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You’re fighting the good fight
Anger is a normal everyday emotion that should not be avoided. However, out-of-control anger can lead to
abuse in relationships or the workplace, and therefore some people may need assistance in expressing their
anger in a constructive way. Our Making Choices course facilitates self-awareness and teaches the emotions
in relationships that build intimacy and understanding. It assists participants to make healthy choices when
dealing with anger.
Daniel’s story
“I knew about Interrelate because of their work in my community. I wanted to be there for my children and my wife, so I asked
“Try to be
a better
man – you
are not
different,
you’ve got
to get help”
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them about their Making Choices program.
Making Choices made me take note of what is right and wrong, and now I can make more choices – there seems to be more space
around me to make choices, space in my head to slow things down.
Before this, I had never been to counselling, so six hour-long sessions seemed like a lot, but I found myself actually setting my
alarm clock to get to them on time. I learnt so much and time went really quickly.
Every time I learnt something new, I’d go and tell my mates ‘Try to be a better man – you are not different, you’ve got to get help’.
I appreciated [counsellor] Michael’s professionalism, calmness and experience – you can tell he’s been down the same road with
other people by the way he explains things. We had a pretty good partnership as teacher and student.
I’m a coach too – a boxing coach. Good coaches have to be able to give to people and make people believe in them – that’s how I
know Michael is a good coach. He got me to believe I can be better.
At first I was like ‘It’s not a manly thing to ask for help’, but I thank God for people like Michael and for Interrelate. Michael got me to
believe in him because he is genuine. He helped me gain confidence each week and build on that. As a client, I have confidence in
Michael and Interrelate.”