Are you prioritizing quick fixes over lasting joy in our pursuit of health and wellness? With a focus on promoting long-term health behavior changes rather than short-lived fitness programs that quickly lose momentum, we welcome award-winning researcher and sustainable-change coach Michelle Segar. We are honored to interview Michelle, who is the author of the acclaimed book, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise. Her thirty years of expertise and science-backed research are sure to inspire and enlighten anyone looking to make positive, sustainable changes in their health and lifestyle.
Michelle Segar, Ph.D. is an award-winning, NIH-funded researcher at the University of Michigan with thirty years studying how to help people adopt exercise and other self-care behaviors in ways that can be sustained within the unpredictability of the real world. Her research on creating sustainable change is widely recognized as uniquely pragmatic for real-world applications. An advisor to the World Health Organization on their global physical activity initiatives, Michelle was also selected to be the inaugural chair of the United States National Physical Activity Plan’s Communication Committee. She consults with leading organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Walmart, WW, Anytime Fitness, Adidas, and Business Group on Health. Michelle’s synergistic combination of academic research with real-world sustainable-change curriculum design and coaching permit her to create engaging and practical sustainable-change systems for digital health and individual coaching/counseling. She certifies professionals in her sustainable-change methods and licenses them to large organizations. Michelle is frequently interviewed about how to help consumers and patients change their mindsets, cultivate lasting motivation and sustainable physical activity in major media outlets including The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Prevention, Real Simple, and TIME. Michelle’s training and experience is uniquely comprehensive, including a doctorate in Psychology (PhD), a master’s degree in Health Behavior/Health Education (MPH), a master’s degree in Kinesiology (MS) and fellowships in translational research and health care policy from the University of Michigan. She ran with the Olympic Torch at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
355. What is EMDR with Jamie Marich
354. A Family Guide to Dementia with Brent Forester
353. Ask Great Questions with Jeff Wetzler
352. Twentysomethings with Meg Jay
351. You Only Die Once with Jodi Wellman
350. Parenting Anxious Kids with Regine Galanti
349. The Hunger Habit with Judson Brewer
347. Job Changes & Career Pivots with Paula Brand
346. Self-compassion Daily Journal with Diana Hill
345. Writing for Personal Growth with Maureen Murdock
344. Differently Wired Kids with Deborah Reber
343. Heartbreak with Florence Williams
342. Youth Sports and Raising Athletes with Kirsten Jones
341. Self-Forgiveness with Grant Dewar
340. How to Create Lasting Sexual Connections with Emily Nagoski
339. Picking, Pulling and Biting: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors with Marla Deibler and Renae Reinardy
338. ACT for Burnout with Debbie!
337. Puberty Is Awkward with Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett
336. Mindfulness and Living Expansively with Sharon Salzberg
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Your Sleep Guru Podcast
Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
Men Do Talk Podcast
The Dr. John Delony Show
On Purpose with Jay Shetty