Behavior Change Skills

Change is hard. Most people know what they want to do or what they 'should' be doing. The real struggle comes with the 'HOW'. This course will guide you through strategies for healthy behavior change so that you can improve your lifestyle for health, while incorporating your faith and values.

Understand your own change process.

Learn to recognize your stage of readiness so you can stop fighting yourself and start working with where you actually are.

Build habits that last.

Discover the science of how habits form and break, and use that knowledge to design routines that stick long after the course ends.

Set goals you'll follow through on.

Walk away with a personalized SMART goal plan and a support system to help you stay accountable and motivated.

About the course

Most of us know what we should be doing for our health. The hard part is actually doing it — and sticking with it. This course walks you through the real psychology and science behind lasting behavior change, so you can stop relying on willpower alone and start building habits that fit your life. Across five guided lessons, you'll learn how to recognize your own readiness for change, build a support system that helps you succeed, tap into your personal strengths, understand how habits actually form in the brain, and set goals you'll actually follow through on. Whether you're hoping to move more, eat better, manage stress, or just feel more in control of your health, this course gives you the tools to get there — one sustainable step at a time.

Meet your instructor

Michele Suhie, PhD, NBC-HWC, DipACLM Michele is the Director of Health Education at MyCatholicDoctor Academy and a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional. Michele has been coaching individuals toward successful health behavior change for nearly a decade. Her approach views health behavior change through a Trinitarian Model of Health, promoting the integration of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, and practice of the faith in community. She is also an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University and coordinates the Sunday music ministry at her parish.

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 21 Lessons

1
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  Faith and Reason in Behavior Change
2. (Included in full purchase)
  How to use this course
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Before we begin...
2
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  Lesson 1: Stages of Change and Readiness to Change
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  Lesson 2: Recognizing Barriers to Change
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 3: Decisional Balance
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 4: Increasing self-awareness & using meta-cognition
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Assess your Stage and Readiness
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  Lesson 1: Identifying Supportive Relationships
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  Lesson 2: Environmental Assessment & Supports
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 3: Finding Community Resources
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Support Assessment
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  Lesson 1: The Upward Spiral
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 2: Using your strengths
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 3: Gratitude & Positive Emotion
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Experiment for yourself
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  Lesson 1: Understanding Habits
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  Lesson 2: The Science of Behavior Change
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 3: Setting Realistic Goals
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  SMART Goals and Planning
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Assessment

Ready to turn your knowledge into lasting change?

Enroll today and take the first step toward the healthier, more resilient you.

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