Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Temper Talks: Why Anger is Not Taboo
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Temper Talks: Why Anger is Not Taboo
This week on Oh Gross!, Kara, Jennie and Molly explore how anger is consistently mischaracterized as a bad emotion and get real about anger management and why “losing it” isn’t the shameful glitch we’ve been sold. This week's guest. licensed therapist, author and anger-management expert Anita Avedian—one of Kara’s own teachers—leads the conversation on how to smash the stigma around this vital emotion. Topics tackled about understanding your temper include:
Anger vs. Aggression
Master the critical split between an emotion and a behavior—your first step to healthier emotional regulation.
Master the critical split between an emotion and a behavior—your first step to healthier emotional regulation.
Taboo Trigger
Discover why even saying the word “anger” can spark defensiveness—and how normalizing it dissolves the shame.
Discover why even saying the word “anger” can spark defensiveness—and how normalizing it dissolves the shame.
Inside Out IRL
How that Pixar moment taught Kara to name her feelings—and how labeling rewires your brain for better mental health.
How that Pixar moment taught Kara to name her feelings—and how labeling rewires your brain for better mental health.
Body Alerts
From racing heartbeats to clenched jaws, learn the physical “red flags” your body sends before your mind catches on.
From racing heartbeats to clenched jaws, learn the physical “red flags” your body sends before your mind catches on.
Unmasking Hidden Feels
Anger often masks hurt, fear, or shame—why curiosity trumps combativeness when you dig deeper.
Anger often masks hurt, fear, or shame—why curiosity trumps combativeness when you dig deeper.
Pause & Reset
Try our quick breathing hack (long exhale > inhale) to flip from reactive to responsive in seconds.
Try our quick breathing hack (long exhale > inhale) to flip from reactive to responsive in seconds.
Plus: real-world tips for role-modeling emotional literacy with your kids, why digital screens turbocharge frustration, and the forgiveness trick that turns conflict into connection.
Stay curious, stay gross—and catch all the feels (not the shame) on Oh Gross!
9:03 — Anger as a Signal: Primary vs. Secondary Emotions
11:06 — Gender & Anger at Work: Why it is different for men and women.
23:11 — The Digital Age and Aggression: What You Need To Know About Screens.
40:07 — Rage vs. Aggression
42:14 — Anger Management Tools: Anger Logs, Triggers & Breathwork
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View all episodes
By Oh Gross, LLC
4.9
7272 ratings
This week on Oh Gross!, Kara, Jennie and Molly explore how anger is consistently mischaracterized as a bad emotion and get real about anger management and why “losing it” isn’t the shameful glitch we’ve been sold. This week's guest. licensed therapist, author and anger-management expert Anita Avedian—one of Kara’s own teachers—leads the conversation on how to smash the stigma around this vital emotion. Topics tackled about understanding your temper include:
Anger vs. Aggression
Master the critical split between an emotion and a behavior—your first step to healthier emotional regulation.
Master the critical split between an emotion and a behavior—your first step to healthier emotional regulation.
Taboo Trigger
Discover why even saying the word “anger” can spark defensiveness—and how normalizing it dissolves the shame.
Discover why even saying the word “anger” can spark defensiveness—and how normalizing it dissolves the shame.
Inside Out IRL
How that Pixar moment taught Kara to name her feelings—and how labeling rewires your brain for better mental health.
How that Pixar moment taught Kara to name her feelings—and how labeling rewires your brain for better mental health.
Body Alerts
From racing heartbeats to clenched jaws, learn the physical “red flags” your body sends before your mind catches on.
From racing heartbeats to clenched jaws, learn the physical “red flags” your body sends before your mind catches on.
Unmasking Hidden Feels
Anger often masks hurt, fear, or shame—why curiosity trumps combativeness when you dig deeper.
Anger often masks hurt, fear, or shame—why curiosity trumps combativeness when you dig deeper.
Pause & Reset
Try our quick breathing hack (long exhale > inhale) to flip from reactive to responsive in seconds.
Try our quick breathing hack (long exhale > inhale) to flip from reactive to responsive in seconds.
Plus: real-world tips for role-modeling emotional literacy with your kids, why digital screens turbocharge frustration, and the forgiveness trick that turns conflict into connection.
Stay curious, stay gross—and catch all the feels (not the shame) on Oh Gross!
9:03 — Anger as a Signal: Primary vs. Secondary Emotions
11:06 — Gender & Anger at Work: Why it is different for men and women.
23:11 — The Digital Age and Aggression: What You Need To Know About Screens.
40:07 — Rage vs. Aggression
42:14 — Anger Management Tools: Anger Logs, Triggers & Breathwork
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More shows like Oh Gross!
View all
Outbreak News
19 Listeners
Dumb Blonde
8,424 Listeners
Girls Next Level
12,341 Listeners
The Mel Robbins Podcast
21,005 Listeners
Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari
3,386 Listeners