Advice Goddess Radio ("Best Of" Rerun), Tonite, 7-8pm PT, 10-11pm ET -- Psychologist Jeremy Dean -- How To Control Your Habits Instead Of Letting Your Habits Control You
Advice Goddess Radio -- "Nerd Your Way To A Better Life!" with the best brains in science.

*Book Festival Weekend "Best Of" Rerun (because I'm moderating a panel of authors at LA Times Festival of Books today).

Psychologist Jeremy Dean, founder of the popular website PsyBlog, is the author of Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick -- which is the topic of today's show.

We are convinced that we are the boss of us -- that we do the things we do because they make sense, because we've got goals, because we make smart choices. Often, that's far from the case. But, by understanding how habits are formed, why we develop them, and what our biases are, we can use habit-forming to our benefit and have some chance of stopping the habits holding us back.

Listen at 7pm Pacific and 10 pm Eastern at this link or download the podcast afterward:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2013/04/22/jeremy-dean-form-good-habits-ditch-bad-make-change-stick

And don't miss last week's show with psychologist Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., a leading expert on anxiety disorders, who has written a very helpful and down-to-earth book on understanding and conquering anxiety, Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: 4 Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want.

On this show, Chansky offers you numerous substantive, practical tips for keeping anxiety for taking over your thoughts and your life, emphasizing the use of reason.

Listen online or download the podcast:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2013/04/15/dr-tamar-e-chansky-freeing-yourself-from-anxiety

Join me and all my fascinating guests every Sunday, 7-8pm Pacific, 10-11pm Eastern, with podcasts available afterward, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon, or subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher.