8 Keys to Eliminating PassiveAggress..., Andrea Brandt
8 Keys to Eliminating PassiveAggress..., Andrea Brandt
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8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness

Author: Andrea Brandt

Narrator: Jessica Geffen

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/01/2013


Synopsis

Guidance for dealing with this common and frustrating form of behavior.

Many people often say “yes” to something when they’d rather say “no.” They offer cooperation through words but follow up with how they really feel—in actions that contradict their words. That’s passive-aggression. At its heart, passive-aggression is about being untrue to oneself, which makes it impossible to have a clean relationship with others. Passive-aggression as a communication method doesn’t make someone “bad.” It is simply a strategy learned in childhood as a coping mechanism, a hard-to-break habit. Changing passive-aggressive behavior requires knowledge, tools, and practice, as outlined here.

This audiobook offers effective methods for transforming passive-aggression into healthy assertiveness to communicate in constructive ways through eight keys: Recognize Your Hidden Anger; Reconnect Your Emotions to Your Thoughts; Listen to Your Body; Set Healthy Boundaries; Communicate Assertively; Interact Using Mindfulness; Disable the Enabler; and Problem-Solve for Better Outcomes. Hands-on exercises are featured, enabling readers to better understand themselves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on July 04, 2017

The "8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness" is an easy enough read for anyone interested in understanding the underlying characteristic of how passive-aggressiveness kicks in. Typically starting in childhood, passive-aggressiveness is the mask that we wear to cover all of our unacceptable emo......more

Goodreads review by Marc on June 25, 2023

Un 6 i gràcies. Al principi quan el llegeixes potser t'ajuda a adonar-te de certs patrons que segueixes i que influeixen a les teves relacions, però cap a la segona meitat del llibre es nota que l'autora es queda una mica sense idees i comença a divagar i donar consells súper genèrics que, com a mín......more

Goodreads review by Kirsten on January 17, 2018

Easy to read, easy to follow. My therapist gave me this book so I’d have more insight on the relationships (friendly, romantic, familial, and professional) in my life and how to deal with them. It definitely hit the nail on the head more than a few times (some of the situational stories she shares w......more

Goodreads review by Margo on December 14, 2017

Really good strategies for identifying unhelpful behaviors. I listened to the audiobook, so some of the chapters (like the one where she lists all of the emotion words that one might be feeling- and some of the journaling exercises) didn’t translate well into that medium, but regardless, it gave me......more

Goodreads review by Robin on August 11, 2017

Insightful practical tips.......more