When the dominant group expresses anger it is usually respected as an expression of power. But that same anger is usually discouraged, undermined, and/or disregarded when it is expressed by an oppressed group. In patriarchal societies, for many centuries women have been socialized to ignore, suppress, or discount their feelings/anger/needs to keep the peace.

My three female guests all managed to go against the grain and keep a relationship with their anger. We discuss their challenges, learnings, and the gifts of sometimes being an angry woman! 

Books: Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly The Anger Advantage by Deborah Cox, PhD, Karin Bruckner, MA, LPC, and Sally Stabb, PhD

Upcoming workshop: www.thefeelgoodinstitute.com/workshops