Month: January 2022

Black women

The Cost of Suppressed, Repressed, Diverted and Ignored Anger

And why you need to be aware of your anger so it doesn’t become your boss. When I am angry I wonder what on earth I can do to not be angry. My anger disappoints me – I should be able to control, contain myself. I’ve learned it’s not possible to not be angry. “Anger …

Black women

Women Are Tired of The Stigma Around Female Rage

We want to see safe spaces for black women to express our justifiable anger. The stigma around female rage was, buried in the middle of a long paragraph, ‘too angry’. A few days ago, as part of a promotion conversation, my boss was giving me feedback and reading out a list of things that would …

Emotional Intelligence

10 Things Emotionally Strong People Do

# 4. They process painful emotions. Do you ever wish you could be more emotionally strong? . Do you ever feel like your emotions are all over the place? . Or like your moods ping-pong around erratically and unpredictably? . Do you ever wish you could feel a little less at the mercy of external …