RAIN (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture)
Tara Brach's four-step method Gabor prescribes for working with rage without suppressing or acting it out, framed alongside the Radical Acceptance approach.
Assembled by Cited from Gabor Maté's recorded recommendations across multiple sources. It is not an ordered program and was not created or endorsed by them — it's our grouping of what they've said on the record.
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Guest recommendation In a protocol
Gabor suggests Tara Brach's RAIN method for working with rage — recognize, allow (not act out), investigate the source, and nurture the wounded inner child.
“rain recognize, allow, investigate and nurture
TT▶ 36:40DosageRecognize the emotion, allow it to be felt, investigate what it's about, nurture the wounded part of selfCertaintyexplicitrecommendationThe RAIN four-step sequence itself -
In a protocol
Tim found Tara Brach's book tremendously helpful despite initial resistance to the title; clarifies acceptance isn't tolerance of injustice.
“I found it tremendously, tremendously helpful
TT▶ 38:00CaveatsTitle may seem off-putting; not about tolerating injusticeCertaintyexplicitstrong endorsementTara Brach's book providing the broader framework of self-acceptance/compassion underlying RAIN