Mindful Anger

A pathway to emotional freedom

Andrea Brandt Ph.D. M.F.T.

5 Stages of Grief and What We Can Learn About Ourselves

We don't just feel grief when someone dies. We can also feel grief when we lose our freedom to make decisions about our bodies and our lives.

How to Be There for a Dying Loved One

You must accept their coming death and help your loved one accept it and feel comfortable, both mentally and physically. These suggestions can help.

Nostalgia: Why Thinking About the Past Can Be Good for You

It's okay to speak wistfully about things that just happened yesterday. In fact, it's good for you.

Find Your Own Happiness by Helping Others

Your life is a corner of the universe, and by improving that corner through everything you touch, you change everything.

Why Forgive? Because It’s Good for You

Research finds that lower levels of forgiveness predicted worse mental health.

6 Secrets to Making Love Last

The secret to making love last is to extend your love unconditionally: You must not be afraid to be yourself and share yourself.

How to Be Happy in Middle Age and Avoid a Midlife Crisis

Your life is probably pretty great right now, even if it doesn’t look exactly the way you thought it would when you were 18. And, as science shows us, the best is yet to come.

The New Year's Resolution That Will Make Your Relationship Better

Putting yourself in your significant other’s shoes is a good first step to solving your communication problems.

9 Things You Need to Know About Shame

Shame may be a natural and sometimes helpful emotion, but it doesn’t have to rule—or ruin—your life.

Making Meaning: A Way to Heal After Trauma and Loss

The meaning you make of these events will either weaken you or help you build resilience.

7 Signs Complex Trauma Is Impairing Your Relationship

Have you had dysfunctional relationships? Complex trauma may be to blame.

Why You Should Try Group Therapy

3 types of group therapy—and which one may be right for you.

7 Strategies for Finding Love Now That You’re Vaccinated

What are you looking for right now?

Losing a Parent During Childhood Can Create Lifelong Trauma

A child who has lost a parent often must replace what else was lost: unconditional love and support.

Is the Transition to Post-Pandemic Life Making You Anxious?

If you’re not eager to return to sweaty, crowded bars, but you miss hanging out with your friends, tell them you’re waiting for herd immunity and suggest a backyard BBQ instead.

How to Fight Without Breaking Up

Even if you didn’t have the best conflict role models as a child, you could still be an adult who knows how to resolve an argument.

How to Live Your Joy

To live a life of joy, you must actively live your dreams.

Finding Your Joy

It is possible to find your joy and live it at any age; you just have to know how to.

The Silver Linings We Found in 2020

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach.” — Henry David Thoreau

Change Is Hard, Here’s How to Make It Easier

Life is always changing, whether we want it to or not.

4 Ways to Combat Election Day Anxiety

Even in a year of huge stressors, where almost every day there’s a breaking news story that can make us feel awful, the arrival of Election Day is like a new level of anxiety.

Quality Time and Communication at Home Is Essential

Hard times can bring out the best and worst in people, magnifying problems that once seemed small, including poor communication skills.

Manage Your Fear of COVID-19 With Realistic Positivity

What will you do knowing that someday you will die? How will you choose to live your life?

Three Lessons on Loss and Grief

It’s often the fire of this type of experience that burns away what is false and not serving you, so you can become your most authentic, best self.

Healing Shame: 5 Steps to Self-Forgiveness

Sometimes we make choices that we regret, and sometimes we internalize emotional wounds inflicted on us by others.

Healing Guilt: 7 Steps to Self-Forgiveness

When you carry feelings of guilt and shame, it’s impossible to feel good.

4 Fun Ways to Combat Anxiety During a Pandemic

When we're stressed out, we tend to focus on the thing that's making us feel bad, which of course makes us feel worse. So, turn off the news and log off of Twitter.

The Healing Power of Gratitude

We don’t know what our lives will look like a month from now or even a week. When the world feels out of control, finding order at home becomes more important.

The Secret to a Happy Relationship Is Empathy

What you need to create empathy is to listen—really listen—to your partner when they speak. And that doesn't mean waiting for your turn to talk.

11 Signs You Use Passive-Aggressiveness in Your Relationships

To find out if you suffer from hidden anger, consider the questions in this post.

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