Shannon Munford M.A. the owner and founder of Daybreak Counseling Service had the opportunity to share his thoughts on anger management to the Compton Teen MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers.

The Compton Teen MOPS are made up of group of intelligent teen girls and community mentors. The group meets every Wednesday night at the Lifeline Education Charter School in Compton. Many of the mentors are members of the Faith Inspirational Missionary Baptist Church.

After an interactive dinner Mr. Munford and the Teen MOPS engaged in a controversial and sometimes humorous discussion about anger, parenting, and intimate relationships.

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Serena Williams was recently fined for an angry tirade at the U.S Open. She is required to pay $82,500 for berating a tennis official on national television. She was also placed on probation for the next two years. If she looses her temper on the court again she may required to pay $175,000.

On some occassions the consequences of an anger management meltdown is enough to get people to rethink their attittude and their actions. That is if the consequences are serious enough. In Serena’s case a $82,000 fine is comparable to a $200 carpool lane ticket for us regular folk. In addition to her tennis $14 million prize match winnings. She also has major endorsements with Hewlett Packer, Tampax and Nike.

Serena would possibly benefit from taking part in an anger management course to help her understand the origins of her aggression.

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Jump on board, get your ticket to the Great American Smoke Out.

Millions of Americans are committing to say No Thanks to cigarettes for 24 hours today. The hope is to jump start a nation-wide movement to eradicate smoking.

Better Health, Better Environment, Angry Smokers

There is promise of better health, and a better environment but there is also a possibility for a lot of angry smokers in withdrawal. A withdrawal symptom is something that a person experiences when he or she stops using a substance. In the case of smoking the substance is nicotine.

Smoking withdrawal Symptoms

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking may include dizziness, dry throat, excessive mucus, problems falling asleep, feeling tired and fatigued, increased hunger, constipation, depression and anger.

Anger Management Tips for smokers

If you find yourself on the verge of loosing your temper during the Great American Smoke Out try these simple anger management tips.

Partner Up – Don’t “Smoke Out” alone. Smoking is a very social activity and your mind find yourself isolated when you decide to quit. Find a partner who has agreed to quit smoking or better yet start a small support group.

Communicate- Its perfectly appropriate to talk to others about how you are feeling. Holding in your anxiety and fears about quitting smoking only increases your stress level. Be honesty about your struggle.

Exercise- Exercising is a great distraction. Many smoker miss the kinetic activity involved in lighting up. Moving around can help take the place of the ritual movements involved in smoking. In addition the endorphins produced through exercise help limit some of the physical withdrawal symptoms.

Adjust your expectations- You may find yourself frustrated and angry if you fall of the wagon. Recovery from smoking is a journey. Allow room for some failure in your recovery plan. If you are too hard on your self you may be tempted to give up totally.

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Shannon Munford, the owner of Daybreak Counseling Service will be teaching in his Gardena Office every Monday evening for the month of November.

Mr. Munford is the producer of several anger management animated short videos that tell the stories of everyday angry Los Angelinos.

Mr. Munford has also appeared and consulted with several reality shows including MTV Real World Hollywood, Decision House, Bad Girls Club Season 3 and more.

In an effort to continue his connection with the public he serves he will be taking the reins in his Gardena office for the month of November only.

To schedule an appointment feel free to contact a representative.

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The pilgrims had it right. After a year of fighting pestilence and disease, a harsh winter, and the sorrow of loss and death they took time to give thanks.

It is easy to let your anger build when in the midst of tragedy. A painful divorce or a sudden lay off can cause those who are the meekest to loose their temper.

But if we took the time to stop and count our blessings we would find that we are not as bad off as we think we are. Look around. Is there a roof over your head? Did you have breakfast, lunch and dinner today? If you said yes, you are far more blessed than millions around the world.

Making a gratitude list is the perfect anger management technique. When you are able to recognize and verbalize the good inspite of the bad it gives you a better perspective.

Don’t let this season of Thanksgiving pass without appreciating what you have. You will find yourself a little less angry.

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Daybreak Counseling Service will be providing 4 opportunities this weekend for you to explore ways to manage your anger.

Our weekend schedule allows clients to expose themselves to anger management techniques in four different locations in Los Angeles County.

Our Gardena, Pasadena, and Van Nuys office open at 9am. Students have the choice of taking one hour up to six hours of anger management education on Saturdays.

The Daybreak Counseling Service office in Santa Monica is open Sunday at 9am. Clients can also take up to six hours of anger management.

Daybreak Counseling Service provides anger management classes for self-referred client as well as court ordered participants.

Visit our website for address and fees. www.daybreakservices.com or call 310-995-1202

By Neca Smith

Are you the “Office Grouch”? You know the person at work who never smiles or never has a good thing to say even when they’re being rewarded???? How would you know if you were? Well, here are a few ways that might help you assess yourself and your grouchy-ness!

1.
ou don’t say “Good Morning” (or evening or afternoon) when you enter the workplace, you wait for others to say it first.
2.
Instead of telling others they did a good job on a project (and they actually did), you normally respond with, “…it was okay, but I would have done it this way…”.
3.
When people are talking to you, you give them no eye contact and say, “I hear you”.
4.
You often say words like, “stupid”, “dumb”, “waste”, “ridiculous”, etc.
5.
The mood changes from all smiles and giggles when you enter the room to somberness and excuses to leave the room.

Okay, this is really poking fun but hopefully this isn’t you! But if it is, try to change at least one aspect of your attitude, you’ll begin to feel better once you do!

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Century Anger Management List of Certified Anger Management Professionals in Los Angeles County-

Effective as of September 30, 2009

Level 2 Providers

Impressions Anger Management
Edward Redd
20307 Highpoint Place
Santa Clarita, California 91351

Tel: 661.904.4636

Shannon Munford
Daybreak Counseling Service
1117 Gardena Boulevard
Suite 206
Gardena, California 90247

Tel: 310.995.1202

Santa Monica Office
3301 Ocean Park Boulevard
Suite 111
Santa Monica, California 90405

Tel: 310.995.1202

Pasadena Office
183 North Hill Avenue
Suite 202
Pasadena, California 91106

Tel: 310.995.1202

Van Nuys Office
14416 Hamlin Street
Suite 107
Van Nuys, California 91401

Tel: 310. 995.1202

Cesar Cepeda
6133 Ferguson Drive
Los Angeles, California 90022

Tel: 323.474.4793

Homeboy Industries
Augustin Lizama
130 West Bruno Street
Los Angeles, California 90012

Tel: 323.526.1254, ext 360

Anger Management Classes for Middle School, High School and Young Adults
House of Mercy Ministries
Kelly Parker
4511 South Avalon
Los Angeles, California 90011

Tel: 562.804.0809

Anger Management Classes for Middle School, High School and Young Adults
House of Mercy Ministries
Kelly Parker
1344 Molino Avenue
Suite # 204
Long Beach, California 90804

Tel: 562.434.0195
Kings Cake A Safe Place Inc.
Ilene Leiter, Ph.D.
1553 Point View Street
Los Angeles, California 90035

Tel: 323.734.4311

Martin Luther King Dispute Resolution Center
Barbara Bullen
4182 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90062

Tel: 323.290.4132

R.I.G.H.T. Program
Michael Longs
1704 West Manchester Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90047

Tel: 866.744.4870

R.I.G.H.T. Program
Steve Whiting
2190 West 28th Street
Los Angeles, California 90018

Tel: 323.735.5342

Shiloh The Glory of God Ministries
Pastor Michael Garcia
638 ½ South Duncan Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90022

Tel: 323.702.9577

Watts Health Care Corp-House of Uhurv
Romaine Edwards
8005 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90003

Tel: 323.568.5443

City of Long Beach Human Services
Kenneth Starks
2525 Grand Avenue
Long Beach, California 90815

Tel: 562.570.4100

Diversified Psychotherapy, Inc.
Michael Nava, LCSW
5199 East Pacific Coast Highway
Suite 615
Long Beach, California 90804

Tel: 562.743.2789

Pacific Resources
Tony Fiore, Ph.D.
4201 Long Beach Boulevard
Suite 230
Long Beach, California 90807

Tel: 562.988.1000

Lynn Hostein
7839 Texoma Avenue
Northridge, California 91325

Tel: 818.705.1527

Kelley Rosenthal
16746 Costello Street
Van Nuys, California 91406

Tel: 8`8.902.1929

South Coast Children’s Society
Khaila Haddadin
915 East Ocean Boulevard
Suite 15
Long Beach, California 90802

Tel: 714.928.5689

Addie Thompson
45345 Cedar Avenue
Suite 12
Lancaster, California 93534

Tel: 661.949.6469

High Desert Recovery Services
Fareedah McBride
44900 North 60th Street West
Lancaster, California 93535

Tel: 661.945.8458

Anutza Bellissimo
2617 Sepulveda Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Tel: 323.595.9732

Los Angeles County Warm Springs Rehab Center
Freddie Williams
38200 North Lake Hughes Road
Castaic, California 91310

Tel: 661.257.2342, ext. 267

Freddie Williams
45257 Date Avenue
Lancaster, California 92534

Tel: 661.729.2342

Chris Demirchyam
12653 Arminta Street
North Hollywood, California 91605

Tel:

Janet Bennett
6121 Cahuenga Boulevard
North Hollywood, California 91606

Tel: 818.640.6810

For the fourth time in two years, Shannon Munford M.A. the owner of Daybreak Counseling Service was called upon to facilitate an on camera anger management class for a Reality TV super star.

The episode will appear on the “E” Network. We are currently sworn to secrecy but stay tunned to this blog for more informaiton about the show and its stars.

Shannon Munford and Daybreak Counseling Service has provided anger management services in the past for the following shows: Decision House, MTV Real World Hollywood, and Bad Girls Club 3 Season of Oxygen Network.

Mr. Munford has recently been contacted by a production company with hopes to pitch him and his anger managment expertise to BET (Black Entertainment Network) for a brand new reality show.

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School Administrators from McKinley School in Pasadena have invited Shannon Munford to speak to their counseling staff. Shannon Munford is the owner of Daybreak Counseling Service and an anger management expert.

Schools throughout the nation continue to scramble for ways to manage anger and aggression in their students.

Anger Management classes and anger management techniques are solution focused skills that can assist students in managing anger on the spot.

Anger Management techniques can be introduced in small groups, class room settings or on the athletic field.

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