Is it true that “a leopard can’t change his spots?” Is the best predictor of future behavior, past behavior? Are we, as human beings capable of changing bad habits and altering unhealthy patterns of behavior? Are we just fooling ourselves when we set out to change things about ourselves that we do not like? Host Prentiss Pemberton discusses what the latest research tells us about the human capacity for change.
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUESTS:
- Dr. Ebony McClain, Clinical Therapist
LINKS:
- PsychCentral and HuffPost ask: Can people really change?
- Why behavior change is hard – and why you should keep trying
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
