230: The One Thing Getting in the Way of Creating Healthy Habits

Feel Good Effect

Robyn Conley Downs

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.9 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

How often have you tried to set a new habit that ultimately didn’t stick? We’re sharing a science-based way to create and sustain habits that’s often skipped - and it has nothing to do with willpower. Joining me in this episode is my spouse, Dr. Andrew Downs, who is a psychologist and expert in behavior change and habit development. Listen in to learn about this super practical and simple way to create automatic and enjoyable healthy habits.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the feel good effect. This is getting in the way of creating healthy habits.
0:08.8	And it's not what you think. We're going to tell you what it is and how to change it right now. Let's make it happen.
0:19.7	Radically simple and ridiculously doable, the feelgood effect will help you redefine wellness on your
0:25.0	terms. Hi, I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I believe that wellness isn't about achieving
0:30.7	another set of impossible standards, but instead finding what works for you. Drawing from
0:36.6	cutting-edge science on mindfulness, habit, and behavior change,
0:39.9	this podcast offers a collection of small mindset shifts that allow for more calm, clarity,
0:45.5	and joy in everyday life and allows you to embrace the idea that gentle is the new perfect.
0:52.3	I invite you to listen in as we cut through the clutter and find the
0:55.5	small shifts that create huge changes in your life. Thus striving, more ease. It's time to feel good.
1:08.0	Well, hey, feel good fam. I am so glad you're here for this episode about what's getting in the way of creating long-term habits, healthy habits, those feel-good habits, those habits that move the needle toward the goals that you really want in life and help you get rid of the extraneous kind of stuff that's not really connected to what matters for you.
1:29.8	And I don't see this being talked about enough. It's a science-based way to create and sustain
1:36.0	habits, and it's often skipped. So we're really excited to bring this information for you today.
1:42.1	Definitely one to share with a friend. I think it's really useful and can
1:45.5	be put into practice right now and help you turn one of those behaviors into a habit that you
1:51.2	are wanting to add to your life. Our guest today is Dr. Andrew Downs. He is the co-founder and
1:57.5	director of the Feel Good Effect Habits and Mindset Coaching Certification.
2:02.4	He has a PhD in psychology and is an expert in behavior change and habit development,
2:08.0	as well as positive psychology.
2:10.2	So we're very lucky to have his expertise and knowledge here for this free episode today.
2:16.8	And this is your last chance to enroll in our spring
2:21.5	cohort for the coaching certification that we offer. So no false scarcity here. We really only open this up
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