Dr. Alia Crum

It's on the whole, do I feel like I'm fit?

That's what matters, right?

And maybe it's not even the money.

It's just the belief that you can create the life you imagine.

right?

Those are the beliefs that matter.

They're about categories of things like yourself, healthy eating, your fitness, and so forth.

Yeah.

I think what I would say to the person listening or watching is to start where you are, right?

To start by acknowledging the problems that you're facing.

Start by acknowledging the goals that you have.

And then take that next step and ask yourself, what mindset could I adopt that would help me address those problems or achieve those goals?

So if you're a person dealing with stress, can you remind yourself that the body's stress response was not designed to kill you?

And remind yourself that it's there to support you, that there's something there you care about, and you can channel your efforts towards that thing.

To the person who might be struggling with their weight,

I would remind them to, sure, focus on eating nutritiously, but focus more on adopting the mindset of indulgence, eating while enjoying the pleasure of doing so.

And if you're somebody who's dealing with a health diagnosis like cancer or any health diagnosis for that matter, can you know that mindsets like this is...

manageable, your body is capable, that those mindsets are well within your grasp.

Yeah, I think I would say two things.

The first is to just get in touch.