Media Press Kit
Healthy Change
Psychiatric Nurse Turned Personal Coach Julie Donley
Helps People Embrace Change For New Lives
Health, obesity, work, addiction, relationships – does life have to be so hard? Is it possible for it to be easier than this?
After being laid off three times, divorced, struggling with debt, illness, obesity and addiction, Julie Donley began her quest for an easier approach to change. In her book Does Change have to be so H.A.R.D., she outlines an approach to help others struggling with similar circumstances to overcome adversity and thrive through change.
“Hard or easy, it’s how you think about it,” Julie says.
Julie holds a master’s degree in business and has worked for years as a psychiatric nurse and personal coach. Through her work and her own hardships and triumphs she discovered an easier way to approach change than the struggles most people endure.
“People facing seismic changes in their lives have the power to change things for the better but often hide behind a wall of fear, self-doubt and negative mental conditioning. In order to change something in your life – be it weight loss, overcome an addiction, improve a relationship, experience happiness at work – you must bring down that wall to release your power and take charge. Once you start believing in your ability to change, you can create powerful, positive habits that allow you to be fully who you are and enjoy your body, work and relationships.”
In her book, Julie uses the acronym H.A.R.D. to explain why change is so difficult: people find themselves enslaved by Habits, Attachments, Resistance and Discouragement. In the end, they often lose the fight. This is why 40-70 percent of marriages fail, 50-90 percent of people relapse from addictions and 95 percent of people who lose weight regain it and then some.
Julie presents eight simple strategies for making a change without struggle or stress:
- Commit to change.
- Envision a better future.
- Develop the characteristics you need to succeed.
- Create an environment to support the change.
- Take action.
- Celebrate your success along the way.
- Laugh and enjoy the journey.
- Adopt empowering beliefs.
Through her book and practice, Julie teaches people how to become a master of change – to overcome the fear, let go of the past and enjoy this life experience. “Change is not the enemy; fear is,” Julie says. “Not changing is often very painful and can impact people’s health as well as their happiness and life satisfaction. It’s time to change how people think about change. Their life depends on it.”
~*~
