by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Habits and Goals, Motivation
I know you want to eat well. You want to have most of your meals at home. But if you are anything like our household more often than you would like to admit you find that yet another week has gone by and you have mostly had frozen foods, pizza, and cereal for dinner....
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Diet Industry, Habits and Goals, Motivation
The holidays are here. It’s been a rough year. You might be feeling anxious about your ability to maintain health habits during the holidays. Or maybe you gained some weight over the course of this uncertain year. You might be feeling the need to “get back...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Diet Industry, Habits and Goals
Do you feel anxiety or a lack of confidence in your relationship with food? Have you ever heard of exposure therapy? If your answer is yes and then no, you are in for a treat. Exposure-based therapy treatment is an evidence-based approach that works well for many...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Habits and Goals, Motivation
“Just stop thinking about it.” “You gotta think positively.” “Look on the bright side!” These types of statements often make me cringe. Can you relate? You are really struggling with something and someone tells you to change your...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Biology, Habits and Goals, Motivation
What do you think when you hear guided imagery? If you’re like me, you might think it sounds like pseudoscience. I used to think guided imagery was for people who drink wheat grass shots and go on week-long meditation retreats. I didn’t think it was people...
