The Healing Power of Anger: The Unexpected Path to Love and Fulfillment

Conventional wisdom views anger as red-hot yelling and screaming, a force to be feared and repressed. But psychotherapist John Rifkin views anger in a revolutionary way -- as the natural energy created to heal one's emotional injuries. In "The Healing Power of Anger," Rifkin explains how to identify dysfunctional uses of anger so that readers can "unbend" it and become empowered and self-nurturing. To do so, he explains his Stop, Drop, and Roll system, which he's used with clients for more than 20 years. In addition, Rifkin explores the childhood roots of anger, the spectrum of angry behavior, how anger can be a gift to a relationship, and ice-cold passive-aggressive anger.

JOHN R. RIFKIN, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Boulder, Colorado, who lectures on a wide variety of mental health topics, including issues relating to anger, power, and intimacy. He is featured in a series of educational videos on mental health, including Anger’s Power to Heal: Relationships, and hosted the television show Emotional Success.