šļø The Key to Habit Change
- Dr. Tracy McCarthy
- Sep 15, 2023
- 1 min read
š¤ What neuroplasticity has to do with habitsā¦
āWe are creatures of habit.ā
āOld habits are hard to break.ā
āNew habits are hard to keep.ā
How many of these ideas āļø do you believe?
So much about improving our health requires changing our habits. Thatās true for physical, mental, and emotional health. But in order for new habits to stick, we also need to retrain our brains.
Itās called neuroplasticity š” and is basically like rewiring old patterns into new ones on a subconscious level.
Hereās the great thing about neuroplasticity:
ā The more you trigger neural pathways in the brain, the stronger they get.
ā The less you trigger other neural pathways in the brain, the weaker they get.

That means every time you lace up your walking shoes instead of sitting on the couch, youāre training your brain to believe youāre a person who exercises. Every time you drink water instead of wine, youāre training your brain to believe youāre a person who stays sober. Every time you take a deep breath instead of yelling, youāre training your brain to believe youāre a person who stays present and relaxed.
The key to making neuroplasticity work in your favor is to practice your positive and health-promoting habits in little bits often:
šļø Little & Often šļø
Thatās how you train your brain, and thatās how you make habits stick.
Watch for my next post because Iām going to share some **specific neuroplasticity exercises** you can do little & often.
Any ideas what some might be? Give me your guesses in the comments. ⤵ļø
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