Turn Your Anger Into Positive Energy With Giulia Preziuso

Turn Your Anger into Positive Energy

How can you channel your energy wisely when feeling helpless, overwhelmed, and angry? Are you curious about how to turn your anger into positive energy? In this episode of The Wise Effort Show, Dr. Diana Hill and Giulia Preziuso open a conversation that tackles this exact question and offers ways to shift those intense feelings into assertive and positive energy.

Understanding the Genius Behind Assertiveness

Giulia Preziuso, a trauma therapist, discusses cultivating assertiveness, a quality she considers one of her “strongest geniuses.” From childhood experiences of constant vigilance to adulthood filled with unpredictable emotions, Giulia shares her evolution from uncontrollable anger to grounded assertiveness.

“It took a lot of time, therapy, and practice,” Giulia reflects, emphasizing the importance of self-regulation and detachment from judgment.

Navigating Strong Emotions with DBT

Much of Giulia’s transformation came from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She learned to recognize her physiological cues and practice techniques like cold-water immersion to control her physiological responses. Rather than battling anger, she embraced the need to understand and care for it.

Diana and Giulia remind us how critical it is to evaluate the stories we tell ourselves and to practice acceptance—both of others and ourselves. “Life is a series of disappointments,” says Diana. Yet, we can navigate these challenges without internal turmoil through understanding and acceptance.

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About Giulia Preziuso

Born and raised in Paterson, NJ, Giulia came to Orange County, NY, in 2004 and founded Defining Moments in 2009 to help others learn effective ways to transform their lives permanently. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice from William Paterson University and her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from The Alliance Graduate School of Counseling. Guilia has experience on leadership teams for major Fortune 500 companies and takes a unique solution-focused approach to healing. She is the author of It’s Your Mother’s Fault, Now What?

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