Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 19 segments
What if anger isn't something we need to suppress, but a signal that something is blocked, misaligned, or ready to change? In Episode 6 of Emotions & Healing, Dr. Michelle Greenwell is joined by Kate…
Denise CambiottiGuest
Kate MontgomeryGuest
Michelle GreenwellHostSo in Chinese medicine, the liver governs the smooth flow of energy, or chi, for vision, planning, and emotional regulation.
When the wood is balanced, we feel clear, decisive, and motivated, and we move with purpose and flexibility.
That's when the anger, irritability, frustration, impulsive decisions show up.
And if we have not enough energy, we might be indecisive, stagnant, stuck, lack, um, some purpose of direction, and be hesitant about what we're doing.
From a Touch for Health perspective, the key muscles we can include here are the anterior deltoid, which allow us to lift our arms in front of us; popliteus or popliteus, which is behind the knee, helps us to flex and turn; and pectoralis sternal, which allows us to raise our arms up high and expand; and the rhomboids, which allow us to bring the arms up from the side.
These muscles may seem small and secondary, but they play essential roles in how we can turn, lift, stabilize, or push away.
And when tension builds through frustration or ever dr- effort-driven action, these muscles can become strained.
They can affect the posture, coordination, and overall movement efficiency.
So let's get started with some questions, and I know for those that have not been involved in this five-element theory and how these elements work together, Denise, would you like to bring forward that five-element wheel? And let's have a look at how the wood element fits into this wheel and what happens when there's too much energy or not enough.

Sure thing, but for some reason, Zoom is telling me I have two documents to share, and I really only want to share one of them.

... does anybody else beside me want to carry on about this? 'Cause traditionally, I go through how all these feed into one another and control one another.

But how about you just continue on with what you were saying, Michelle? And I think Kate might also have something she wants to mention.
Yeah, when I get to a question, one of the questions that we have, I, I'll need that back.
So in Chinese medicine, the liver governs the smooth flow of energy, or chi, for vision, planning, and emotional regulation.
When the wood is balanced, we feel clear, decisive, and motivated, and we move with purpose and flexibility.
That's when the anger, irritability, frustration, impulsive decisions show up.
And if we have not enough energy, we might be indecisive, stagnant, stuck, lack, um, some purpose of direction, and be hesitant about what we're doing.
From a Touch for Health perspective, the key muscles we can include here are the anterior deltoid, which allow us to lift our arms in front of us; popliteus or popliteus, which is behind the knee, helps us to flex and turn; and pectoralis sternal, which allows us to raise our arms up high and expand; and the rhomboids, which allow us to bring the arms up from the side.
These muscles may seem small and secondary, but they play essential roles in how we can turn, lift, stabilize, or push away.
And when tension builds through frustration or ever dr- effort-driven action, these muscles can become strained.
They can affect the posture, coordination, and overall movement efficiency.
So let's get started with some questions, and I know for those that have not been involved in this five-element theory and how these elements work together, Denise, would you like to bring forward that five-element wheel? And let's have a look at how the wood element fits into this wheel and what happens when there's too much energy or not enough.

Sure thing, but for some reason, Zoom is telling me I have two documents to share, and I really only want to share one of them.

... does anybody else beside me want to carry on about this? 'Cause traditionally, I go through how all these feed into one another and control one another.

But how about you just continue on with what you were saying, Michelle? And I think Kate might also have something she wants to mention.
Yeah, when I get to a question, one of the questions that we have, I, I'll need that back.
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