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...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Exercise, Habits and Goals, Motivation
There is a reason I am SO passionate about helping people harness the science of motivation and applying it to their lives. And it isn’t just because I love drinking coffee, reading research, and writing. Although I absolutely do. It’s because I’ve...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Biology, Diet Industry, Habits and Goals, Motivation
If you’ve been keeping up with recent posts this isn’t going to shock you: I am against dieting. At least in the typical way we approach it. The Most Effective Weight Loss Plan If you were told that you had an illness and the treatment option was 2-20%...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Intuitive Eating, Parenthood
Let’s call it like it is. Life is pretty nuts right now. I could use many other words as well, but I’ll stick with that for the sake of time. Getting your kids to eat their veggies might feel like a low priority, especially if you find yourself caught in...
by Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP | Diet Industry, Habits and Goals, Motivation
There aren’t a ton of things I know for sure. It’s like this Albert Einstein quote: The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know. – Albert Einstein But if there’s one thing I am going to hang my hat on and follow, it’s...
by Shawn Hondorp | Diet Industry
Did you know that dieting messes with our body’s biology? Sadly, it is true. There are a number of ways that going on a diet actually makes it harder to maintain a healthy weight? So before you try another “diet” or even a reasonable effort at...
by Shawn Hondorp | Diet Industry, Habits and Goals
Just work hard. Push through it. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and keep going. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much pressure we put on ourselves to do it all. As a society, we aren’t particularly forgiving. The notion is often that you work...
