EMDR for Anger Management: Somatic and Attachment-Focused Skills to Heal the Unresolved Trauma That Drives Your Chronic Anger

Powerful somatic and attachment-focused skills to heal the unresolved trauma that fuels your anger.

Is anger getting in the way of the life you want? Do you lash out at others, or experience uncontrollable rages that hurt your relationships or damage your career? When you feel angry, do you also experience unpleasant or even frightening physical sensations such as a rapid heartbeat, shaking, or sweating? If so, your anger may be caused by unresolved past trauma. In order to effectively manage your anger, you must first treat the root cause.

Grounded in somatic and attachment-focused EMDR (SAFE), this book offers a self-guided, trauma-informed approach to help you heal and move past unresolved trauma using bilateral tapping--a simple technique that stimulates the right and left sides of the brain to help the body achieve a more restful, balanced state. By addressing the root of your anger--instead of repressing it--you'll gain greater control over intense emotions, regulate your nervous system, improve your relationships, and build a more peaceful life.

You'll learn skills and strategies to:

• Identify your anger triggers
• Stay grounded in the moment with mindful awareness
• Reprocess early memories using tapping techniques
• Extinguish the fire feeding your anger
• Build stronger relationships--and a more fulfilling life

Unresolved trauma can keep you stuck in a vicious cycle of anger, rage, and frustration. But you can heal the wounds of the past and build a more peaceful life. This compassionate, step-by-step guide will show you how.

Deborah S. Kennard, LLP, is a leading expert on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. She is CEO and founder of the Personal Transformation Institute (PTI), one of the largest EMDR training institutes offering live and online learning to clinicians throughout the world. Kennard developed somatic and attachment-focused EMDR (SAFE), which expands on Shapiro's original EMDR model. She holds a master's degree in clinical psychology from Eastern Michigan University. Kennard connects with her community by offering live monthly webinars.