How Self-Talk Changes Moods
A famous psychologist, Dr. Albert Ellis changed the face of psychology on the 60’s and 70’s by arguing that it is our self-talk or thinking patterns that determine how will respond to events in our world and what we will feel about them. He went on to explain that this also explains why person “A”…
Is Happiness Contagious?
When I was a boy growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, it was my Italian-American father who was the mood setter of the house. If he was happy, everybody was happy. If he was angry, the home atmosphere turned ugly with discontent spreading like an August fog in San Fransisco, from one family member to the…
Couples Reduce Anger By Sharing Tasks
Often the problem is the other way around: many married woman justifiably complain that they too work yet are expected to do their “second job” once they get home at night. Either way, a major breakthrough can be achieved by a couple sitting down with a pencil and paper, listing all the household chores, drawing…
Alcohol, Marriage Conflict, and Anger
Having taught hundreds of anger management classes and seminars since 2004, I have been impressed with the high number of people who confess that much conflict and rage often follows discussing marital issues while one or both partners is drinking. Not that drinking in itself is necessarily bad. And trying to resolve conflicts is a…
Anger Coach Free Resources: Blogs, Podcasts and Videos
Dr Fiore/ The Anger Coach continues to produce educational materials to help individuals, couples, and families deal with anger, conflict, and stress. Just click on the resource listed below to access the material. Feel free to pass on the material to anyone who you think might benefit from it. Blogs and Podcasts Conflict Resolution- How…
Anger Coach Online Donates Courses for Penn Youth
This notice was recently posted from The Penn Youth Foundation On-Line Dojo. Please join, if you wish to participate. The blog post was written by Tom Callos. ANGER COACH ONLINE Donates $20,000 in Anger Management Courses for Penn Youth Dr. Tony Fiore of www.angercoach.com is the one of the world’s preeminent anger control teachers. Two…
Anger Certification Training and Continuing Education
Century Anger Management, the Education and Training company of The Anger Coach and AJNovick Group, has been granted recertification for two years from The California Foundation for Advancement of Addiction Professionals (CFAAP). CFAAP is the Education Board for the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. (CAADAC). This certification means that people who complete…
Six Tips For Parents to Handle Child Anger
Often, we get phone calls from parents who are angry at their children, usually because they happen to have what I euphemistically call a “strong-willed child. ” These children are often defiant, controlling, rebellious, and non-compliant with normal parental demands or requests. Sometimes this extends to their behavior in school, but in other cases they…
Avatar: A lesson in empathy
My wife and I spent time on New Year’s Day to attend the new movie “Avatar” which is an incredible creative production. I was particularly impressed with James Camerson’s portrayal of the destructive forces of lack of empathy (by some humans) on the mythical moon Pandora. Empathy, of course, is one of the eight tools…
Anger Control Starts at Home
A recent incident that I observed brought home to me one reason why it is so difficult for the world to achieve peace. Almost everybody says they want peace, but yet become combative when they begin to see themselves as a “victim” rather than an aggressor. This is because when you see yourself as a…
Next CAM Live Professional Training March 5, 2010
Century Anger Management, the professional training company of The Anger Coach and AJNovickGroup , announces its first “live training” in 2010. The training will be held in Orange County, CA (location to be announced) on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 9AM – 5PM and will satisfy the first 8 hours of our 40-hour certification program…
Gratitude Skill Important For Anger Control
Learning to respond instead of react to frustration and anger triggers is anger tool #3Â in our “tool kit” of anger control strategies. An important skill to use this tool is the skill of being grateful for things in your world and in your life. It is almost impossible to be angry and grateful at…
Nets Point Guard Devin Harris “Learns” Anger Management
Devin Harris Point Guard to The Nets Basketball Team & Children from The Nets Big Brother Program were taught Martial Arts from Sensei Dan at TheDOJO in Rutherford NJ. In addition to learning the punches & kicks of the martial arts Sensei Dan Lead through a discussion about The 8 Tools of Anger Management Designed…
Anger Management Certification Training Date Announced
Century Anger Management, the training company of The Anger Coach and AJ Novick Group, announces the first of its “live” certification trainings in 2010 in Orange, CA. This training, to be held on Friday, February 12, will satisfy 8 of the required 40-hour certification program. The remaining 32 hours is done online in our unique…
Participate in Coping With Rage Documentary by Discovery Channel
Would you like to be in a documentary? I was contacted recently by Discovery channel to find someone interested in being part of a documentary called “Coping with Rage. According to the producer: ” In our documentary, we will meet individuals whose anger is impairing their functioning and explore how it affects them, their families,…
AngerCoach Show Episode#8 The Positive Emotions
This months episode discusses the positive emotions and what we can do to acquire, and put into practice nine different emotions that will help reduce stress and anger. Please note: This anger program and these anger tips are not meant to substitute for professional diagnosis, treatment or advice. If you have intense, serious or chronic…
How Q-Tip can Help With Anger
One of the really nice “side benefits” of teaching up to three anger classes per week is that of learning from my students who are struggling with their anger control. One such incidence took place this Tuesday night in our weekly class in Orange, California at which time we were learning Tool #4 of anger…
Children’s Anger Has Many Causes
“I have a ten-year old,” the caller said, “and he just can’t control himself. He was playing soccer last week and completely lost his temper on the field, assaulting another boy, resulting in his being suspended from the team.” Another frantic mother called and said her 13 year old daughter “bullies her sisters and talks…
Wecome New Marital Arts Anger Educators
On behalf of Tom Callos and myself, welcome to the following forward-looking martial arts instructors/owners who have recently completed training as Anger Management Educators for Marital Arts Instructors with The Anger Coach. Completion of this innovative 20-hour online program identifies them as forward-thinking members of their community and their profession. They see their mission as…
Reduce anger by stress guarding your life
There is no way to completely stress-guard your life, as stress is a normal part of life, growth and evolution, but scientists have discovered that developing an attitude of reducing stress as much as possible (and then actually doing the appropriate things) can put you in a health envelope, increase longevity, and promote peace in…
AngerCoach Show#7 – Does Happiness Counter-Balance Anger?
This months episode handles the question: “Does Happiness Counter-Balance Anger? The answer might surprise you. Research into the field of happiness suggests that it is possible for people to counter-balance negative emotions with positive ones. In this podcast we explain how easy it is to put this into practice. Please note: This anger program and…