Physical abuse can leave physical scars, while emotional abuse leaves psychic ones, but what about emotional neglect? The absence of emotional support in childhood can be as [...]
Scroll through your Facebook or Instagram feed and you’ll see photos of friends’ children, weddings, and perfectly lit meals. You’ll see updates about careers and relationships. Something [...]
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are most common among Americans with mental illness. Anxiety affects just over 18% of the population [...]
At any age, in any life stage, you can change. Whether you’re 77 years old or 17, you can learn, grow, adopt new habits, and make new [...]
Who knew you would ever be as old as your grandparents seemed to you! But now it’s happened. You’re going to be a grandma or grandpa. Amid [...]
Yoga and meditation are more than just a way to calm down and stay flexible. Both practices have powerful and long-term benefits for both the body and [...]
Some things you do to improve your mental health take time, planning, and often money. There are 12-step plans and 3-month goals, therapy bills, and emotionally-exhausting hours [...]
No matter how much you look forward to retirement, you may wake up the morning after your last day at work and feel sadness or anxiety. For [...]
If you’re someone who struggles with anxiety, the process of finding a therapist can feel overwhelming. Since therapists often specialize in treatment methods, finding the right type of [...]
Life is hard at times, and we all know that. But how do we know when it’s “too hard” and we need help? The signs aren’t always [...]
We tend to think of emotional reactions as universal. The way I react to an event is the same way everyone does, we tell ourselves. But study [...]
Do you often feel like you need things to be perfect to be satisfied? Is accepting flaws or failures in yourself or others impossible? Do you feel [...]
Like all emotions, anxiety is healthy, and we’re all prone to feeling it sometimes. Anxiety can become a debilitating problem, though, when the stress you feel is [...]
PODCAST - If you’ve been troubled by how to express anger in your life – and yet, you seemed filled with it at times – this one’s [...]
Giving your partner the silent treatment, breaking a water glass in the middle of a fight, responding to criticism with the meanest thing you can think to [...]
There are many reasons why it’s hard to keep a New Year’s resolution, and why over 50 percent of them fail. Many of us make goals that [...]
Shame is one of the hardest emotions to talk about. It can also be the hardest emotion to recognize in ourselves, and it can feel the most [...]
Your pattern and style of self-talk most likely originate from the way your parents or caregivers spoke to and treated you. If your mother was overly critical, [...]
We’re talking about death and other losses. Sounds fun, right? Well, actually…our return guest, Dr. Andrea Brandt says death is really just a good way to get [...]
When you’re reactive, your feelings depend on external events outside your influence or control. Whether you have a good or bad day depends entirely on what happens [...]
Your relationship with others determines much of your happiness and success in life. How you get along with coworkers, bosses, family, friends, and romantic partners often depends [...]
One inevitable feature of life is coping with life as we age. Some losses are minor; some are massive. We lose physical characteristics, abilities, and loved ones—our [...]
Andrea Brandt shares with us the story of how she started out alone and yet embraced the courage to reach out for help from a therapist… and [...]
“Building the best life does not require fealty to feelings in the name of authenticity, but rather rebelling against negative impulses and acting right even when we [...]
“Healthy boundaries” is one of those therapy-tinged phrases that is often used and rarely understood. If you ever find yourself nodding along when a friend suggests you [...]
Emotions like fear are part of our human survival wiring. They compel us to act. When something scares us, we switch into autopilot safety/survival mode. Even what [...]
Anxiety is a tricky emotion. What might at first feel like anxiousness can, on more in-depth exploration, turn out to be a different emotion entirely. And what [...]
“You are a failure.” “You look ugly today.” “Everyone’s life is better than yours.” Have you ever said these things to a close friend? How about a [...]
How you related to your mother when you were young has a profound impact on your adult relationships—and your relationship with yourself. Repairing your relationship with your [...]
Many of us learned in high school biology class that genetic traits are passed down to us from our parents. We were taught that we have brown, [...]
