EP 668: Reader’s Question - Why Willpower Fails: Cracking the Code to Emotion-Driven Behavior Change

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this belief-shattering episode of the This Naked Mind podcast, Annie Grace tackles a question on everyone's mind: how do we explain our emotional journeys to loved ones while navigating challenging behavior changes? Many of us, especially when it comes to breaking free from alcohol, rely on willpower to muscle through, often leading to frustration and setbacks. But Annie challenges this traditional approach, introducing the revolutionary concept of emotion-driven behavior change. She explains why focusing solely on changing our actions misses the mark, and instead, we must dig into the emotional landscape that drives our habits. Listen in as Annie sheds light on the "why" behind our behaviors, empowering you to approach change with compassion and understanding, ultimately setting yourself up for lasting transformation.

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0:00.0	Hey there!
0:05.0	Every month Annie has a call with our Path 365 members and answers their questions.
0:09.5	She tackles a wide range of topics from what to do with big emotions, what kinds of tips and
0:13.4	advice she has for addressing difficult situations, how to deal with cravings, and
0:16.9	so much more. Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path
0:20.4	members. Hey Annie, how can I explain the emotion-based changes to my friends and family that are
0:32.1	asking about my alcohol-free journey when the behavior-based
0:36.0	changes are really taking longer to solidify.
0:39.5	Historically, in society, we have tried to change behavior in the way of changing the
0:45.7	behavior which sounds logical and obvious and that's actually you know been just the paradigm that we've lived in for just about forever.
0:57.2	And alcohol specifically and a lot of other things, it's just not working. You don't have to look very far to realize like even if you look at exercise or if you look at screen time or if you look at our collective sugar addiction,
1:12.7	whatever it is when we try to just focus on the behavior
1:15.9	and changing the behavior,
1:17.8	that doesn't work over the long term.
1:21.0	It has very, very low success rates.
1:23.4	If it didn't, it wouldn't be a problem.
1:25.5	It would have been easy for you,
1:26.9	because that's what you've been trying to do forever,
1:28.4	is you've been trying to change behavior.
1:30.3	The problem with trying to change behavior
1:31.7	is that willpower does not function with like an indefinite amount of willpower.
1:37.8	It is much more like a muscle and it fatigues and it wears out.
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