism...and this is my introduction. Its an interesting philosophy...hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking.

I'm searching for a bridge out of anger. I've been trying therapy, but you know what really looks like is going to be the bridge...people. In this episode I ask myself yet again if its perspective...and thats absolutely part of it...but what I'm figuring out, and already working on since recording this episode here...is that the answer is Perspective + People. People who know and love me. People I trust because of who they are to me. I hope I can edit fast enough...because benefit is on the horizon!! I can hear it!