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 | 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 | 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...
by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
I am announcing my forthcoming book: No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness (Amacom, 2015).No Sweat details the systematic behavior change methods I’ve been using with my clients, their engaging stories, fresh new...