Best Of: How to Create a Habit That Gives You What You Need (Sarah Hays Coomer, wellness coach and habit expert)
Description
So you want to create a new habit -- maybe it’s heading outside daily for that 20 minutes, maybe it’s something related, maybe it’s something else entirely. It can be easy to pick a really aggressive goal, or, on the flip side, toy with committing to something and then back out because you don’t want to disappoint yourself.
In the happy middle, though, is aiming for a habit that both improves your wellness life and gives you what you need. So how do you get there? In this episode of Humans Outside, Sarah Hays Coomer, a wellness coach and habit expert joins us for a third time to talk about creating a habit that focuses on what you need, gently. Listen now.
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Some of the good stuff:
[2:34] Sarah Hays Coomer’s favorite outdoor space
[3:55] How Sarah became someone who likes to go outside
[7:33] The nuts and bolts of a habit
[16:27] The role of sustainability in habit picking
[19:35] How to create a gentle guide for what you need
[26:57] What counts as going outside?
[32:40] Is habit building a muscle?
[37:29] Some tips for a gentle wellness practice
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