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, [...]
Trauma generates emotions, and unless we process these emotions at the time the trauma occurs, the emotions become stuck in our mind and body. Instead of healing [...]
Every fight follows the same path, or every friendship ends the same way, or one romantic partner blends into the next because they’re all so similar: all [...]
Dr. Jeanette welcomes Dr. Andrea Brandt, psychotherapist and author of Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy will be sharing how [...]
You support one another during times of major change like marriage, divorce, and retirement; you comfort one another during times of loss; you help one another find [...]
Living mindfully means living in a state of awareness. You savor every flavor, admire every sunset, cherish every moment with loved ones—always grounded in the moment instead [...]
Living mindfully means living in a state of awareness. You savor every flavor, admire every sunset, cherish every moment with loved ones—always grounded in the moment instead [...]
What you'll learn in this episode: What it means to age with mindfulness How to keep our brains fit as we age Key ways to increase happiness [...]
“Old” is Relevant — Reclaim the Word “Old” and Reclaim your Longevity Bonus with Special Guest Dr. Andrea Brandt Why is experimentation during aging seldom discussed? Making [...]
In today’s episode, Susan talks with Dr. Andrea Brandt, a renowned psychotherapist, speaker, and author of the book, “Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find [...]
50…a magic number? Perhaps. In generations past fifty was considered old but not anymore. When one thinks about having live a half-century it can be a bit [...]
Technically, retirement means the end of one’s career. But anyone who’s retired or is close to retiring knows that that’s only the half of it. To some, [...]
Typically, people approach aging in one of two ways: One, they see getting older as a state of inevitable decline, or, two, they refuse to accept that [...]
A psychotherapist on mindful aging and the brain’s life-long plasticity. When it comes to the topic of aging, Dr. Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., MFT has more than just [...]
“I hope I never turn into my mother,” you say. “You sound just like your father,” you’re told. If one or both of your caregivers was passive-aggressive, [...]
PODCAST - There's good news and bad news. The bad news is…we’re all going to die. The good news? Well, Dr. Andrea Brandt says it’s not about the [...]
What is the difference between a mistake and a learning experience? Perspective. When we see mistakes as learning experiences, regret transforms from a painful emotion into a [...]
4. Think Beyond Fixing a Problem Set your sights higher than mere solutions to problems, and focus on what you really want, says Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., a [...]
PODCAST - Three words to live by to stay vibrant and young in spirit: Mindfulness, Passion, and Purpose. World-renowned psychotherapist, Andrea Brant PhD, MFT, author of "Mindful [...]
Book Review - "Aging... it's something we're all doing, yet never talk about. After all, who wants to contemplate their own mortality? This book was a very [...]
BOOK INTERVIEW - How we age after 50 is up to us. Dr. Brandt shares how it can be as fulfilling and joyful as we want it [...]
BOOK INTERVIEW - Some people seem to be authentically positive—optimistic, uplifting to be around, at peace with themselves—even though they may have, like all of us, lived [...]
There are few things more heart-warming than seeing a sweet-looking couple in their 90s holding hands and laughing together in a park, on an airplane, or standing [...]
Apologies have been in the news a lot lately — both genuine apologies and refusals to apologize. Every day, women and men come forward to name those [...]
PODCAST - 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 [...]
BOOK 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 [...]
It’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 [...]
According 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 [...]
PODCAST - 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 [...]
BOOK 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 [...]
