Here's a subject we can all connect to and if you're not averse to an hour on the telephone you might find this piece interesting. However, I must begin by saying I have anger issues myself - with self-help books, self-help television and now, I discover, self-help radio! The very name of the series "Empowerment Radio" made me wary.
But trying to put my personal feelings aside, host Tunde Obazee is often an engaging presence - though prone to overly long introductions and back announcements. He seems sincerely interested in the subject and asks the right questions. Most of the program is devoted to Dr. Semmolroth and his book "The Anger Habit." He covers everything from road rage to post 9/11 rage, the physical dangers of anger re: high blood pressure and heart attacks, and advice about meditation and control.
I had more problems with the third segment - more a love letter to the Dalai Lama than anything more enlightening about the subject. And Obazee was clearly reading questions written in advance. I had some issues with the editing in this part, and also the cliches and homilies which seemed to creep into the program.
By the end when Dr. Semmolroth for some reason got on an anti-smoking rant, my own anger issues resurfaced. When "no smoking in the workplace" laws went into effect here two years ago, I got so angry I was sent to the company doctor and put on stress-leave. It took six months, sessions with a shrink and even medication to get past my anger so I could work again. So maybe I'm not the most objective reviewer for this kind of program.
Review of Anger Control
David Swatling
Posted on February 20, 2007 at 11:16 PM
Here's a subject we can all connect to and if you're not averse to an hour on the telephone you might find this piece interesting. However, I must begin by saying I have anger issues myself - with self-help books, self-help television and now, I discover, self-help radio! The very name of the series "Empowerment Radio" made me wary.
But trying to put my personal feelings aside, host Tunde Obazee is often an engaging presence - though prone to overly long introductions and back announcements. He seems sincerely interested in the subject and asks the right questions. Most of the program is devoted to Dr. Semmolroth and his book "The Anger Habit." He covers everything from road rage to post 9/11 rage, the physical dangers of anger re: high blood pressure and heart attacks, and advice about meditation and control.
I had more problems with the third segment - more a love letter to the Dalai Lama than anything more enlightening about the subject. And Obazee was clearly reading questions written in advance. I had some issues with the editing in this part, and also the cliches and homilies which seemed to creep into the program.
By the end when Dr. Semmolroth for some reason got on an anti-smoking rant, my own anger issues resurfaced. When "no smoking in the workplace" laws went into effect here two years ago, I got so angry I was sent to the company doctor and put on stress-leave. It took six months, sessions with a shrink and even medication to get past my anger so I could work again. So maybe I'm not the most objective reviewer for this kind of program.