Did you make any new year’s resolutions this year? How are they going? Congratulations on giving it a go, even if it’s not going the way you hoped at times. Setting goals or intentions is a great first step to getting more in touch with what is important to you. Below are some ideas I’ve come across over the years about the psychology of behavior change that can help you as you go forward:
Read MoreWhen we are being psychologically flexible, we are attending to the needs of the day as they come up in a way that is connected to who and what is important to us, while also letting ourselves consider the information available to us about our external reality and internal experiences. Practicing psychological flexibility is much easier for us when things are going according to plan, we are feeling generally safe and secure, most of our needs are being met, and we happen to be experiencing pleasant emotions.
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