Habits and Why They Are Important in Therapy, Mind, Body, and Soul

In this podcast, we discuss Habits, and why they matter so much for mental, physical, emotional and soul-level wellbeing.

Habits are hard to break — whether they are good or bad. The good news is that we can change them to healthy ones. People who appear to have strong discipline or self-control haven’t necessarily got more willpower; they’ve simply created a habit, and that habit has become their default.

Creating and changing healthy habits is difficult. The journey to get there is the most difficult part. But once the habit is established, it becomes your new normal — and it becomes much easier to maintain.

From a body perspective, the body appreciates routine, structure, and order. We are habitual by default, and we can make conscious decisions to change habits into something that supports us rather than works against us.

From a mental health perspective, healthy habits provide structure, reduce stress, increase self-esteem, and create a sense of control. When challenges arrive, routine gives us greater resilience and a stronger sense of stability and happiness.

So how do we build a supportive routine?

• Eating healthily

• Exercising regularly

• Creating connection to prevent loneliness

• Staying connected through work, family, friends, events, and support

All of this promotes emotional and physical stability, reduces stress, improves mood and energy levels, increases self-esteem, improves sleep, builds resilience, and connection creates a deep sense of belonging.

Habits support the whole system — mind, body, soul and spirit.

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