Personality Isn’t Permanent? The Science Behind Changing Who You Are

The Really Very Crunchy Podcast

Emily & Jason Morrow

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Can you actually change your personality, or are you stuck the way you are forever? In this episode, Jason and Emily talk through the surprising science behind personality change. For decades psychologists believed personality was mostly fixed by adulthood. But new research suggests that with intention, specific habits, and enough time, people can shift major traits like extroversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability. Emily’s Book: Really Very Crunchy https://amzn.to/4cX9JmH Little Helper Big Imagination https://amzn.to/4lbNufe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Sorry about the inconvenience. Something messed up with our cameras.
0:05.0	I messed up. I was trying to be nice. I messed up the cameras. Jason royally messed up and didn't check the memory cards. So this week, it is audio only. Sorry about that. We'll be back next week. You can see our happy shining faces. Are they shining? I dressed up for this.
0:21.4	I'm wearing a tuxedo.
0:23.5	Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode.
0:26.2	You're listening to the really very crunchy podcast with your host's Emily.
0:29.9	And Jason.
0:31.2	Emily, we're doing it.
0:33.6	We're...
0:34.4	What are we doing?
0:35.7	Having a...
0:36.6	Can we say this? A home birth? Oh. You're... What are we doing? Having a... Can we say this?
0:38.9	A home birth?
0:40.5	Oh.
0:41.2	You're just putting it out there.
0:43.0	I mean...
0:43.5	You're just looking for a way to start the podcast, so...
0:46.3	Yeah.
0:47.2	Telling my personal health information.
0:50.0	Yeah.
0:50.3	As if I don't do that for you.
0:51.2	I never had to sign a HIPAA violation paper thing.
0:55.8	I could say whatever I want.
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