E64: Grief and Anger: 3 Practical Tools for When Loss Makes You Mad

Anger is one of the most common—and misunderstood—emotions in grief. I'm outlining why anger doesn't have to make sense to be valid, how anger is perceived differently depending on who you are and how you show up in the world, and three practical tools to help you work with your anger instead of fighting it.

You'll learn:

  • Why anger doesn't need to be logical or justified to be real

  • How anger lives on a spectrum, from micro irritation to full-blown rage

  • How anger is perceived and treated differently depending on your gender, culture, age, and identity

  • Three helpful tools for coping with anger after loss

  • Why anger deserves a place in your grief, not judgment or shame

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E64: Grief and Anger: 3 Practical Tools for When Loss Makes You Mad
Shelby Forsythia, Grief Coach and Author

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Shelby Forsythia

Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions.

Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

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