Articles and Posts by Andrea Brandt, PhD
Welcome: I enjoy writing blogs on Anger, Relationships, Mindful Living, Anxiety, and Aging. I am a contributing editor to Psychology Today so you can find all my posts for that magazine here. I also contribute blogs to other websites as well, so please check out In the Media.
You can listen to me speak about my books on various radio interviews as well as read my book reviews.
Recent Posts on Anger | View All
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11 Signs You Use Passive-Aggressiveness in Your Relationships
How do you know if you use passive-aggressiveness in your relationship to express your hidden anger? When you’ve hidden your [...]
Is Our Culture to Blame for Our Unhealthy Anger?
We tend to think of emotional reactions as universal. The way I react to an event is the same way [...]
To Manage Your Anger, Give It a Name
Giving your partner the silent treatment, breaking a water glass in the middle of a fight, responding to criticism with [...]
It’s a Family Thing: When Passive-Aggressiveness Is Passed On
“I hope I never turn into my mother,” you say. “You sound just like your father,” you’re told. If one [...]
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How to Manage Your Fear of COVID-19 with Realistic Positivity
Few things make us consider our own mortality more than a pandemic. The nightly news, newspaper front pages, and mournful [...]
Healing Shame: 5 Steps to Self-Forgiveness
We feel guilty when we believe we have done something wrong, but we feel shame when we believe that we are wrong. [...]
4 Fun Ways to Combat Anxiety During a Pandemic
Much of the advice therapists usually offer to people suffering from anxiety doesn't work anymore. In normal times, I would [...]
Childhood Emotional Neglect: What It Is and How to Heal
Physical abuse can leave physical scars, while emotional abuse leaves psychic ones, but what about emotional neglect? The absence of [...]
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Three Lessons on Loss and Grief
For days, weeks, or even months after losing someone, you may wake up in the morning with an overwhelming sadness. [...]
Healing Guilt: 7 Steps to Self-Forgiveness
Your ability to forgive yourself and practice self-compassion is a vital element of self-esteem. When you carry feelings of guilt [...]
The Healing Power of Gratitude
Asking “what are you thankful for?” during a global pandemic might seem absurd. Every day the news gets grimmer. We [...]
How to Set Boundaries in the Age of Oversharing
Scroll through your Facebook or Instagram feed and you’ll see photos of friends’ children, weddings, and perfectly lit meals. You’ll [...]
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The Secret to a Happy Relationship Is Empathy
Everyone has met a couple like this: She loves sushi; the smell of raw fish makes him nauseous. He loves [...]
How Reactive Behavior Damages Your Relationships
When you’re reactive, your feelings depend on external events outside your influence or control. Whether you have a good or [...]
Learn Empathy in Just 5 Steps
Your relationship with others determines much of your happiness and success in life. How you get along with coworkers, bosses, [...]
Why Boundaries Are Necessary for a Healthy Relationship
“Healthy boundaries” is one of those therapy-tinged phrases that is often used and rarely understood. If you ever find yourself [...]
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When the first grandchild arrives, a happy family needs healthy boundaries
Who knew you would ever be as old as your grandparents seemed to you! But now it’s happened. You’re going [...]
4 Secrets to Finding Purpose and Community After Retirement
No matter how much you look forward to retirement, you may wake up the morning after your last day at [...]
Coping with Loss as We Age
One inevitable feature of life is coping with life as we age. Some losses are minor; some are massive. We [...]
How to Age Fearlessly
Emotions like fear are part of our human survival wiring. They compel us to act. When something scares us, we [...]