Why Change Is So Hard (and How to Make It Stick) | Behavior Change Expert Julie Bristow

We all know what we should do—but why is lasting change so difficult?

In this episode of The Pauline Chilton Show, I sit down with transformational life coach, behavior change specialist, and retreat facilitator Julie Bristow to explore the science and psychology behind lasting personal transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience and professional training in clinical hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), psychotherapy, fitness, and coaching, Julie helps people understand why willpower alone isn't enough—and how lasting change begins by reshaping the thoughts, beliefs, and habits that drive our behavior. 

Together, we discuss:

• Why we stay stuck in unhealthy patterns
 • How neuroscience explains habit formation
 • Food noise and emotional eating
 • Breaking self-sabotaging behaviors
 • Burnout, life transitions, and personal reinvention
 • Women's health, hormones, and mindset
 • Why healing starts from within
 • Practical strategies for creating lasting behavior change

Whether you're navigating a career transition, struggling with your health, trying to lose weight, overcoming burnout, or simply looking to build healthier habits, this conversation offers practical insights rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and decades of real-world coaching experience.

About Julie Bristow

Julie Bristow is a transformational life coach, behavior change specialist, retreat facilitator, and clinical hypnotherapist with more than two decades of experience helping people create meaningful, lasting change. Drawing on evidence-based approaches including NLP, psychotherapy, neuroscience, fitness, and coaching, Julie empowers individuals to overcome limiting beliefs, improve their wellbeing, and live with greater purpose and intention. 

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The Pauline Chilton Show features conversations with experts, entrepreneurs, and inspiring individuals who are helping others live healthier, more intentional lives. Together we explore wellness, healing, personal growth, entrepreneurship, and the everyday choices that lead to lasting transformation.

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