How to Kick Bad Habits (and Start Good Ones)

Your brain is changing all the time, whether you realize it or not. Everything from your hobbies and chores to the media you consume can physically shape it. So how can you make sure it’s changing in ways that actually serve you? Laurie speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davi ...  Show more

When we’re struggling to reach a goal, most of us assume the answer is to buckle down and try harder. But what if all that white-knuckling is actually making things more difficult than they need to be? Dr. Laurie speaks with psychologist Angela Duckworth, best known for her groun ...  Show more

From doomscrolling to comfort food, bad habits are hard to break – so where do we begin? CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the relationship between habits, addiction and anxiety with neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, from Sharecare and B ...  Show more

We all do things in our lives that don’t serve us, right? Maybe you watch too much TV or you’re a chocoholic… or maybe your habits are more serious. Whatever your story is, I want to show you in this podcast the method for overcoming bad habits… So you can focus on things that ac ...  Show more

Think about your habits, the things you do automatically without much thought — from brushing your teeth in the morning to scrolling social media before bed.There’s a lot going on with these behaviors.On one level, they’re just routines and actions wired into our brains through r ...  Show more

In this episode, we talk about how to break the bad habits that are holding you back. Are you struggling to break bad habits that are holding you back? In this episode, we talk about how to identify and overcome these habits. We'll share tips and strategies for making lasting cha ...  Show more