Transforming Anger into Awareness: Psychosynthesis, Conflict & the Power of Self-Assertion

Transforming Anger into Awareness: Psychosynthesis, Conflict & the Power of Self-Assertion

With Jon Schottland & Kenneth Sørensen

🧠 What if your anger isn’t a problem—but a messenger?

In this episode of Psychosynthesis Conversations, Kenneth is joined by psychotherapist and educator Jon Schottland to explore how we can transform anger into a force for soulful growth, willful self-regulation, and deeper relationship to Self and others.

Together, they unpack the instinct of self-assertion, the challenges of conflict, and how spiritual psychology offers practical tools to integrate combative energies consciously.

🌿 What You’ll Learn:

• How to manage and transform anger using psychosynthesis

• Why the instinct of self-assertion matters in conflict

• A new way of working with aggression and emotional charge

• The “Be angry—behave well” principle

• A psychosynthesis technique to work with your inner fire

🎙 About Jon Schottland

Jon is the founder of Synthesis Northeast and senior teacher at the Psychospiritual Institute. With over 20 years of experience in psychosynthesis education and private practice, he’s helped countless individuals grow from the inside out. He is co-author of Willing to Love.

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Conflict, Crisis & Synthesis

• Emotional Obstacles to Spiritual Development

• Disidentification & Self-identification Exercise

• Glossary Entry – Instinct

• Integrate, Elevate and Radiate

• The Soul of Psychosynthesis

• Willing to Love – Amazon

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