Walking Through Anger introduces Dr. Christian Conte’s revolutionary anger management model, Yield Theory, a form of radical compassion that will help readers deal with their own anger, the anger of others, and the conflict that arises in everyday life.

Conte combines Buddhist practice with real-world experience from his therapy practice to offer a new way of dealing with conflict - instead of avoiding it or meeting it with resistance, we listen to it, hold it, deescalate it, and move through it. Yield Theory has been in practice for more than 20 years and is predicated on the assumption that if we lived every day as another person (not just walk a proverbial mile in his or her shoes, but actually had that person’s cognitive functioning, affective capabilities, and life experiences) then we would make every single choice that that person has ever made. Through Yield Theory, judgments end and understanding begins. Conte uses a conversational tone, parables, real-life stories, and practical advice to transform the way we deal with conflict and the book is laid out around each element of Yield Theory:

Acceptance Authenticity Conscious Education Creativity Elimination of Shame Mindfulness Non-Attachment