Resentment focuses attention on something wrong, so we’ll improve it. The natural motivation of painful emotions is to do something that will heal, correct, and improve.

Our new supervisor and I don’t seem to be on the same page. How do I get this person to meet me halfway on improving our work relationship?

Chronically resentful people are often in poor health, depressed, or anxious. But resentment did not evolve to be harmful. The function of resentment is to focus attention on something wrong so we ...