Mike Carruthers

And there's a link to his book at Amazon in the show notes.

Doctor, thank you so much.

I appreciate you coming on.

Thank you so much.

Have you ever promised yourself, I'm not going to do that again?

And then you do.

You stay too long.

You drink too much.

You say yes when you mean no.

You stay quiet when you know you should speak up.

And then afterwards, you're not just frustrated, you're confused because it's not like you didn't see it coming.

So why do smart, self-aware people keep repeating behaviors that make them unhappy?

It turns out these patterns are not random.

They're learned, reinforced, even rewarded in subtle ways.

And until you understand what's driving them, willpower alone probably won't fix them.

Licensed marriage and family therapist Katie Morton has spent years helping people uncover the hidden reasons behind their self-sabotaging habits.

She's the author of Why Do I Keep Doing This?

Unlearn the Habits Keeping You Stuck and Unhappy.

And she's here to explain why we get stuck and how to stop.

Hey Katie, welcome to Something You Should Know.