People are always asking, "What makes Anger Solutions so much more effective than traditional anger management?" This is no simple question - as there are many facets of Anger Solutions that come together to make it an exceptional program. Today I want to share with...

The Anger Solutions™ Program was developed out of an expressed need for a comprehensive anger management program that would serve the needs of individuals dealing with a mental illness. Due to contributing factors such as the side effects of medications, varying...

Bullying takes shape in a variety of forms: it can be physical (aggression or intimidation), social (relational, social isolation) or verbal (name calling, ridicule, belittling, shaming). Bullying behaviours can be identified in children as young as four years old and...

Do you ever wonder what anger really is and how one can resolve it? Are you tired of hearing the term "anger management" applied to EVERYTHING: "She has anger management issues""He needs anger management""Hockey coach shows his lack of anger management"? Wouldn't you...

Do you realize that much of our fear of the future is based on our past experiences? Think about that and then consider how ridiculous that is. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we develop an unhealthy fear of taking risks. Imagine if a baby decided after one...

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free..." We are all aware of the truths about our pasts as well as our present. It is human nature to avoid the truth, since the truth is usually not what what we want people to see. The first step to...

Happy New Year! I am very excited to announce that my most popular book, Anger Solutions: Proven Strategies for Effectively Resolving Anger and Taking Control of Your Emotions, is now available in EBook format. Thanks to the amazing folks at Smashwords Publishing...

Getting past the past requires focused attention and energy. Many of the people that I have counseled over the years have come to me with issues stemming from the past: anger at past abuses or past events, unresolved grief over past losses, and fear of the future...

This post is excerpted from Julie Christiansen's book, Anger Solutions: Proven Strategies for Effectively Resolving Anger and Taking Control of Your Emotions. “Two ways to fail: Think without acting, Act without thinking”. How do we get this thing called anger in the...

(This blog entry is excerpted from Julie Christiansen's book, Anger Solutions: Proven Strategies for Effectively Resolving Anger. To purchase your copy, please visit: store.angersolution.com). There are many common misconceptions about anger: what it is, what it...

Lately I've been doing some studying on a notion that came to me in my sleep. This often happens to me: I'll be in the throes of REM sleep, likely my third or fourth cycle, which means it is close to when I should wake up. Somewhere between REM sleep and floating back...

Dealing with the Downturn When we face turbulent times like these, the natural instinct is to panic, duck, and cover. This kind of response is fueled by the media, whose typical focus is “Doom and Gloom”. But what does “panic mode” do to our bodies and our minds? Will...

In my previous blog posts, my focus was on specific things we can do to process what is happening and how best to deal with bullies in the workplace. I promised to review the TSA process in full for this installment, and as I was preparing to do so, I came across this...

In the previous post I focused on honing on your desired outcomes to help you devise appropriate responses to bullying or harassment at work. I also promised to deal with the question: "What is the best/worst thing that can happen if I do/say...?" Now here's the rub....

In my previous post, I introduced the Anger Solutions decision making tool of T.S.A. "T" stands for THINK, and heretofore I suggested that the first part of the the process for coping with workplace bullying is to carefully consider what is happening and what it...

This will be the first in a series of posts about Workplace Bullying and how to cope. First I must remind you about the Anger Solutions approach to resolving anger and conflict. There are THREE key parts of the proces. The first part of the process that we will focus...

Here are some clips of a live presentation I made at the Futures Conference in Collingwood Ontario, in 2010 along with some snippets of an interview I did with Matt and Maria Hayes on CH Television discussing the Anger Solutions philosophy of Stress Management. To...

This excellent, authentically portrayed video demonstrates the power that we as adult supports, peers, and bystanders have to help those around us who may be struggling with mental health issues as a result of bullying and other stressors. This was a project of the...

(excerpted from When the Last Straw Falls: 30 Ways to Keep Stress from Breaking Your Back – now available at store.angersolution.com) February 19th, 2008 marked the 1st anniversary of my mother’s passing. She died in her sleep, suddenly and unexpectedly in my home,...

I was dismayed to hear of Amanda Todd’s death this week, particularly after watching for myself her desperate cry for help in her YouTube video. This poor girl was victimized by an Internet predator who then ensured he would get the most mileage out of his...