9 Ways To Break Free From the Habits That Are Holding You Back | Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
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<p>How your reliance on being liked, being comfortable, and being perfect is blocking you from making the change you want.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://drchatterjee.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Dr. Rangan Chatterjee</a> is one of the most influential doctors in the UK with over two decades of experience. He now hosts Europe's biggest health podcast, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/id1333552422" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Feel Better, Live More</a>, he is the author of 5 Sunday Times bestsellers, he regularly appears on BBC television, national radio and his TED talk, <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gaY4m00wXpw&t=1s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How To Make Disease Disappear</a>, has almost 6 million views. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Why we have an overreliance on experts and perfection</li> <li>Barriers and solutions to long term change</li> <li>How to stop people pleasing (or become a "people pleaser in recovery")</li> <li>Tips for neutralizing emotional discomfort and stress</li> <li>The "life is an escalator" myth, and our relationship with complaining </li> <li>How to adapt to adversity without feeding our bad habits</li> <li>Escaping the trap of busyness</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/jud-brewer-258" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Your Bad Habits (and Addictions) May Be Getting Worse - and How Mindfulness Can Help | Dr. Jud Brewer</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/dan-solo-habit-formation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How To Actually Keep Your New Year's Resolutions | Dan Solo Episode</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p> </p>
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