Therapy Chat | Psychotherapy | Mindfulness | Trauma | Attachment | Worthiness | Self Care | Parenting

Welcome! My guest for this episode is Dr. Andrea Brandt, a psychotherapist, speaker, and author who has much knowledge and experience to bring to the table. Her book, Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom, explores revolutionary thinking on the topic of anger. Join us as we discuss mindful anger. What you’ll hear in this episode: Mindfulness and anger are not usually thought of as partners. Anger is almost always viewed as a negative emotion. “The Pleasure Principle” that humans live by teaches us to avoid anger. The goal? To get wisdom from your anger Anger helps us set boundaries, meet needs, and accomplish change. Andrea shares a personal example from her own family, where a passive-aggressive approach to anger stemmed from the murder of her grandfather by the Chicago mob in the 1920’s! Andrea later went through therapy and learned to get in touch with her feelings. She remembers being startled by the power of the energy in tandem with anger. “Anger is a very corrosive emotion if you don’t have th