Dr. Michelle Segar talks about her new book, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise, and new ways to develop good habits in eating and exercise, particularly those not reflected in existing research. She has studied for 30 years how to help people adopt healthy behaviors despite the complexity and unpredictability of the real world. With this experience, she has combined her entire career in academic research with real-world health coaching to craft joy-infused methods that lead towards sustainable and healthy behavior.She brings forward a fresh, brain-based approach to instilling sustainable behavior change in eating and exercise, as highlighted in her forthcoming book.She explains how to understand behavior change in terms of our choices in life. While many behavior changes look great in theory, there are flaws in their underpinnings that cause them to fail when applied in real-life contexts.What Youll Learn in Everything Youve Learned About Building Habits is Flawed: The language of behavior changeWhy habit is a vague global wordHow to evaluate the assumptions underlying habit formationDifference between a habiter or an unhabiterKey elements for lasting behavior changesHow our brain self-management system worksPicking the joy choice and having a flexible mindsetHow to help kids feel the positive experiences from physical activitiesDr. Segar brings up the idea of "habiters" and "unhabiters." Habiters tend to have a personality deeply rooted in self-control and discipline. While unhabiters tend to be distracted by unexpected things that strangle them from the things they've outlined for themselves.She shares the key elements leading to lasting behavior changes and explains why terms such as choices and options are safer than habit. We need to set our brains up to be flexible since it is one of our three primary executive functions to ensure sustainable changes with healthy lifestyles. She also gives tips on what parents can do to help their growing children develop healthful choices and options.You don't want to force your kids to do too much movement. Embed the seed of recognizing the positive feelings that come with it. You want to design it to be positive, if at all possible.- Dr. Michelle Segar// FeatureThis episode was sponsored by KiwiCo.Use code NOURISHED for 30% off your first month.https://www.kiwico.comThe Munch Weekly Newsletterhttps://thenourishedchild.com/themunchweeklyThe Shop @ The Nourished Childhttps://thenourishedchild.com/tnc-shop/11 Good Habits for Kids that Improve Overall Healthhttps://thenourishedchild.com/good-habits-for-kidsFREE ResourceHow to Nourish a Healthy Childhttps://thenourishedchild.com/how-to-nourish-a-healthy-child// Connect with Dr. Michelle SegarWebsite: https://michellesegar.com// Follow and Subscribe!Podcast Showhttps://thenourishedchild.com/itunesYouTubehttps://thenourishedchild.com/youtubeSpotifyhttps://thenourishedchild.com/spotifyApple Podcasthttps://thenourishedchild.com/applepodcastStitcherhttps://thenourishedchild.com/stitcherRSShttps://thenourishedchild.com/libsynrss// LinksLearn more about The Nourished Childhttps://thenourishedchild.com/about-usLearn more about Jill Castlehttps://jillcastle.com/about-jillListen to The Nourished Child Podcasthttps://jillcastle.com/podcast// Follow Jill on SocialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenourishedchildInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.nourished.childPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pediRDTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/pediRDLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillcastle/Note: This description may contain affiliate links to products I recommend as a pediatric dietitian and nutritionist. If you choose to use these links, this channel may earn affiliate commissions at no additional cost to you. I appreciate your support!Also, this channel provides general advice. It does not offer individualized nutrition interventions, instructions or counseling. Please consult with your primary healthcare provider with health concerns or for medical advice.
