From Anger to Action: Powerful Mindfulness Tools to Help Teens Harness Anger for Positive Change

by Mitch R. Abblett PhD, Christopher Willard PsyD (Foreword by)

Overview

A comprehensive mindfulness program to help teens understand and channel anger into healthy expressions of creativity, advocacy, and empowerment.

Sometimes you just feel pissed off, and that’s okay. Maybe you missed a deadline in school, flunked a test, didn’t get invited to a party, or feel angry about something you saw on the news or online. We’ve all been there. It’s impossible to go through life never feeling angry. But what if, instead of letting your anger take control, you were able to harness it in constructive ways? This book will show you how.

With this guide, you’ll find powerful mindfulness tools to help you listen to your anger, connect with your core values and goals, and make positive changes that will truly empower you. Instead of resorting to outbursts, you’ll learn to channel the incredible energy of your anger into self-advocacy, social action, and productivity. You’ll also find stories from other teens just like you who’ve successfully redirected their anger into creating positive change.

If you’re ready to change your relationship with anger and transform it into fuel for change and creative possibility, this book will guide you, every step of the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684032310
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Series:	Instant Help Solutions Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Mitch R. Abblett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and former executive director of The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a nonprofit focusing on education and training at the intersection of mindfulness and treatment. For over a decade, he was clinical director of Manville School, a Harvard-affiliated therapeutic day school program in Boston, MA, serving children with emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. He maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting practice, and writes about mindfulness, professional development, and family mental health for Mindful magazine (Mindful.org). His books include The Heat of the Moment in Treatment for clinicians, The Challenging Child Toolbox, and The Five Hurdles to Happiness. He also coauthored Mindfulness for Teen Depression and the child/family-friendly practice aid Growing Mindful, as well as additional mindfulness-related card decks. He conducts national and international trainings regarding mindfulness and its applications. Learn more at www.drmitchabblett.com.

Foreword writer Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston, MA, specializing in mindfulness. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and is president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He is author of Child’s Mind, Growing Up Mindful, Raising Resilience, and three other books. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.
 
Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. Willard is author and coauthor of twenty books, including Alphabreaths, Growing Up Mindful, and How We Grow Through What We Go Through. His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, www.mindful.org, www.cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction: The Incredible Hero Inside the Angry Hulk 1

Part 1 Listen to Anger

1 Checking Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 13

2 Translating the Language of Anger 33

3 Feeling It to Heal It 53

Part 2 Look For Your Power

4 The Truth Inside Anger 81

5 Using Anger as Fuel 109

Part 3 Leap Toward Change

6 Action Is Power 127

Conclusion: Break the Dam-Let Your River Flow 145

Acknowledgments 149

Resources 151

Interviews

Abblett resides in Newton, MA.

Editorial Reviews

You don’t want anger running your life any more than you want your parents running it for you. Easy to read, useful, and honest, Mitch Abblett will show you why getting angry is normal, but that how you use your anger is up to you.”
—Mark Bertin, MD, author of Mindful Parenting for ADHD and How Children Thrive

Mark Bertin

We all get mad sometimes, and often we beat ourselves up for it afterwards. In his welcome new book, Abblett takes the pathology out of anger, normalizes it, and offers suggestions for ways to transform anger and use it for the benefit of others and also ourselves.”
—Susan Kaiser Greenland, cofounder of the Inner Kids foundation, and author of Mindful Games and The Mindful Child

Susan Kaiser Greenland