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How to actually create new habits

How to actually create new habits

In my last post, I talked about trying to build motivation to do my physio exercises. (Update: I’m doing a little better… but still not quite there!) It got me thinking about other ways to increase my chances of sticking to it - because as we’ve learned before,

Why I’m struggling to do my physio exercises

Why I’m struggling to do my physio exercises

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a new physio, Jean Zhang. She’s brilliant - a hypermobility specialist who finally gets my bendy body. After years of exercises that made things worse, it was refreshing to feel truly seen. She gave me a small, thoughtful set of exercises, carefully

How to believe in yourself

How to believe in yourself

I loved running my online masterclass in Health Behaviour Change last week - however, one theme came up again and again that broke my heart a little bit: so many people struggle with change because of low confidence or negative beliefs about themselves. Here are a few examples that people

From rules to trust: using COM-B to build health that lasts

From rules to trust: using COM-B to build health that lasts

In my last post I introduced the COM-B model of behaviour change. This week I’m zooming in: how does COM-B help us move toward body acceptance and away from diet culture? If you want to go deeper, I’ll cover this in my free online masterclass at the end

Why can’t I change?

Why can’t I change?

We all find it hard to change our behaviour, to do the things we know are “good for us”. I’m literally an “expert” in this, and I struggle as much if not more than most. However, my many years of experience working in this space have at least helped

How I’m learning to love my fat body

How I’m learning to love my fat body

I wrote in my last post about letting go of weight loss goals, and how this can lead us to making changes which are both more enjoyable and more sustainable. However, “letting go of weight loss goals” is not as easy as it sounds. In this post I’ll talk

Trying to lose weight is what’s making you gain weight

Trying to lose weight is what’s making you gain weight

I wrote a WhatsApp the other day to some colleagues, to share what I’m working on at the moment. I wrote it from the heart, and accidentally articulated what it is that I really care about: I’m on a mission to help people to make changes to their

Personal Values Exercise

Personal Values Exercise

When holidays stop being habit disruptors

When holidays stop being habit disruptors

I’m writing from a slightly grey London, dreaming about this time last week, when I was lying by a pool in Tenerife 😎 Now we’re back and the tan lines are already fading, I’ve been reflecting on how holidays, while joyous, can sometimes get in the way of

I can help you make health changes that stick

I can help you make health changes that stick

Would you like to be looking after your body, rather than fighting it? Want to make changes that last, rather than bouncing between periods of extreme changes and then nothing at all? I can help you to make sustainable changes, so that “healthy” is just a thing that you do,

Are you in the business of health behaviour change?

Are you in the business of health behaviour change?

Maybe you're a startup, looking to build a new product in the health space? Or maybe you're an established business, looking to expand your feature set and have more impact? Good news: I can help you to have more impact, and avoid wasting money and time

Help - I can’t stop eating the biscuits!

Help - I can’t stop eating the biscuits!

I hope you’re all either enjoying the sunshine or successfully keeping cool! Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been deep in doing research - interviewing people to understand their eating and exercise behaviour, and what makes it hard for them to change. I love this stuff: it

A little update from me

A little update from me

You might have noticed that these posts are getting a little less frequent - apologies for this! I’ve been very busy behind the scenes working on and thinking about what this work looks like beyond this little blog. I hugely appreciate you all following my journey, so I thought

Why your goal “to be more healthy” might not be as useful as you think

Why your goal “to be more healthy” might not be as useful as you think

Big goals are helpful, but the nature of them is really important I’m sure we’ve all set goals for our health behaviour - it might be to go for a walk every day, or to eat your 5 a day. Sometimes we meet them, sometimes we don’t.

Reflections on “The Joy Choice”

Reflections on “The Joy Choice”

Last week I finished reading The Joy Choice by Dr Michelle Segar - a book that claims to offer an alternative approach to health behaviour change, which is actually sustainable. I’ve been following Segar for a long time - she’s a behavioural scientist and health coach, who is

Is flexibility the key to lasting behaviour change, or is it just "restriction-lite"?

Is flexibility the key to lasting behaviour change, or is it just "restriction-lite"?

Flexibility in behaviour change has come up a lot in the reading I’ve been doing over the last couple of weeks. Some propose that the key to success in making health behaviour changes is to have plans and goals which are flexible, rather than rigid - that can adapt

Behaviour Change conference: connections, food for thought, and insights

Behaviour Change conference: connections, food for thought, and insights

Last week I was at the Behaviour Change conference in Lisbon - was an amazing couple of days (despite the persistent rain!), connecting with brilliant people, catching up with people I rarely see, and consuming lots of amazing presentations. Connections - the start of something exciting? The first day I

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Can we both listen to our bodies, and control our bodies, at the same time?

This week I’d like to share initial musings on this question, which I’ll be working to answer over the next few weeks. Controlling our bodies: self-regulation Many health behaviour change interventions are focussed on “self-regulation” - this is the process of actively controlling your behaviour, by suppressing urges,

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The what vs the how of changing health behaviour

I’m really grateful for the response to my first post on inclusive health behaviour change - both people working in this space, and friends and family, found that something about it resonated with them (which is exactly what I’d hoped!) Your feedback form responses (you can still complete

Inclusive health behaviour change

Inclusive health behaviour change

I am working to create a paradigm of behaviour change that works for fat, disabled people. So much of popularised behaviour change is focused on weight loss or improving your body. But what if you just want to survive and thrive in your body, regardless of what it looks like?