Effectiveness Podcast Episodes
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The “No Willpower” Approach to Break Bad Habits with Dr. Amy Johnson
No matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Understanding how the mind works can help you to rewire your brain and break bad habits — without using willpower! Today we’re talking with Dr. Amy Johnson, psychologist and author of the best-selling audiobook, "The Little Book of Big Change: The No Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit". Dr. Johnson shares her own story about breaking bad habits and offers advice that will help you to stop your bad habits in their tracks.
How to Break Habits: The No-Willpower Approach
What bad habit would you like to change? How many times have you tried to break free of it? Why is it that for all our good intentions and heroic willpower we’re often unsuccessful, and end up right back where we started? How can we overcome bad habits for good? Dr. Amy Johnson shares her insights to help you break any habit—once and for all—without using willpower. Dr. Johnson is author of the audiobook "The Little Book of Big Change: The No Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit."
Communicate Effectively by Asserting Yourself
If you struggle with being assertive and knowing how to communicate effectively, you’re not alone — it’s a problem faced by many. In this excerpt from her audiobook, psychologist Dr. Julie De Azevedo Hanks encourages you to examine the way you assert yourself at work and at home, sharing strategies for getting your message across clearly and confidently.
Emotional Self-Healing with the “Focusing” Technique
Focusing is a gentle yet powerful self-awareness technique that lets you tap into your body's wisdom and make positive changes in your life. It is the process of listening to your body in a gentle, accepting way, honoring the wisdom that you have inside you, and hearing the messages that your inner self is sending you.
Practicing Self-Compassion
Practicing self-compassion allows you to be aware, to tune in, to be mindful of your experiences, and to provide comfort and self-nurturing when you need it. According to psychotherapist Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks, author of the popular audiobook “The Assertiveness Guide for Women,” neglecting self-compassion is a mistake that many of us make; but, without self-love, we won’t be able to realize our full potential as human beings.
Small Behavior Change: A Psychologist’s Exercise
Changing habits can be difficult, so it's helpful to know if the benefit of a change will be greater than the effort involved. In this episode we’re sharing a simple exercise from the audiobook “The User's Guide to the Human Mind: Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It,” written by psychologist Shawn T. Smith. This exercise will help you to experiment with small behavior change methodically and in easy steps.
Neuroplasticity: Rewire the Brain to Change Habits
Do you ever feel that bad habits have taken over your life? When stress and anxiety mount, do your go-to behaviors wreak havoc on your time, relationships, work, and finances? According to Dr. Amy Johnson, psychologist and author of the popular audiobook "The Little Book of Big Change," changing bad habits is far less daunting and much more simple than you might think. It relies on neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to reorganize itself — and requires no willpower at all!
How to Create Positive Change: A Conversation with Performance Coach Bob Litwin
Are you on the cusp of a brand new story? If you can feel change brewing, if you want that change to be painless and almost instantaneous, Bob Litwin — a leading performance coach on Wall Street and a World Champion tennis player — offers a faster, more effective way to lasting change. In this conversation, Litwin shares insights into how to harnesses the power of your personal story and create positive change in any area of your life. He is the author of the audiobook "Live the Best Story of Your Life."
Break Any Habit: The No Willpower Approach
What bad habit would you like to change? How many times have you tried to break free of it? Why is it that for all our good intentions and heroic willpower we’re often unsuccessful, and end up right back where we started? How can we overcome bad habits for good? Dr. Amy Johnson shares her insights to help you break any habit—once and for all—without using willpower. Dr. Johnson is author of the audiobook "The Little Book of Big Change: The No Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit."
The Power of Focusing: Access Your Inner Wisdom
Today we’re sharing an excerpt from the popular audiobook "The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing." Focusing is a gentle yet powerful self-awareness technique that lets you tap into your body's wisdom and make positive changes in your life. It is the process of listening to your body in a gentle, accepting way, honoring the wisdom that you have inside you, and hearing the messages that your inner self is sending you.
