Sue Read – The Psychology of Healthy Habits

In this episode, Sue discusses effective communication strategies to empower and motivate patients to make positive changes to meet their health goals. She discusses the psychology behind habits and how to nurture compassion and understanding for patients as they navigate their health journey.

In this Episode:

2.16 - Welcome Sue

2.30 - The psychology of creating healthy habits

8.26 - How to communicate the importance of changes with compassion and understanding, find a treatment focus, and help people find motivation through their values

17.15 - Empowering our patients to define and reach their goals

25.58 - Overcoming challenges to find motivation and achieve goals

38.32 - Identifying reachable actions and setting reward

42.43 - Mindful activities and habit stacking

45.28 - Reassessing values, priorities, and choices

52.04 - Building good habits and breaking bad habits

Bio:

Sue Read is a Registered Psychologist and Founder and Director of Life Unlimited Psychology with over 18 years of experience in Clinical Practice. Sue is particularly passionate about providing support after trauma, chronic illness and preventing burnout in corporate environments, for athletes, military personnel as well as individual well-being. As a former Olympic athlete and goalkeeper for the Matildas, Sue has a great understanding of the importance of finding and maintaining motivation to prioritise our own health, despite high physical and mental demands.