How We Change: (And Ten Reasons Why We Don't)
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“An elegant, convincing, and deeply humanist approach to understanding our resistance to change” (David A. Kessler, MD, author of The End of Overeating).
Why do we refuse to change habits and behaviors we know are harmful to us?
Clinician and thought leader in the mental health and addiction fields Dr. Ross Ellenhorn suggests that we’re often looking in the wrong direction when we try to decipher the factors that support change. In his research and work with patients, he’s discovered that it’s much more fruitful to look at why we don’t change than to figure out why we do. Understanding what holds us back offers the best chance of actually changing in meaningful ways.
In How We Change, Dr. Ellenhorn explains how we are wired to double down on the familiar because of what he calls the Fear of Hope—the act of protecting ourselves from further disappointment. He identifies the “Ten Reasons Not to Change” to help us see why we behave the way we do, inspires us to face our fears and overcome our resistance, and offers real hope.
How We Change speaks to the core of our insecurities and fears with humor and kindness. By turning our judgments about self-destructive behaviors into curiosity about them, we learn to think about our actions to discover what we truly want—even if we’re going about getting it in the wrong way. How We Change is a brilliant approach that will forever alter our perspective and help us achieve the meaningful transformation we truly want.
Why do we refuse to change habits and behaviors we know are harmful to us?
Clinician and thought leader in the mental health and addiction fields Dr. Ross Ellenhorn suggests that we’re often looking in the wrong direction when we try to decipher the factors that support change. In his research and work with patients, he’s discovered that it’s much more fruitful to look at why we don’t change than to figure out why we do. Understanding what holds us back offers the best chance of actually changing in meaningful ways.
In How We Change, Dr. Ellenhorn explains how we are wired to double down on the familiar because of what he calls the Fear of Hope—the act of protecting ourselves from further disappointment. He identifies the “Ten Reasons Not to Change” to help us see why we behave the way we do, inspires us to face our fears and overcome our resistance, and offers real hope.
How We Change speaks to the core of our insecurities and fears with humor and kindness. By turning our judgments about self-destructive behaviors into curiosity about them, we learn to think about our actions to discover what we truly want—even if we’re going about getting it in the wrong way. How We Change is a brilliant approach that will forever alter our perspective and help us achieve the meaningful transformation we truly want.
- Title: How We Change: (And Ten Reasons Why We Don't)
- Author: Ross Ellenhorn
- Publisher: Harper
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 391
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780062961129, 9780062961112, 006296111X, 0062961128
- Resource ID: LLS:9780062961129
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T10:54:24Z
Ross Ellenhorn, PhD, is an eminent thought leader on innovative methods and programs aimed at helping individuals diagnosed with psychiatric and substance-use issues recover in their own communities, outside of hospital or residential settings. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of ellenhorn, the most robust community integration program in the United States, with offices in Boston, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham. Dr. Ellenhorn is also the cofounder and president of the Association for Community Integration Programs, and the founder of two lecture series that aim to shift current behavioral health paradigms. He gives talks and seminars throughout the country, and is an in-demand consultant to mental health agencies, psychiatric hospitals, and addiction programs in the United States and Europe. Dr. Ellenhorn is the first person to receive a joint PhD from Brandeis University’s Florence Heller School for Social Welfare Policy and Management and the Brandeis Department of Sociology.