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Habits of health podcast1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() JOHNSTON:But for most of us, even if the habit we want to achieve matches our values-breaking a bad habit and replacing it with a good habit is hard. Usually I do a walking meditation or listen to a podcast about mental health. : My favorite daily habit is walking first thing in the morning and clearing my mind. And the third is to finish off every single day with a warm shower or a nice meditation to just calm down and reflecting over the day I've had. The second is to just stand in front of the mirror for 15 minutes, dancing to my favorite music, which gives me a lot of positive feelings. If it's possible, I do it outside and just take a moment to be there and to visualize the day I have ahead of me and everything I have to be grateful for. : My three favorite habits are to, one, start the day off with a good cup of coffee. I let everything go and then I'm ready for bed. So after that, no looking at my phone, no nothing. : My favorite daily habit is to, after a long day of work, I would take a warm shower and make sure that that's the last thing I do. : My favorite daily habit would be waking up, getting a cup of coffee while listening to a podcast even if it's just for a few minutes, maybe petting my cat a little because he comes over and it kind of just sets my tone for my day. For some more inspiration, let's revisit some other Wondermind community's favorite daily habits and why: It'll help you avoid the impulse to give up on your goals. Does any of this align with my why? Make sure that “why” has an answer. Stern prompted you to ask yourself “why?” Now look at the efforts you've made towards growth or any new habits that you may have started and check in. Alo should stop listing these examples, but why should I? Because someone else said so? And that brings me back to the key way to understand if your goals match your values. One of the easiest ways to know when your standards begin from outside yourself is when you find yourself saying, “should.” And just like we learned from week one's episode about motivation, we want our intentions to start internally. And here's the gold: associating those new habits with something you already do helps you keep your changes going. drop your baggage) you make the space to create new habits and new neural links. In addition to being a great rhyme, the scientific truth behind this is clear: when you ditch old, unhelpful habits, (i.e. So that timeline remains debatable.īut regardless of how long it takes, one new habit fact is undeniable: neurons that fire together, wire together. Now, we've all heard it takes 21 days to begin a new habit, but some experts say it actually takes two months or even up to a year-and yet my horoscope says I'm incapable of change. We'll start integrating your support system so you can reevaluate ways to keep momentum up as you forge ahead with your changes. This week we're headed deeper into the techniques and mindset adjustments that you've already begun exploring. You might get more out of it if you circle back to previous weeks, but no pressure. The team at Wondermind created this show to give you the tools to get rid of whatever's weighing you down so that you can reach higher heights with your mental health. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist, a member of the Wondermind Advisory Committee, and I'll be hosting week three of Baggage Drop. We also learned how relational support boosts growth, and this week we're getting into the weeds of forming healthy habits. This episode covers the ins and outs of productivity and motivation during periods of personal growth.ĭownload the How to Break Through Roadblocks worksheet!ĪLO JOHNSTON, LMFT, HOST: Hey, Baggage Droppers-from week one to now, we've explored ways baggage can be anything that holds someone back. ![]() Week three of Baggage Drop begins with host and member of the Wondermind Advisory Committee Alo Johnston, LMFT guiding listeners on a deep dive about habits-helping changes feel more attainable and more impactful. Licensed marriage and family therapist and writer in Los Angeles, specializing in working with the transgender, queer, and non-monogamous communities ![]()
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