The Paul Dermody Podcast

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If you believe you're lazy, a failure, or unable, this might point you to the root of your troubles. If your inner critic drives change, it won't feel rewarding. Client Maria shares her story of how questioning her identity as a lazy person led her to become a therapist. Letting go isn't losing yourself. It's...

Give me 20 minutes to show you that you're motivated. We think of weight loss as discipline and willpower. But every action (every skipped workout, every frustrating failed time you overeat, every time you diet) has a motivation behind it. 

Some are obvious: wanting to look better. Others are subtle: control,...

In this episode, Paul provides a guide to change that challenges most of the notions you'll commonly hear about:

•Why discipline doesn't work

•Banning foods gives them enormous emotional power

•Nutrition is a science but eating is a skill

•How you benefit from stuckness

•How trying to force change...