Episode description
In this episode you'll learn:
-What to do when you feel the fire of anger flare up inside of you.
-The seeds of anger and where it comes from
-Why Coronavirus is creating more anger
-How to create glowing embers of warm connection, and spread these by kindness, instead of pouring gasoline on the fire and burning everything around us
-the 2 types of anger: Gasoline and Diesel. What the difference between these two is and how to recognize them
-The common emotion behind all types of anger
-How these 2 types of anger are showing up in the context of fake news around Coronavirus - both gasoline and diesel
-Why both types add fuel to the fire and neither help the situation
-Why we can't think clearly when emotions burn hot (this is related to the prefrontal cortex)
-A three step process that you use when anger flares up. This process will allow you to calm down, bring your thinking brain back online and move forward productively instead of reactively.
-How to turn anger into kindness
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