DEAR ABBY: I was in a dysfunctional marriage for more than a decade. Finally, my cheating ex-wife divorced me. In retrospect, it was, hands down, the best thing that ever happened to me. Now, two ...

Anger was not an emotion that was permitted in the household in which I grew up. This emotion was present, hovering in the air like a dark cloud; it’s just that no one was allowed to acknowledge it.

Everyone feels angry, sad, or scared sometimes. These emotions are a natural part of being human just like feeling happy, excited, or loved. But when difficult emotions take over, they can make our ...

Poor anger. It gets a bad rep. Of all the emotions humans experience, anger (and maybe jealousy) are probably the most discouraged and misunderstood. Here's the thing: Our emotions show up whether or ...