Permission to be Angry

Ingrid V. Wells

Women don’t often discuss anger, probably because it’s perceived as not being “lady-like.” The truth is many women have rage monsters laying behind the surface of “having it together.” Unlike men, we are raised without the permission to be angry. I have been told numerous times by various women in my life that anger is a useless emotion.

I disagree. I think anger is very useful. Anger is not understood, because we aren’t…