Earlier this week, a client forwarded me an article with a subject line that made me laugh out loud: "Our sessions are now haunting me on LinkedIn." The article was published by the American Psychological Association, and it cited research suggesting that venting — the thing most of us reach for instinctively when we're frustrated — doesn't actually reduce anger or distress. In many cases, it intensifies it. The Thing We All Reach For It's a fascinating finding, especially given how culturall...

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