If you were to look in the dictionary one of the definitions of habit states that it is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. Acquired means your [...]
Helping clients identify and re-route impulsive behavior based on mood can be challenging. Humans have many learned set behaviors that come about as coping mechanisms through life experience. [...]
Last week I talked a little bit about exercise addiction which is also clinically referred to as activity anorexia which is also very similar to anorexia. Either of these can be triggered not [...]
Addiction and the brain Compulsive behaviors like compulsive shopping, pathological lying, shoplifting, gambling, overeating, over exercising or obsessions with sex can be trigger by genetic [...]
This is a two part blog series on exercise addiction. I’ve done a lot of work around people who deviate from exercise and now I am going to steer the conversation around people who are [...]
A few days ago I came up with a ‘saying’: in life it seems difficult to have (real) fun and almost fun to live a difficult life and it was suggested that I write a blog about this [...]
Over many years I have done work with a lot of different women. One of the things I am most passionate about is supporting women to success. Success meaning different things for each of them. [...]
A lot of women talk to me about how really challenging it is to lose weight, exercise and take care of themselves when they have husbands, boyfriends and children with different needs than their [...]
Tomorrow, Tuesday September 6, 2011 I am holding a discussion on FB from Noon-1 PST entitled ‘What’s holding you back”. I want to answer your questions about what is getting in [...]
What does balance mean? How many times have you heard someone say ‘it’s all about balance’? This comes up a lot when professionals talk about food and exercise. Make sure you [...]
