by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
The New Year is a natural time for self-reflection, an organic space in which we can assess what works and what doesn’t in our lives, and then act on those insights.Whether you’ve already made your resolutions, ditched them in perpetuity, or are still in...
by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Every time we pick the Joy Choice — the perfect imperfect option that lets us do something instead of nothing — we are not just making a momentary decision that supports our greater intentional eating or exercise goals. We...
by michelle | Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility
Happy New Year!If you’re like most people, resolutions are on your mind, and maybe you’ve already made one. Can I ask you to just hold that thought for a moment? I have a few things to say on the subject that might just change your thinking.A few years ago, toward the...
by michelle | Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset, Motivation
I got an interesting email last week related to Halloween. It went something like this: “Michelle, my husband, and I have both read The Joy Choice. He has always struggled with sweets (you know the old story). But we have two kids, and we always buy our...
by michelle | Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
It’s been interesting to me the extent to which The Joy Choice has brought new interest to my first, award-winning book about how to convert exercise from feeling like a chore to feeling like a gift, and in the process, cultivating high-quality, stable...
by michelle | Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset
As any author in my field can testify, it doesn’t get any better than hearing readers say how much they enjoyed your book and explain how they are benefiting from implementing your ideas and methods in their lives. But speaking for myself, I also value and even...