Anger in the Legal Profession: 3-Part Series on Calming, Transforming, and Communicating Mindfully to Reduce Anger

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We encounter anger in the legal profession more than many others for obvious reasons -- and it can easily come from and impact our personal lives as well. The first step to dealing with anger and controlling its effects is understanding where it comes from, then we can learn to calm and transform it -- and even avoid some of it entirely with more mindful communication. LCLMA Staff Clinician Dr. Tracey Meyers, Psy. D. takes us through the process in the following recently published series:

Part 1: Understanding Anger, Its Impact & How to Calm It. Can we get rid of anger? And if not, how do we handle it? Dr. Tracey Meyers covers the brain science behind anger and how to leverage it to improve our own well-being.

Part 2: Transforming Anger with Compassion. When our anger causes us harm, how can we transform it? Dr. Tracey Meyers discusses the innate wisdom of anger, and how to start meeting it with the compassion it takes to transform it.

Part 3: Mindful Communication to Decrease Anger & Improve Relationships. How do we avoid anger and the problems it causes in the first place? Dr. Tracey Meyers shares 4 questions that can guide us to more reflective, effective way of communicating.