- Episodes
- 20
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 8 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 2 weeks ago
Episodes
20 episodes, newest first
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8 min
The Gratitude Practice Built into the Annosa App
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "A Two-Minute Bedtime Habit That Measurably Reduces Burnout." Exhausted health care workers practiced for fifteen days, and a year later, researchers could still detect the benefits.
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13 min
If You’re Avoiding Your One Thing
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "How to Avoid Avoidant Behavior." Why is this simple thing so hard? Tasks like saying “no” take thirty seconds. Here’s why they can still feel impossible, and what helps.
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8 min
Acceptance Practice
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "How to Deal with Discomfort." The most effective response to a hard feeling is the one your instincts will fight.
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12 min
What to Do When you Lose your Streak
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "What to Do When you Lose your Streak." Repeat after me: All. Is. Not. Lost. When researchers tested more than 50 programs designed to get people to exercise, the winner didn't reward showing up at the gym; it rewarded coming back after an absence.
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13 min
What to Do When you Lose your Streak
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "What to Do When You Lose Your Streak." Repeat after me: All. Is. Not. Lost. When researchers tested more than 50 programs designed to get people to exercise, the winner didn't reward showing up at the gym; it rewarded coming back after an absence.
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8 min
The Gratitude Practice Built into the Annosa App
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "A Two-Minute Bedtime Habit That Measurably Reduces Burnout." Exhausted health care workers practiced for fifteen days, and a year later, researchers could still detect the benefits.
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8 min
Acceptance Process
Season 1
Show notes
Listen to the article, "How to Deal with Discomfort." The most effective response to a hard feeling is the one your instincts will fight.
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5 min
Change is Easier When It’s Shared
Show notes
Wanting to make a change might get you to the starting line, but other people are the secret sauce for staying in the game.
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8 min
7 Ways to Help Someone Do a Hard Thing
Show notes
Being an effective "accountability partner" is about coaching rather than policing. Most of us unintentionally undermine the people we are trying to support. A good accountability partner asks more than they tell, celebrates more than they remind, and never, ever "shoulds" on you.
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10 min
Follow Through on Your Best Intentions
Show notes
This article, “How an Ideal Ordinary Day Can Help You Follow Through on Your Best Intentions,” gives you a method for stacking HIBs by designating anchors for several habits all at once.
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7 min
How to Get Into a Habit Faster, According to Research
Show notes
This article, “How to Get Into a Habit Faster, According to Research” will give you an idea for how long you’ll need to keep a single HIB/One Thing before it starts to feel automatic. It takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days to form a habit; here’s how to land on the fast end.
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10 min
September is the New January
Show notes
One of the first things you’ll do in the Annosa app is identify what you want to feel more of in your life; some background on that is in “September Is the New January”. This article also covers the second thing you’ll do in the app: identify a role you play in your life that energizes you.
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7 min
What if the Most Powerful Drug We Have Isn’t a Drug?
Show notes
This article provides some background on Lifestyle Medicine. The Annosa program is considered an “Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Change” program by healthcare providers, similar to the program in the Dr. Dean Ornish trials referenced in the article.
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6 min
Visualizing Your Success Could Cost You the Race
Show notes
Curious about the obstacle planning step in the Annosa app? This article explains why it's so important.
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9 min
Smaller than a Goal, Better than Nothing
Season 1, Episode 6
Show notes
Wondering why you're asked to designate a "Better Than Nothing" behavior in the Annosa app? Designating your BTN behavior is arguably the most important part of habit formation. This audio article explains why.
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11 min
How Self-Awareness Makes Every Habit Easier
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The first habit we will all form together is the Daily Reflection. This article explains why.
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7 min
Doing Something Because You "Should" Is Exactly Why You Won't
Show notes
You will only be successful in making lifestyle changes by identifying something positive that you want (rather than trying to fix something about yourself). If you don't believe me, please listen to this article.
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8 min
How to Disappoint People
Show notes
How to give yourself permission to take care of yourself if you're struggling under the weight of other people's expectations.
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10 min
You Don't Need a Nobel Prize-Winning Purpose
Season 1, Episode 2
Show notes
Tips for fostering more purpose and meaning in your life, even if you feel stuck.
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10 min
When to Take Your Wearable Off
Season 1, Episode 1
Show notes
Explains what the metrics we show you on the Annosa app homepage are (and also reveals what a true gadget nerd I am).
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