When Harriet Lerner began work on her book The Dance of Anger at the Menninger Clinic nearly 30 years ago, there were no books on this subject. Today it is a classic in the field.
Now with the audio learning program Harriet Lerner on Anger, this distinguished psychologist shows how women can reclaim this emotion as a vital, life-changing force.
Our culture encourages and even rewards aggressive men, yet when a woman shows anger, she is shunned, devalued, and ridiculed. This personal session traces the roots of this paradox and teaches how the suppression of anger leads to guilt and self-violation.
This is Harriet Lerner's definitive session on how women can get angry and speak up while constructively resolving life issues.
Learn more about:
• The importance of anger
• The spiral of "blaming"
• Twelve do's and don'ts of anger
• Genograms and family systems
• Fixing your partner vs. fixing yourself
Course objectives:
• Summarize the way society typically views women's anger, and the models it provides women to fit into
• Utilize "I" statements that express anger effectively and help define the self
• Describe several filters that anger is often experienced through
• Identify several examples of anger being expressed effectively and ineffectively
• Explain why anger can be a tool for change
