by Marie-Josee Shaar | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
The fact that humans survived in a world of more powerful predators is a huge tribute to the potency of our brain. Our claws and jaws aren’t threatening to wolves and crocodiles, our strength is merely amusement to bears and elephants, and we move like turtles in the...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you’d like to experiment with social pressure as a behavioral change motivator, be careful not to state that the behavior you’re trying to extinguish is the current norm. For example, a campaign declaring “we’re all eating very large portions around here, let’s...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the anxiety of being picked last for the team in phys ed? Or the pressure of doing an oral presentation right after the coolest kid around in English class? Of course you do! Such events threatened your fundamental need to belong, and so they impacted...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was blessed with a mother who is a total rock star in the kitchen. As I was growing up, she dutifully taught me all that she could. She still tries to show me new tricks whenever she gets a chance! So, I like to think that I know what I’m doing in a kitchen, and if...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Imagine working in this context: banking company headquartered in the North East of the US, shortly after a few layoffs, culture is more defensive than friendly. A few years ago, I worked with such a company. I was called in by their wellness committee to increase...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Oct 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it. If corporate wellness isn’t as popular as we’d like it to be, part of the blame falls on us. A gold standard in the wellness industry is to have participants complete an HRA, or a Health Risk Assessment. The goal of an HRA is to assess...
