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The reader is referred to their numerous works which feature ways of working with difficult emotions that are rooted in compassion and kindness, in particularsĞŶ͘ 􀀒ŚŽĚƌŽŶ͛Ɛ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ Working With Anger.  \nFinally, I would like to acknowledge the men of the Gateless Sangha at Airway Heights Correctional Center (AHCC), and the men who participated in the initial run of the group. They provided both the initial inspiration for this manual as well as valuable feedback in shaping its current form. If you find that you benefit from this manual, please direct your gratitude to Dr. Gilbert and those historical and current teachers, practitioners, and scholars whose work made this one possible. All errors are my own.  \n3  \nIntroduction  \nWelcome to Compassion-­‐Focused Therapy for working with anger. We call this group ͞dƌƵĞ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕͟ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽƵƌ ŐŽĂů ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶŐĞƌ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ƚo develop anew type of strength within ourselves ʹ the strength of compassion.  \nIt is wonderful to have you here. While we all come from different backgrounds and have different experiences, that you are here means you are interested in learning new ways to work with difficult emotions like anger, and perhaps, in becoming a kinder,ŚĂƉƉŝĞƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͘ /Ŷ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ LJŽƵ͛ǀĞ ƐŚŽǁŶ ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ĂŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ ĞŵŽƚŝŽŶƐ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ĞĂƐLJ͘  \nIt can feel very vulnerable talking aďŽƵƚ ĂŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐ͕ ƐŽ ǁĞ͛ůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ďLJŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ Ă ďŝƚ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ Ă ďŝƚ ĂďŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͕ and maybe say something about what you hope to get from the group. KŶĐĞ ǁĞ͛ǀĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ǁĞ͛ůů ŵŽǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ͛Ě ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ tĞ͛ůů ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĞ if we can think of some guidelines to help us work together in a way that helps us all feel safe as we learn to work with anger and other emotions.  \ntĞ͛ůů ƐƉĞŶĚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞĂů ŽĨ ƚŝŵĞ ŝŶ these first few sessions exploring the Compassionate Mind model, which looks at how our brains evolved, how this can create problems for us, and how we can work with them. We will learn, for example, why experiencing intense feelings of anger is often not our fault ʹ it is due to the way our brains, like those of other animals, have been shaped by evolution. 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