Dr. Bethany Cook, PsyD, MT-BC, is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of For What It’s Worth: A Perspective on How to Thrive and Survive Parenting. She's a sought after therapist and quoted ...

Simple, realistic ways to build daily routines that support stability with bipolar disorder — without relying on willpower alone. Most of us don’t naturally default to healthy habits. It takes ...

To achieve your health and fitness goals, it's just as important to break unhealthy habits as it is to build healthy ones. We all have bad habits. Maybe you can’t seem to stop snacking, or you spend ...

In my last post, I shared my thoughts on a book I was reading, “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,” by Charles Duhigg. The book examined the concept of a three-step habit ...

We are creatures of habits, both good and bad. What separates the good from the bad are the negative consequences that result from the bad ones. Negative consequences range from mildly embarrassing ...

Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...