Boremicae here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

So I've had guests on the show to talk about how to defend yourself from violent attacks,

but what can you do to de-escalate what are potentially violent confrontations so things

don't come to fist blows?

And how do you deal with people who get in your face and act in verbally, bulletin ways?

Well, my guest today has spent his career studying the psychology of aggressive people and

how to handle them.

His name is Sean Smith and he's a psychologist and the author of the book, Surviving Aggressive

People, Practical Violence Prevention Skills for the Workplace and the Street.

And today on the show, Sean and I discuss why you need to worry more about aggressive

attacks from people you know rather than from strangers.

The difference between desperate aggression and expert aggression and tactics you can use

to prevent tense social situations from escalating to violence.

Really great show with a lot of practical takeaways.

After the show, check out the show notes at aawm.is slash aggressive for links to resources where

you can delve deeper into this topic.

Alright, Sean Smith, welcome to the show.

Well, thank you for having me.

I'm a big fan of your sight and what you do.

Well, I appreciate that.

So you're the author of the book, Surviving Aggressive People.

And we're going to get into details of how to do that, what that means.

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