Emotional eating doesn't happen because you don’t have willpower. Hear about the biochemical basis of weight gain and mood swings in this episode. Host Michael Anne Conley interviews Julia Ross, author of the new edition of The Diet Cure. This episode includes an experiential exercise. To explore more about holistic and somatic ways to free yourself from problem habits, visit habitsintohealth.com .
May 07, 2012•22 min
Emotional eating, or “mouth hunger” has all kinds of impacts on your health. In this episode, host Michael Anne Conley shares a perspective about how to start dealing with emotional eating. This episode includes an experiential exercise. To explore more about holistic and somatic approaches to freeing yourself from problem habits, visit habitsintohealth.com.
Apr 30, 2012•17 min
Getting in touch with your relationship to food starts not with what you eat, but HOW you eat. In this episode of Habits into Health, host Michael Anne Conley offers one way to address this. This episode includes an experiential exercise. To explore more, go to habitsintohealth.com.
Apr 23, 2012•16 min
Nicotine is the hardest of habits to stop – even when you’re ready. If you smoke, or know someone who does, you probably know all the facts about the dangers of smoking. But people don’t change because of facts. Smoking happens to be the main lifestyle habit that is tied to increased risk of cancer, and if knowing this fact were enough, none of us would ever start smoking in the first place. This dilemma about nicotine addiction is an excellent example of why willpower is not enough to change an...
Apr 16, 2012•20 min
A recent study indicates that lifestyle habits are linked to more than 50% of all cancer. In this episode, host Michael Anne Conley opens a conversation about the dance between taking responsibility and placing blame when you have a habit that may put you at risk. This episode includes an experiential exercise. To explore more, go to habitsintohealth.com
Apr 09, 2012•18 min
We all want our rewards, and many a time, we don’t even know that we have expectations until they haven’t been met. In this episode, host Michael Anne Conley offers the 4th Path to Emotional Sanity, which reinforces the benefits of letting go of our expectations. This episode includes an experiential exercise. To explore more, go to habitsintohealth.com
Apr 02, 2012•12 min
An old saying is that we humans are “creatures of habit.” We develop behavior patterns as an ordinary, basic skill of being human. Some behaviors helped us survive in the past – but get in the way of progress now. When the consequences lead to disappointment, it helps to have reinforcement for the changes you want to make. In this episode, host Michuael Anne Conley offers the third of Four Paths to Emotional Sanity, which is to be honest with yourself and others. This episode includes experienti...
Mar 26, 2012•15 min
We human beings are social animals, and no matter how isolated you may feel in the moment, your connection with others is one of the most life affirming experiences you can give yourself. When you’re facing a transition, it helps to have reinforcement for the changes you want to make. This is especially true when life hands us situations that distract us from our goals. In this episode host Michael Anne Conley offers the second of Four Paths to Emotional Sanity, which offer reinforcement to help...
Mar 19, 2012•16 min
In the process of changing ourselves, we all need reinforcement, especially on days when the pressures of life create situations or distractions that tempt us away from our goals. In this show host Michael Anne Conley offers the first episode of four about the Four Paths to Emotional Sanity, which offer reinforcement to help you stay steady even when life isn’t. This episode includes experiential exercises. To explore more, go to habitsintohealth.com
Mar 12, 2012•14 min
In this podcast, host Michael Anne Conley reveals the benefit of stress-reduction strategies for women who are dealing with substance addictions, especially for cocaine, but even for other problems. This episode includes experiential exercises to help listeners reduce stress. To explore more, go to habitsintohealth.com
Mar 05, 2012•15 min
Creating an environment that supports change is important in changing habits that are creating problems for yourself and others. In this show host Michael Anne Conley shares three tips that set the tone for reaching your habit change goals. This episode includes experiential exercises. To explore more, go to habitsinto health.com
Feb 27, 2012•18 min
Whitney Houston's sudden death brings to public attention recent research about alcohol's effect on the brain, especially in women. Habits Into Health host Michael Anne Conley reflects on this situation, while offering experiential exercises to support listeners in attuning to their sensory experience. Habits Into Health supports listeners in creating their own personal path to changes of habit, starting with deep self-knowing through the body.
Feb 20, 2012•18 min
In this show host Michael Anne Conley shares a perspective about how you can approach your changes more effectively by being a scientist in your own experimental laboratory. This episode includes experiential exercises.
Feb 13, 2012•24 min
In this episode host Michael Anne Conley shares body-oriented information about the habit of worrying. This episode includes experiential exercises to support listeners in building self-contact to support redirecting their pattern of worrying. To explore more, go to habitsinto health.com
Feb 06, 2012•23 min
Insight isn’t enough to create behavior change, because personal growth starts at different level than what’s obvious on the surface. Habits Into Health host, Michael Anne Conley is a therapist who supports people seeking personal development and habit change. In this episode she guides listeners in understanding the benefits of a body-oriented, or somatic approach to changing behavior. This episode includes experiential opportunities for listeners to practice. To explore more, go to habitsinto ...
Jan 30, 2012•17 min
In orienting listeners to a different way of approaching habit change, Habits Into Health host, Michael Anne Conley explores the differences between different frameworks for body-oriented work. This differs from many approaches to personal development. This episode includes an experiential exercise to support listeners in practicing. To explore more, go to habitsinto health.com
Jan 23, 2012•18 min
When people are working on personal growth, it brings up vulnerability. As a therapist, Habits Into Health host Michael Anne Conley is sensitive to peoples’ need for privacy. In this episode she shares her perspective about the value of privacy, especially in online settings and she invites listeners who contribute to her website to take care of themselves. This episode includes an experiential exercise to support listeners in their quest for habit change. To explore more, go to habitsinto healt...
Jan 16, 2012•13 min
The words “bad” and “habit” are linked in a way that is unfriendly – and not helpful when it comes to dealing with problem habits, addiction issues and personal growth. In this show, holistic therapist and addiction specialist Michael Anne Conley shares an approach to change that invites kindness rather than criticism. This episode includes experiential exercises. To explore more, go to habitsinto health.com.
Jan 09, 2012•12 min
Does a habit or addiction have you in its grip? Holistic therapist and addiction specialist Michael Anne Conley shares her 21st century approaches to transformation and freedom. This introductory episode includes experiential exercises to support you in meeting your goals. Discover more at habitsintohealth.com.
Jan 06, 2012•14 min