Increasing Happiness After 50
Andrea Brandt 2017-12-11T10:33:37+00:00PODCAST - Don’t let the ominous perception of “aging” – a lack of purpose, feeling irrelevant and under-used, having nothing to do – take control of you [...]
Mindful Aging: Q & A with Dr. Andrea Brandt
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:22:41+00:00BOOK INTERVIEW - “That we age is inevitable. How we age is largely up to us.” At “77 glorious years old,” psychotherapist, speaker and author, Dr. Andrea [...]
How Relationships with Parents and Children Change as We Age
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-17T11:26:02+00:00It’s a universal truth that we take things for granted, especially when we’re young. Even though we know that it’s not logical, a part of us believes [...]
Interview: Tips to avoid the onset of Alzheimer’s
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-17T11:22:53+00:00According to psychotherapist Dr. Andrea Brandt, our brains remain “plastic” — able to change and make new connections — throughout life. Understanding this feeds into some Alzheimer’s [...]
Aging Gracefully
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-06T14:56:35+00:00PODCAST - We’re often told as we get older things are going to change. We’re going to feel worse, and it’s just part of aging. What if [...]
Mindful Aging – The Book Brigade talks to psychotherapist Andrea Brandt
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:17:59+00:00BOOK INTERVIEW - Forget all those TV commercial for arthritis and sexual dysfunction; they’re way behind the emerging mindset. Conventional approaches to aging highlight the negative and [...]
Dealing with Passive-Aggressives Without Losing Your Mind
Andrea Brandt 2018-02-14T15:02:42+00:00Most of us have at least one passive-aggressive person in our life. Maybe it’s a mother who nitpicks and criticizes everything we do, or a co-worker who [...]
You can change how you age, author says
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:25:12+00:00BOOK INTERVIEW - Dr. Andrea Brandt, a featured editor for Psychology Today magazine and frequent media expert, is the author of a new book, Mindful Aging. Dr. [...]
5 Strategies to Get Over the Fears Holding You Back
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-08T13:44:04+00:00How often do you feel like you are your own worst enemy? You frequently may find that what stands between you and the life of your dreams [...]
Mindful Aging: The Secrets To Growing Happier As You Grow Older
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:25:19+00:00BOOK INTERVIEW - “Aging means a decline in health and happiness.” “Aging means having to back out of social groups and the things that bring us joy.” [...]
Book Review: “Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life after 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy”
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:29:19+00:00Book Review - Aging is inevitable. “How we age is largely up to us,” writes psychologist and author Dr. Andrea Brandt in “Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life [...]
Author Dr. Andrea Brandt is Today’s Honoree
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-20T11:28:29+00:00Book Review - Don’t let the ominous perception of “aging” – a lack of purpose, feeling irrelevant and under-used, having nothing to do – take control of [...]
3 Secrets – How to Keep Your Brain Fit as You Age
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-08T13:28:25+00:00Through new research and scientific studies, we now know that our brains remain “plastic” — able to change and make new connections — throughout life. We are [...]
Business for Breakfast
Andrea Brandt 2017-10-30T12:14:53+00:00PODCAST - Psychotherapist Dr. Andrea Brandt talked about aging in the 21st Century. (Entire show) LISTEN HERE
7 Points for Feeling Your Feelings So You Can Fully Engage with Life
Andrea Brandt 2017-10-25T14:09:45+00:00PODCAST - Listen as Dr. Andrea Brandt joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to get the most out of the time you have. Listen Here
Psych Up Live – Mindful Aging: A Radically Different Outlook for Embracing Life
Andrea Brandt 2017-10-30T12:09:38+00:00PODCAST - In this episode Dr. Andrea Brandt, psychologist and author draws upon her latest book, Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, [...]
Expert Shares Three Methods for Keeping Your Brain Fit as You Age
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-08T13:17:09+00:00It wasn't too long ago that scientists believed our brains stopped developing after the first years of life. After we hit a certain age, they thought our [...]
The Science of Giving Yourself a Pep Talk
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-07T13:21:13+00:00When times get tough, some of us rely on our inner voice by default for direction: “You got this, Jennifer!” “I need to get out of my [...]
Age is just a number, according to Dr. Frieda Birnbaum
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-06T15:05:46+00:00Age is just a number – and Dr. Frieda Birnbaum certainly isn’t counting. She had twins at the age of 60. At 65 she reinvented herself and [...]
When Forgiving Yourself Is the Hardest Kind of Forgiveness
Andrea Brandt 2018-02-14T14:59:02+00:00So you’ve done something wrong. You’ve hurt someone else or yourself, and now you feel angry, guilty, sad, or ashamed. If someone else had wronged you, you’d [...]
Being Mindful About Aging
Andrea Brandt 2017-11-06T14:17:30+00:00Andrea Brandt, PhD, MFT, author of Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose and Joy, invites us to think about growing older and [...]
Out Of The Box with Christine
Andrea Brandt 2017-10-30T12:06:46+00:00PODCAST - Are you in your 40s, 50s or 60s? Get ready to throw out those negative stereotypes about getting older and discover how you can change [...]
Dishing With Judith About Mindful Aging
Andrea Brandt 2017-10-25T14:20:32+00:00PODCAST - Judith Mancini is dishing the details of Mindful Aging; Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy with author Andrea Brandt, PhD, [...]
New Book Helps People Over 50 Find Fulfillment & Purpose
Andrea Brandt 2017-09-19T11:54:09+00:00Book Review - Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy: New Age Journal Blog - “There is no magical age at [...]
Mindful Aging with Wellness Warrior: Dr. Andrea Brandt
Andrea Brandt 2017-09-19T11:49:07+00:00Book Review - Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy: Meet Salonpas® Wellness Warrior, Andrea Brandt, PhD, MFT, who has over [...]
Mindful Aging Book Endorsements
Andrea Brandt 2017-09-25T10:23:03+00:00If you're concerned about growing older, don't be. Andrea Brandt not only lays our concerns to rest about what awaits us as we age, she demonstrates how [...]
How Does Childhood Trauma Affect Us? An Interview With Andrea Brandt
Andrea Brandt 2018-03-20T11:02:37+00:00Childhood trauma In what ways do children internalize trauma, versus the way someone who experienced trauma as an adult would? Since children are the center [...]
Is Realistic Positivity the Key to Happiness as We Age?
Andrea Brandt 2017-09-18T12:41:39+00:00Happiness as We Age We all know them: Those authentically positive people who are happy with their lives and themselves and fun to be around. [...]
Willamette Living
Andrea Brandt 2017-09-19T12:30:08+00:00Book Review - Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy
Tips for Baby Boomers on How to Deal with Loneliness
Andrea Brandt 2018-04-03T10:31:56+00:00As we age, the changing physical and mental health and challenging life events like the loss of loved ones and retirement increase the risk for isolation. Research [...]