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Changing to Thrive: Using the Stages of Change to Overcome the Top Threats to Your Health and Happiness
Changing unhealthy behaviors is easier said than done. Through interactive exercises, backed by countless research studies, Changing to Thrive will help readers progress through the Stages of Change and find the will power to create lasting change that will allow them to thrive.
Eat healthy. Exercise. Quit smoking. Cut down on drinking. Reduce stress.Changing unhealthy behaviors is easier said than done.
If you’re like most of us, you have already made repeated attempts to change your lifestyle and improve your well-being without lasting success. You may attribute those failures to things like lack of motivation or the “wrong genes.” But it’s more likely that you simply don’t know how to change.
In this groundbreaking book, James O. Prochaska, PhD, and Janice M. Prochaska, PhD, guide you through a six-stage process designed to help you assess your readiness to change, then tap the inner resources necessary to thrive physically, emotionally, and socially.
Backed by countless research studies, the stages of change model, developed by James Prochaska in collaboration with Carlo DiClemente, PhD, has revolutionized the field of behavior change.Through interactive exercises, Changing to Thrive will help you progress through the stages of change and learn that you have the power within to thrive.
Eat healthy. Exercise. Quit smoking. Cut down on drinking. Reduce stress.Changing unhealthy behaviors is easier said than done.
If you’re like most of us, you have already made repeated attempts to change your lifestyle and improve your well-being without lasting success. You may attribute those failures to things like lack of motivation or the “wrong genes.” But it’s more likely that you simply don’t know how to change.
In this groundbreaking book, James O. Prochaska, PhD, and Janice M. Prochaska, PhD, guide you through a six-stage process designed to help you assess your readiness to change, then tap the inner resources necessary to thrive physically, emotionally, and socially.
Backed by countless research studies, the stages of change model, developed by James Prochaska in collaboration with Carlo DiClemente, PhD, has revolutionized the field of behavior change.Through interactive exercises, Changing to Thrive will help you progress through the stages of change and learn that you have the power within to thrive.
260 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2016
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November 11, 2023
Extremely useful insights, but like pretty much all self-help books, it gets a tad repetitive. This book is about how you can improve your chances of changing an entrenched behaviour by understanding the psychological shifts that need to happen prior to taking action, realistic time frames, the nature of relapses etc. Everything rang very true for me. While the book focuses on 4 common health habits people would like to change - quitting smoking, drinking, overeating, and taking up exercise - its techniques are more widely applicable. For example, I’ve applied it to becoming more organised at work, and helping a colleague change some work behaviours that were not serving them.
November 21, 2021
I learned a few things but it isn't a riveting read by any means.
July 31, 2023
Who should read this book
Anyone trying to quit smoking, drinking, trying to start exercising and eating better, or trying to enact any life change
Anyone who guides others through change
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I read this out of curiosity because the authors are parents of a close friend of mine. So I was particularly delighted to find how applicable the content was to my life in two ways.
First, I can say that it resonates strongly with every change experience I’ve gone through, and felt immediately applicable to some work I am doing to modify my diet after some recent blood tests.
Second, as a coach whose day job involves some intensive one-on-one coaching, I found that the themes of the research in the book as well as the techniques derived from them felt very much in keeping with the particular school of coaching I’ve found most effective. I took lessons from the book and applied them to my coaching practice just in the first few days of reading it, to great effect.
The big light bulb idea in the book for me is that moving oneself through the process of change (preparing to change, beginning to change, maintaining change) is itself crucial work. This may seem meaningless and obvious. But it acknowledges the true nature of meaningful change, that is not the light-switch momentary snap we often hold it to be. This may seem like a spoiler—why read the book now?—but I assure you it is worth reading. When I encountered this idea in the beginning of the book, I thought it somewhat obvious and not so remarkable. But as I progressed, listening to the nuanced application of the idea through various stages of change and many examples, my stance shifted. I came to understand the depth and power of holding change in this particular view. In addition, the book offers detailed, evidence-based steps on how to actual make the progress through these stages. I recommend it strongly!
Anyone trying to quit smoking, drinking, trying to start exercising and eating better, or trying to enact any life change
Anyone who guides others through change
Review
I read this out of curiosity because the authors are parents of a close friend of mine. So I was particularly delighted to find how applicable the content was to my life in two ways.
First, I can say that it resonates strongly with every change experience I’ve gone through, and felt immediately applicable to some work I am doing to modify my diet after some recent blood tests.
Second, as a coach whose day job involves some intensive one-on-one coaching, I found that the themes of the research in the book as well as the techniques derived from them felt very much in keeping with the particular school of coaching I’ve found most effective. I took lessons from the book and applied them to my coaching practice just in the first few days of reading it, to great effect.
The big light bulb idea in the book for me is that moving oneself through the process of change (preparing to change, beginning to change, maintaining change) is itself crucial work. This may seem meaningless and obvious. But it acknowledges the true nature of meaningful change, that is not the light-switch momentary snap we often hold it to be. This may seem like a spoiler—why read the book now?—but I assure you it is worth reading. When I encountered this idea in the beginning of the book, I thought it somewhat obvious and not so remarkable. But as I progressed, listening to the nuanced application of the idea through various stages of change and many examples, my stance shifted. I came to understand the depth and power of holding change in this particular view. In addition, the book offers detailed, evidence-based steps on how to actual make the progress through these stages. I recommend it strongly!
November 10, 2021
My favorite idea from the book? That someone can be worked with/encouraged/helped no matter where that person is on the stages of change spectrum. Such incredible hope in those words! While at some points the book did seem to be repeating itself, the details and examples throughout helped illustrate in great detail how the stages of change might be applied to different situations, such as smoking, drinking, eating healthy and exercise. How incredibly helpful it will be to use this information and these strategies for my own changes, as well as working with others.
January 30, 2024
I read this book for my health coaching class but would highly recommend reading it if you’re interested in implementing and maintaining change!
March 11, 2023
Why you fail to change and how to fix it
Want to make positive change in your life? Here’s how to get from thinking about it to accomplishing your goal. Learn about the stages of change and how to work with them to move forward.
Want to make positive change in your life? Here’s how to get from thinking about it to accomplishing your goal. Learn about the stages of change and how to work with them to move forward.
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January 4, 2017good theory then repetitive workbook-style applications
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