{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond Your Default","title":"How to Process the Angers of Your Past to Step Into Your Destiny","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/463c61df\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3023,"description":"Anger, like fear, is a tricky emotion. \nIt's necessary. It's unavoidable. It can be directive. It can also be destructive, depending on how much we let it control our decision-making and rule our lives. What's also interesting about anger is that it is often a Trojan horse, masking what true emotional stakes are at play in a given situation:\nSource\nWhether anger is the true emotion we're feeling or a cover for what our real feelings are in a given situation, it's important for us to understand what it means to have a healthy relationship with anger. \n⚡ Related: Mastering Fear to Understand + Harness Your Emotional GPS\n\nBecause when our relationship with anger goes unchecked, it can wreak havoc in our lives. Anger can harm relationships, derail our goals, and make it near impossible to live a life that extends beyond our defaults. But when we do make peace with anger, learn to understand its true purpose in our lives, and begin to see what anger can teach us, so much more becomes possible. \nAs Mark Twain once said:\n\"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.\"\n\nAnd that's what this episode is all about.\nQuestions We Discuss\nWhat has our relationship been with anger over the years? \nHave you ever experienced a moment in your life where you realized anger was playing an outsized role in your life?\nLike fear, anger can often become a ruling, destructive force in our lives … how does that happen?\nWhy is understanding our relationship with anger critical to living beyond your default?\nIs there ever a case for anger, where it’s a valuable feeling that should be honored?\nHow do you tell the difference between healthy bouts of anger and moments of anger you need to move through?\nWhat questions or strategies do you look to in your day to day life, when it comes to managing or moving through feelings of anger?\nKey Conversation Points\nGeorge shares stories from his life that taught him how to reframe the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fzZn9XhBUzA18it7_m76tStf-fGAgLyA6P_A27igPRI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YjM0/MmM2ZmQ2YTdlZGY2/ZTQ1YzNhZDcyYjQ4/MTY5YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}