This is a regular question we get asked. Here is a brief summary of possible issues and how you need to tackle them. Anger is a great motivator, protects us from attack and helps us assert ourselves in the face of massive odds. It can be healthy but for many it is ruining relationships and…
Before we look at Anger Management as a subject it is best that we understand what anger is and why we may like to manage it. “More than one in ten (12%) say that they have trouble controlling their own anger” Mental Health Foundation, Boiling Point Report What is anger? In its essence…
In this article I will use our Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, as a vehicle for explaining a couple of significant factors that may go into developing a personality that expresses itself through anger. As this is written John Bercow’s behaviour and the possible ramifications for him personally are all over the…
A 21st century first world problem that is potentially one of the biggest health risks we face. I have been meaning to write an article about this subject matter for some time. It is a favourite soapbox subject for me in workshops and seminars but strangely enough I have not really committed it to our…
This brief post is for anyone who was finding the stress and pressure of daily life was guiding their thoughts towards working with Calm People towards the end of last year but then…….they swerved away. December is traditionally a quiet time of the year for us at Calm People. I’ll explain why that is…
Here at Calm People one of our primary concerns has always been how we may be able to get to people before it’s too late. That sounds dramatic and it may be a little over dramatic but the scenes we sometimes observe in our workshops as people tell their tales would suggest this is not…
All too often anger management and conflict management is really about stress management. The vast majority of the people we work with do not actually have a specific anger issue but they do have an unhealthy relationship with stress. Put it this way, have you noticed how when you are genuinely relaxed and calm and…
It is worth being clear at the beginning of this article that involved, as we are, in emotional resilience and conflict management our business is about prevention rather than cure. The same is true about Howes Percival who would rather advise you in advance and help you avoid issues than clear up the mess afterwards….
Jeremy Clarkson is in the news again. If he is not offending half the population of Argentina or apologising for using racially inappropriate terms in his attempt to remain laddishly popular, he is getting into arguments with colleagues. The current reason for him hitting the headlines (aside from it clearly being a slow news…
Let me be clear about one thing at the beginning of this brief article….Everyone gets angry. Anger is one of our core feelings that we are born with. It is part of our evolutionary process. Maybe, just maybe, in several million years time this feeling may have evolved out of us but…