CHEC Yourself Community Health Education Center

In our conversation with Cardiologist Dr. Yadava, we talk about:
healthy habits that lead to a healthy heart
how to remove perfectionism from our eating habits
how nutrition continues to evolve (and how to approach eating with pragmatism and self-compassion)

In today's episode, we meet Donna Thomas. Donna works in the field of cardiology. In our conversation, we focus on heart failure, and talk about: 
What heart failure is
How to help prevent developing heart failure
What we can do once we have been diagnosed with heart failure

In this episode, join Leah Burkhart as she unpacks some of the health behaviors known to reduce our risk of heart disease. She will also be introducing some of the upcoming topics that will be covered by a number of guest speakers in the upcoming weeks in honor of February's Heart Month. Examples of things explored include: 
Nutrition
Exercise
Stress
Sleep
Quitting smoking
Getting regular checkups
Upcoming topics that will be shared with guests in the upcoming weeks

In today's episode, we cover: 
The stages of change (which includes...)
Pre-contemplation (I don't wanna)
Contemplation (I'll think about it)
Preparation (Let me get organized)
Action (Look at me go!) 
Maintenance (I'm holding strong)
Relapse (Oops) 

The value in practicing self-compassion as we try  and make changes
The importance of practicing patience and compassion for others that we may care about as they make those changes on their own time. 

In today's episode, Leah Burkhart and Erin Clubb  talk about the subject of rewards. They touch on:
What makes for a healthy reward?
How different people interpret what is actually rewarding.
Intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards and motivations
How to prioritize pleasure and rewards for ourselves even while parenting
How parents can help their kids craft healthy rewards for themselves
The importance of rewarding healthy behaviors rather than outcomes. 

It's that time of year...the time when many of us will be reflecting on the past year (yeah...that's right...a YEAR has gone by, already). We will also be thinking about what we want to bring in for the new year. Resolutions. Goals. Hopes. Dreams.
In this episode, we will talk about the challenge of change. We'll cover habits (creating new ones and cutting out the not-so-great ones). We will talk about just why change is hard, and how to create an ecosystem that will increase your success.
Resources: 
James Clear: Atomic Habits
Charles Duhigg: The Power of Habit
Kelly. McGonical: The Willpower Instinct