An Episode About Anger | Jacoby Ballard

About this episode

<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode, the social justice educator and activist Jacoby Ballard talks about a universal, or near universal, issue: anger. And, he offers us two mental skills that can help channel anger into something even more powerful and effective. Those skills are forgiveness and equanimity. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Ballard is a meditation and yoga teacher and the author of a new book called, <a href="https://jacobyballard.net/book/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation</em></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><em>Content Warnings: There are some brief references to sensitive topics, including trauma and suicide. </em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode we talk about: </p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>How he went from an activist largely fueled by anger to a dharma teacher with a very different approach</li> <li>The sometimes useful role of anger in activism and the danger of being stuck in anger mode</li> <li>The subtle but powerful move of getting in touch with what is beneath our anger</li> <li>Using annoyance as a jumping off point for inner investigation</li> <li>Ways to work with anger and learning to discharge the energy in our body </li> <li>Forgiveness, including forgiving ourselves</li> <li>Getting over our need to be right</li> <li>Equanimity, or as Jacoby calls it, his "tussle with equanimity"</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jacoby-ballard-470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jacoby-ballard-470</a></p>