Practicing the Art of Mindful Aging

Welcome to the 10th episode of The Updraft, a podcast by women age 45+ for women age 45+. 

Today's guest is Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., MFT. She has over 35 years of clinical experience as a renowned psychotherapist, speaker, and author. In her work, Dr. Brandt reveals positive paths to emotional health that teach you how to reinvent and empower yourself. She emphasizes the mind-body-heart connection as a key to mental, physical, and emotional wellness. She is a featured media expert and has appeared on numerous television programs, radio shows, and podcasts. She is a contributor to Psychology Today and has written blog posts for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Psych Central, and more. Dr. Brandt is the author of 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness and Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom.

Show Notes/Timestamp

0:00 Opening

1:45 Introduce Dr. Brandt

2:00 Her Story

5:40 Stereotype of Aging: Over the Hill or On Top of the Mountain 

6:50 Mindful Aging > Focus on the benefits of Aging 

7:50 Mindful Aging > What does it mean? 

9:35 The Best Gift of Aging

10:25 How we let our relationships affect us as we age

13:00 How do we put ourselves first without feeling guilty? 

14;30 Accept Yourself 

15:30 Is it ever too late? 

18:08 Keep Learning 

19:24 How to Practice Mindful Aging

20:07 The body never lies

21:05 The breath

22:50 Making Changes 

25:50 Practice being mindful > Riding out the habitual turbulence > Remove "I'm too old" from your vocabulary > Learn-travel-social

26:30 The worst thing you can do

27:03 Mindfulness gets us in touch with our inner world

27:51 What's next for Dr. Brandt? 

29:38 Connect with Dr. Brandt abrandtphd@abrandtherapy.com 

Books by Dr. Brandt

• Mindful Anger
• Mindful Aging
• 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive Aggressive Behavior

Website: abrandtherapy.com 

Email: abrandtphd@abrandtherapy.com