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Jul 2024
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216. The psychology of resentment

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Resentment is sometimes labelled as an ugly or bad emotion, something that is derived from a sense of entitlement. In actuality, resentment is a really useful emotion, it serves as an emotional alarm, it teaches us what we value, and it can help us understand our own expectations and sense of self worth even more. Despite that, when we don't manage our resentment well it can also come to harm our relationships or cause us to be too rash. In today's episode, we break down the psychology of resentment, including:

  • Why we experience resentment
  • What you resentment may be telling you 
  • Our 3 ways to respond to resentment 
  • How to release resentment and move through it 

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