Michelle Segar on The Joy Choice
b'Dr. Michelle Segar is an award-winning lifestyle coach and sustainable behavioral change researcher at the University of Michigan. For nearly three decades, she has pioneered methods to create sustainable healthy behavior change that are being used to boost patient health, employee well-being, and gym membership retention. She\\u2019s an advisor to leading global organizations and frequently interviewed in major media outlets like The New York Times, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal.\\n\\xa0\\nMichelle had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include:\\n\\u201cWhen you\\u2019re in a culture where food is valued and you\\u2019re allowed to eat it, there isn\\u2019t a need to rebel and overeat because it\\u2019s part of the culture and how you take care of yourself and how you enjoy life\\u201d (9:00).\\n\\u201cWhen you tell people they can\\u2019t eat something, all they want to do is eat it\\u201d (9:20).\\n\\u201cThe art of living is knowing how to appreciate living in the moment, but also having a respect that your choices are going to have long term implications too (10:30).\\n\\u201cThe more we help people notice how they feel from their food choices and when they can escape those rebellion-like \\u2018should\\u2019s\\u2019 that are embedded in their belief system, more people will find a more natural way to eat things that are better for them\\u201d (16:45).\\n\\u201cIf you\\u2019re [eating unhealthily] every once in a while, it\\u2019s not a big deal. But we\\u2019ve been trained, we\\u2019ve been brainwashed, to think that it\\u2019s a big deal\\u201d (19:05).\\n\\u201cWhen you help people feel their cravings, they actually are more successful quitting long term\\u201d (22:00).\\n\\u201cOur unconscious belief system impedes us from really embracing a mindfulness approach\\u201d (25:00).\\n\\u201cOur motivations and decisions are greatly impacted by the people around us, the choices around us\\u201d (25:45).\\n\\u201cWeight loss poisons people\\u2019s motivation\\u201d (28:50).\\n\\u201cWe want to be thinking in terms of what are the tradeoffs we need to make with regards to eating, exercise, and sleep\\u201d (37:30).\\n\\u201cWe need to give ourselves grace\\u201d (41:00).\\n\\u201cWe have to figure out what we want to do and what we like. Following an eating or exercise plan is no different\\u201d (42:10).\\n\\u201cWe can\\u2019t follow someone else\\u2019s formula. We have to know what our own formula is\\u201d (44:25).\\n\\u201cI don\\u2019t keep potato chips in the house because I know I would never stop eating them\\u201d (49:15).\\n\\u201cWe\\u2019ve been indoctrinated with dogmas and \\u2018should\\u2019s\\u2019 that human nature and research shows that we want to rebel against\\u201d (1:01:15).\\n\\u201cWhen you rebel, you\\u2019re still being controlled\\u201d (1:01:45).\\n\\u201cThe joy choice, the perfect imperfect option that lets us do something instead of nothing\\u201d (1:05:10).\\n\\u201cWe feel joy when the moment in time reflects who we are at our core\\u201d (1:06:00).\\n\\u201cWhen we take better care of ourselves\\u2026 we have the energy and the wherewithal to be kind\\u201d (1:11:15).\\n\\xa0\\nAdditionally, make sure to find everything you need to know about Michelle at michellesegar.com and to follow her on Twitter @MichelleSegar and on LinkedIn!\\nThank you so much to Michelle for coming on the podcast!\\nI wrote a book called \\u201cShift Your Mind\\u201d that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter:\\xa0@brianlevenson\\xa0or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers.\\nThanks for listening.'