Anger Solutions: Pleasure vs. Pain

People are always asking, "What makes Anger Solutions so much more effective than traditional anger management?" This is no simple question - as there are many facets of Anger Solutions that come together to make it an exceptional program. Today I want to share with...

What is the Anger Solutions Program?

The Anger Solutions™ Program was developed out of an expressed need for a comprehensive anger management program that would serve the needs of individuals dealing with a mental illness. Due to contributing factors such as the side effects of medications, varying...

Advice for Bullied Children

Bullying takes shape in a variety of forms: it can be physical (aggression or intimidation), social (relational, social isolation) or verbal (name calling, ridicule, belittling, shaming). Bullying behaviours can be identified in children as young as four years old and...

Anger Solutions: Myth Busters

Do you ever wonder what anger really is and how one can resolve it? Are you tired of hearing the term "anger management" applied to EVERYTHING: "She has anger management issues""He needs anger management""Hockey coach shows his lack of anger management"? Wouldn't you...

Getting Past the Past: Free Yourself

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free..." We are all aware of the truths about our pasts as well as our present. It is human nature to avoid the truth, since the truth is usually not what what we want people to see. The first step to...

How to get past your past

Getting past the past requires focused attention and energy. Many of the people that I have counseled over the years have come to me with issues stemming from the past: anger at past abuses or past events, unresolved grief over past losses, and fear of the future...

Anger Solutions: How Anger Develops

This post is excerpted from Julie Christiansen's book, Anger Solutions: Proven Strategies for Effectively Resolving Anger and Taking Control of Your Emotions. “Two ways to fail: Think without acting, Act without thinking”. How do we get this thing called anger in the...

Two-facedness: Is it always a bad thing?

Lately I've been doing some studying on a notion that came to me in my sleep. This often happens to me: I'll be in the throes of REM sleep, likely my third or fourth cycle, which means it is close to when I should wake up. Somewhere between REM sleep and floating back...

Community Workshops by Leverage U

Dealing with the Downturn When we face turbulent times like these, the natural instinct is to panic, duck, and cover. This kind of response is fueled by the media, whose typical focus is “Doom and Gloom”. But what does “panic mode” do to our bodies and our minds? Will...

Take a Stand Against Bullying

This excellent, authentically portrayed video demonstrates the power that we as adult supports, peers, and bystanders have to help those around us who may be struggling with mental health issues as a result of bullying and other stressors. This was a project of the...

Put the Past Behind You

(excerpted from When the Last Straw Falls: 30 Ways to Keep Stress from Breaking Your Back – now available at store.angersolution.com) February 19th, 2008 marked the 1st anniversary of my mother’s passing. She died in her sleep, suddenly and unexpectedly in my home,...