Knowing Is Not Enough: Why Information Alone Doesn’t Change Your Life
Knowing Is Not Enough: Why Information Alone Doesn’t Change Your Life Chapter Eight of Journey Back to Health addresses a frustrating truth: knowing what to do is not enough. During my graduate studies in psychology, I conducted research with both children and adults. I asked children as young as three to sort pictures into piles […]
A Brain Resistant to Change: Why New Habits Take Time
A Brain Resistant to Change: Why New Habits Take Time Chapter Four of Journey Back to Health is titled A Brain Resistant to Change, and this chapter builds directly on what we discussed last week…the energy required to form new habits. This week, the focus shifts to understanding what we’re actually trying to change and […]
Wired This Way: Understanding the Brain and Habit Change
Wired This Way: Understanding the Brain and Habit Change Chapter Three of Journey Back to Health is called Wired This Way, and it focuses on how the brain naturally follows patterns that require the least amount of energy. This chapter has been especially meaningful for me as I work through rebuilding habits around food and […]
