The ACT Workbook for Anger: Manage Emotions and Take Back Your Life with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

A much-needed, comprehensive program for managing anger in a world of triggers, trolls, and outrage.

Everyone gets angry from time to time. Anger is a natural human emotion, but it can often boil over and wreak havoc in your personal and professional life. If you struggle with chronic, uncontrollable anger, you need help now—especially in these times of increasing volatility. This workbook can get you started.

Written by renowned acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) experts, The ACT Workbook for Anger offers a comprehensive anger management program designed especially for navigating the current social and political climate. You’ll discover the secret to unlocking your capacity for acceptance, mindfulness, kindness, and compassion. You’ll also learn to apply these newfound skills to break anger’s stranglehold so you can pause, take a deep breath, and create the space you need to react in a more thoughtful way.

Managing anger has never been more challenging. Everywhere you look, people are on edge and volatile. This book will show you how to navigate these challenging times with kindness and compassion for yourself and others.

Robyn D. Walser, PhD, is director of TL Consultation and Psychological Services, and codirector of Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinical Services. She works at the National Center for PTSD, developing and disseminating innovative ways to translate science into practice; and serves as assistant clinical professor in the department of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she maintains an international training, consulting, and therapy practice. Walser has authored and coauthored six books: The Heart of ACT, Learning ACT, The Mindful Couple, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems, and ACT for Clergy and Pastoral Counselors.

Manuela O’Connell is an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) therapist and trainer who conducts workshops and seminars in English and Spanish. She is professor at Universidad Favaloro at Buenos Aires, Argentina, and holds ACT and mindfulness workshops for the general public. She has written a self-help book in Spanish titled Una vida valiosa, and was a contributor to TheHeart of ACT.