How to Make Healthy Eating Fun with Dr. Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS

Episode 67. Simplify. Play. Choose Joy. How does THAT sound to you, friends? In today's episode, I got to sit down with Dr. Michelle Segar, someone whose work I deeply admire, and this only was amplified after our conversation. It was a reminder to me that even people who have tons of research publications and two books have self-doubt, but that people doing the courageous work of questioning the status quo are essential to improving the way we do things, and help people. What to Expect in this Interview In this interview, we cover: What prompted Dr. Segar to get into doing this work (she takes us back to a story from a pivotal moment among a group of women in 1994)When and why she first started applying Self-Determination Theory to understanding eating and exercise habitsWhat made her write her bestselling book No Sweat AND her brand new book out this week called The Joy ChoiceWhat we need to understand about the existing research on habit change and why it might not always apply to eating behaviorWhat is a "habiter" versus an "unhabiter", and how to know which one you areHow to use her science-based decision support strategy - simplify, play, and choose joy - to help us quiet the mental noise and clear the decks for effective decision making through joy, ease, and flexibility.” What it means to make the "perfect, imperfect choice" and how it can help you (make sure you check out the example about how this applies to Kara's habit of skipping lunch) Who is Dr. Michelle Segar? Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS bestselling author of No Sweat and sustainable behavior change scientist, directs the University of Michigan’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center. She has spent the last 25 years conducting health coaching and research and translating it into sustainable behavior change messages and programming for professionals and organizations seeking to accelerate and sustain positive change. Her comprehensive, research-based approach to creating sustainable behavior change has made he