Why more effort isn’t the solution to breaking bad habits

Most people think changing a habit is about being stronger, trying harder or simply just sticking to the plan.  

But what if the reason your bad habit keeps coming back isn’t because you’re weak, but it’s because your brain is efficient? 

Habits are shortcuts. Once something becomes automatic, whether it’s overeating at night, scrolling when you’re stressed, or checking out emotionally when things get too much, it’s no longer a conscious decision. It’s a well-worn neural pathway doing what it’s always done: saving energy and avoiding discomfort.  

You could say it’s your nervous system doing its job a little too well. 

That’s why you can make a plan in the morning, then completely abandon it by afternoon.  

It’s not because you lack discipline, but because you’re dealing with a system that defaults to the familiar when you’re under pressure, tired, distracted or simply just following the same routine of every day. 

Why is it so hard to change, even when we know what’s at stake? 

Because you’re not just changing a habit. 

You’re trying to interrupt an automatic system that has been built over time, and imbedded through repetition and emotional reinforcement. Habits aren’t random. They’re patterned and predictable. They’re formed at specific times, for specific reasons, to meet very real needs: mental, emotional and physical needs.  

That’s the part no one explains. We’re sold the idea that change is easy if you just want it enough.  

It’s implied that if you just eat the right food, follow the right steps, you’ll find your motivation and magically become the kind of person who doesn’t struggle. But when the habit doesn’t shift - or worse, when it returns - it’s easy to assume you’re the problem.  

But the problem isn’t you. . 

The 3 Systems of Health Consciousness™ Resolution 

This model shows you the invisible architecture of your habits—how your thoughts, emotions, nervous system, and survival instincts have been working for you, even when the results look like self-sabotage.  

It gives you clarity, language, and direction so you can finally stop guessing and start understanding what's really going on behind the scenes. 

That brings a mindset shift in how you approach habit change.  

That’s where The Freedom Codes™ come in.  

 Rooted in the 3 Systems of Health Consciousness™ model, the Freedom Codes™ help you: 

🧡 Do what once felt impossible - recognise which part of you is in control at any moment 

🧡 Notice the slip in real time and interrupt it before it pulls you back 

🧡 Shift into conscious, health-led choices, over and over again 

If you’re ready to change course and enjoy health-led success™ that shapes your health, home, happiness, career, and finances, it starts with making a decision today.  

Step 1: Become a member Women's Personal Health Leadership™ today 

Step 2: Come to the weekly T-Lab Zoom calls 

Step 3: Enjoy your life

Are you ready?  

Join Women's Personal Health Leadership™ Today!