From Hope to Habit is a revelation for anyone on a quest to turn resolutions into reality. Margit brilliantly combines her clinical expertise with real-life examples, easy exercises, and chapter recaps that empower readers to develop healthy and sustainable habits. As a trusted guide, Margit has created a practical road map that ensures that YOU are always the one in the driver’s seat of your own success.
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Habits happen. The question is will you choose your habits or will your habits choose you?
Your brain is a habit-forming machine. The problem is unhealthy habits are much easier to make—and harder to break—than healthy ones. But once you learn the science of creating lasting change, you’ll be empowered to take charge of your life by owning your habits!
“Pay attention to the strategies outlined by Margit. As an attention expert, I always say “be intentional with your attention.” Margit gives you the tools you need to pay attention and make the changes you seek; she outlines a clear roadmap and provides practical exercises you can apply immediately. Enjoy her process of notice, exhale, and redirect.”
Holy smokes! I just finished Margit Henderson’s new book, from Hope to Habit, and am blown away by the transformational process she has created, full of easily-accessible, boots-on-the-ground hacks to turn good intentions into lived realities. What do I love most? She doesn’t prescribe a one-size-fits-all template, but encourages the reader to align the exercises with their own strengths and personalities. From the micro-resolution to the When-Then Action Plan Recap, Margit presents her wisdom in a warm, authentic, and compassionate way, teaching us all how to shine a little brighter.
In From Hope to Habit, Dr. Margit Henderson offers a reusable framework for making good habits, well, a habit. In my work helping organizations avoid cyber risk, strong habits are the difference between security and disaster. Don’t just hope for change, buy this book, implement the actionable solutions and vastly improve your health, wealth and relationships.
In a comprehensive yet manageable manner, From Hope to Habit readers can experience and live their best intentions. You will be guided by the Dr. Henderson’s authentic journey, be provided spaces and time to reflect your thoughts and actions, and be encouraged with challenges, action-steps, and humor.
Margit Cox Henderson’s new book, From Hope to Habit, is a brilliant, unique guide to changing habits. Knowing we need to change a habit is one thing, but actually making a new habit happen is another. Henderson shows us how to take micro-steps to accomplish any type of new habit. A must-read for anybody wanting to make a change.
Hope to Habit gives readers science-based instruction for creating sustainable positive habits. If you are longing to truly change, you have a chance to learn solutions from an expert. Benefit and thrive because Margit Cox Henderson’s thirty years as a therapist have taught her what it takes to live your best intentions.
“Dr. Henderson has indeed written an optimistic and practical roadmap to better health and aging. Her years of guiding others through lifestlye change are evident in her easy-to-use planning guide. A one-sitting and then a keep-handy book with valuable pearls.”
Transform your fear of aging into excitement for your future!
What most people think of as the inevitable effects of aging are, in fact, the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices and are preventable. Midlife is the ideal time to build healthy habits that will improve your life now and enable you to be at your best. Use this easy-to-read book as a tool to customize your plan for aging well.

Optimistic Aging won the Independent Publisher’s 2015 Living Now Book Award, silver medal in the Mature Living / Aging category.
