Break Bad Habits Our daily actions run on autopilot 45% of the time. This means almost half of what we do happens without conscious thought! Most people struggle with breaking bad habits. The process can take anywhere from 1 to 65 days, based on specific behaviors and circumstances. This reality explains why quitting smoking or reducing sugary drinks becomes such a challenge - and British people consume about 117 liters of these drinks each year. Our brain's wiring creates th

How to Get the Running Habit Building a sustainable running practice presents us with a fascinating paradox. Research reveals that approximately 25% of recreational runners develop symptoms of exercise addiction, a psychological dependency where running shifts from a health-promoting behaviour into a compulsion that damages physical wellbeing and quality of life [6] [15]. Yet the very commitment and consistency we seek in establishing a running routine mirrors this same inten

We all have a story to share. The good news for us sharing those stories is that we can get some perspective on our lives through our stories. When we share a story with a trusted friend we break our closed system and add in the input of others. When an athlete works with a sport psychologist, the sport psychologist helps the athlete to edit stories of the past, present and future. The arc of our stories can change with the help of a sport psychologist because in our sharing