659: Jessica Sinarski: How to Own and Embrace Your Anger

Published: June 15, 2022, 7 a.m.

Jessica Sinarski is a highly sought-after therapist, speaker, and change-maker. Extensive post-graduate training and 15+ years as a clinician and educator led her to create the resource and training platform\u2013BraveBrains. She makes brain science practical, helping parents and professionals become healers for hurting children. She is the author of the award-winning Riley the Brave series, Hello, Anger, and more.\nThis is Jessica\u2019s third time on the show!\xa0Anytime she has a new book, I\u2019m dying to get her back on the SMA.\xa0Jessica\u2019s ability to help kids and parents understand brain science in order to support emotional management is incredible.\xa0I walk away from every conversation with Jessica feeling like I have a ton of new tools to support my child and myself.\xa0\n\nListen in to hear Jessica share:\n\nWhat anger is and why it\u2019s so crucial to talk about it now\n\nThe importance of recognizing anger as a protection mechanism\n\nWhy we need to recognize that anger is not bad\n\nThe vicious cycle of anger and shame\xa0\n\nHow mom overwhelm triggers anger\n\nThe importance of really accessing our anger and working through it vs avoiding it and stuffing it (which ultimately forces it to show up in dysfunctional ways)\n\nHow to explicitly ask for help with your anger or shame\n\nWhy it was important to her to write a book that honors anger, not shut it down\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect with Jessica: www.bravebrains.com\n\n\nBook Jess: info@bravebrains.com\n\nShop Books: www.rileythebrave.org/bookstorev2\n\n\nJessica on IG\n\nJessica on Twitter\n\nJessica on Facebook\n\n\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices