35. Design Recipe - Tiny Habits Mighty Recipe - Sitting with Ellen Khalifa

<p>I sit with Ellen Khalifa from Wyzage for an insightful conversation on behaviour change for health-span and longevity. &nbsp;&nbsp;After practicing the Tiny Habits method for 10 years, she was inspired to get certified in 2019. Ellen spent decades as a content writer in healthcare -creating physician, patient and health education - but eventually realized that information is only useful if it helps us take action. She is certified as a UX writer to help wellness entrepreneurs create the most effective micro-content for digital products. Ellen is also active in the growing movement to create a new roadmap for the second half of life.</p> <p>She helps people to extend the healthy middle span of life to"<em> Teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. " (Psalm 90:12)</em></p> <p>She talks about the book called 'Rewiring Happiness' by Rick Hanson and that it is possible to go towards a growth mindset which is about progress not perfection.&nbsp;</p> <p>She blends together design thinking, behavioural change and positive psychology. &nbsp;When you create habits using emotional intensity with celebration and positive thoughts you can start to rewire your brain. &nbsp;She was an anxious person and became less anxious with tiny steps of self-kindness, focusing on what she had established and celebrating that. &nbsp;She started to notice more moments in the day that she did regularly where she could easily add habits to.</p> <p>She shares about her interest in the <a href="https://www.modernelderacademy.com/">Modern Elder Academy</a>, a school dedicated to helping you navigate midlife and beyond.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Her work is communication for behaviour change in the simplest easiest ways to make positive changes.</strong></p> <p>I invited Ellen to talk about D from the Kindness A to Z which is about DESIGN, how can we design our lives with more kindness.</p> <h1><em><strong>"Tiny is really mighty" &nbsp;</strong></em>is&nbsp;what B.J. Fogg founder of <a href="https://tinyhabits.com/">Tiny Habits</a> s