• Anger has a bad reputation and people often feel conflicted about their anger experience

  • We generally have different anger experiences, which can be related to social and gender dynamics

  • In this interview, we talk to Dr Ryan Martin, an anger researcher, about the individual and wider social experiences of anger


Dr Ryan Martin is the author of Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change

Alice McGurran is editor at Welldoing; she also works as a gestalt therapist in London


Further reading

Is anger a choice?

7 steps to resolve anger in relationships

Harnessing anger as a tool for change

Why women should get angry