We also discuss the subtlety of understanding our mental health and emotions. Giving in too much can actually lead to a dangerous negative spiral, but how it’s equally damaging to ignore our distress or negative feeling feelings or not have any support in processing them. Psychology, the brain and behaviour are incredibly nuanced. Anna explains how being able to name our emotions and have a broad vocabulary for them can be surprisingly effective. She for example took it upon herself to find an array of words for anger (which by the way it’s OK to feel, just not to act on – another nuance we chat about) which you can find below. Anna also explains how critical it is to build our own personal toolkit so that we have the right tools for different emotional responses in different contexts. Dr Anna Colton, is a chartered clinical psychologist and executive coach, specialising in the Adolescence, Eating disorders, the Bar, elite performance and stage fright.In addition to her adolescent, coaching and legal practices, Dr Anna has worked with the leads and casts of many West End shows, is the psychologist on Matilda the musical and consults to many other theatre companies. She also works with TV companies to ensure the psychological safety of participants in their shows.She can often be seen or heard on the TV and radio discussing a range of mental health and well-being topics.For more on Dr. Anna go to: www.dranna.co.ukFor more from me go to:www.fionamurden.com Anna’s list of angry words are below: AngryAnnoyedAffrontedAgitatedAntagonisedBitter CantankerousCrossChafedConvulsedChokedCholericChurlishCrotchetyDisagreeableDispleasedEnraged ExasperatedFuriousFumingFerocious Fiery Fractious Fretful GalledGrumpy GrouchyHuffyHacked offHotHeated ImpatientIncensedIncandescentIndignantIll-humouredIll-tempered IrritableIrate IrritatedIrascibleInflamedInfuriated IrefulIrkedLividMadMaddenedMiffedNarkedNarkeyNettled Outraged OffendedPeevedPetulantPissedPissed off PiquedProvoked Put outRaging RantingRattyRaving Resentful Riled SoreSplenicSnappyStormingSullenSulky Stewing Tetchy Testy Turbulent Terrifying TumultWrathful Vexed  
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