Aging and Happiness - Dr Andrea Brandt

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

The 77 year-old veteran psychotherapist, teacher and author shares her insights into how we can embrace aging and mortality to deal with feelings of irrelevance and anger and find contentment thru acceptance, mindfulness and purpose. Dr. Brandt is the author of Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose and Joy Note: this ep was recorded in 2018 but not previously released More About Our Guest Follow her on Twitter @AndreaBrandtPhD For a full list of her books https://abrandtherapy.com/books/ For her website and more info about her https://abrandtherapy.com/ Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. This episode is sponsored by the Calm app. For 25% off a Calm Premium subscription go to www.Calm.com/mental This episode is sponsored by VariDesk standing desk solutions. For more info go to www.VariDesk.com/workelevated This episode is sponsored by the Jordan Harbinger Show podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe at www.JordanHarbinger.com/itunes Other Links Mentioned WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 437 with my guest Dr. Andrea Brant.
0:06.4	We're going to talk about aging and facing mortality and how to find happiness and contentment
0:14.1	as our bodies deteriorate.
0:17.8	My name is Paul Gilmart and there's the mental illness happy hour, a place for honesty
0:21.3	about all the battles in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual
0:26.1	dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:29.5	This show is not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
0:33.1	I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office.
0:36.2	It's more like a waiting room.
0:37.8	It doesn't suck.
0:40.2	The website for this show is mentalpod.com.
0:42.4	Mentalpod also the social media handles.
0:45.6	You can follow me slash the show at.
0:51.4	We had the Patreon raffle two weeks ago.
0:55.4	I made a cutting board.
0:57.4	I'm sorry not a cutting board.
0:58.9	I was giving that was the previous raffle.
1:00.8	I was giving away two books by our guest, Jordan Reed.
1:06.7	Afterwards, Patreon contacted me and said I'm not allowed to raffle off things that a
1:13.3	single person gets on Patreon.
1:15.9	I either have to give it to a whole tier of donors or I can't give it to any single
1:22.4	person.
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