Sam Parker

Good Anger (eBook, ePUB)

How Rethinking Rage Can Change Our Lives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A marvellous book ... enhances our understanding of ourselves and others' IRVINE WELSH 'Powerful and engaging ... a potent defence of a vilified emotion' THE INDEPENDENT, 5-star book of the month 'Enlightening' MAIL ON SUNDAY -- DISCOVER HOW A MISUNDERSTOOD EMOTION CAN OFFER YOU CLARITY, PURPOSE AND STRENGTH We are used to complaining there is too much anger in the world. But what about the cost of having too little? And what if, instead of fearing anger, we learned to use it wisely? In Good Anger, journalist Sam Parker investigates how one of our most complex emotions became a taboo and the cost that suppressing it has on our mental and physical health, relationships and society. He argues that, rather than trip us up or fill us with shame, anger can be turned into a life-enhancing source of bravery, purpose and self-respect. Drawing on insights from psychology, ancient philosophy and emotional science, Parker looks at the gendered expectations around anger, how repressed rage shows up in our bodies, and the crucial role processing anger plays in treating depression and anxiety. We learn how understanding anger can improve every facet of our lives, from love to creativity to professional success. This provocative and seemingly counterintuitive book is for people-pleasers, conflict avoiders and self-improvers. It reminds us that embracing our emotions - even the ones that scare or confuse us - can help us become stronger, happier people. AS FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER, THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, TOP SANTE AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY The Next Big Idea Club - Must-Read Book

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399417907
• Artikelnr.: 74224291

Autorenporträt

Sam Parker has been a journalist and editor for over fifteen years, writing for publications including the Guardian, Telegraph, Observer and GQ magazine. He can be found on X @samparkercouk, Instagram @samparkeruk, and the Substack goodanger.substack.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
1. The other anger problem
2. Bad anger: a history
3. Anger and the body
4. Who is allowed to be angry
5. The anger advantage at work
6. Anger online
7. Anger in love
8. Good anger
9. The angry life
Afterword
References
Acknowledgements
Index

---

Foreword
1. The other anger problem
2. Bad anger: a history
3. Anger and the body
4. Who is allowed to be angry
5. The anger advantage at work
6. Anger online
7. Anger in love
8. Good anger
9. The angry life
Afterword

References
Acknowledgements
Index

Rezensionen

Sam Parker's examination of anger is thrillingly incendiary. I haven't been able to think about anger in the same way since. Alice Vincent, author of Rootbound and Why Women Grow

There's a lot in life to be angry about, and we shouldn't be repressing that. The distinction between bad anger and good anger is a crucial one. A marvellous book which enhances our understanding of ourselves and others.