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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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 [...]
Is Your Anger a Cover for Shame?
If you have a quick temper, if you shout, if you slam doors, your problem may not actually be your [...]
Recent Posts on Anxiety | View All
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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 [...]
Unexpected Sources That Could Be Triggering Your Anxiety
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are most common among Americans with mental illness. Anxiety [...]
To Heal from Trauma, You Have to Feel Your Feelings
At any age, in any life stage, you can change. Whether you’re 77 years old or 17, you can learn, [...]
3 Steps to Treat Your Anxiety Using CBT
If you’re someone who struggles with anxiety, the process of finding a therapist can feel overwhelming. Since therapists often specialize [...]
Recent Posts on Mindful Living | View All
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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 [...]
Why You Should Consider Yoga and Meditation
Yoga and meditation are more than just a way to calm down and stay flexible. Both practices have powerful and [...]
Improve Your Mood Now
Some things you do to improve your mental health take time, planning, and often money. There are 12-step plans and [...]
Understanding the Difference Between Feeling Blue and Depression by Melissa Howard
Life is hard at times, and we all know that. But how do we know when it’s “too hard” and [...]
Recent Posts on Relationships | View All
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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 [...]
Repairing Your Relationship With Your Mother
How you related to your mother when you were young has a profound impact on your adult relationships—and your relationship [...]
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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 [...]