Intentional Performers With Brian Levenson

Dr. Michelle Segar is an award-winning lifestyle coach and sustainable behavioral change researcher at the University of Michigan. For nearly three decades, she has pioneered methods to create sustainable healthy behavior change that are being used to boost patient health, employee well-being, and gym membership retention. She’s an advisor to leading global organizations and frequently interviewed in major media outlets like The New York Times, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal.   Michelle had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “When you’re in a culture where food is valued and you’re allowed to eat it, there isn’t a need to rebel and overeat because it’s part of the culture and how you take care of yourself and how you enjoy life” (9:00). “When you tell people they can’t eat something, all they want to do is eat it” (9:20). “The art of living is knowing how to appreciate living in the moment, but also having a respect that your choices are going to have long term impli