Ep 3 - “Why Do I Keep Doing This?!” - Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better

Episode 3 of the Simplify With Kate podcast, hosted by Kate, titled "Ep 3 - “Why Do I Keep Doing This?!” - Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better" was published on March 23, 2026 and runs 29 minutes.

March 23, 2026 ·29m · Simplify With Kate

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Summary

How often have you found yourself repeating the same patterns, behaving in the same way, even though you logically know what you want to do different - and even how to do it.Worse still, how often do you find yourself repeating behaviour when you know better, and then chastise yourself for it - feeling like you've failed, or there's something wrong with you.Struggling with the gap between knowing better and doing better is something I see in the therapy room a lot. And it's not a sign of personal failure, lack of discipline or lack of willpower.Let's talk about why we get stuck in patterns, and 3 simple ways we can start to shift from just knowing better to actually doing better.Episode Notes:You can book counselling, or a free 15 minute call with me to discuss counselling, at my websiteYou can read more about habits and automatic behaviour hereAnd one of my favourite places to learn about Samskaras, or yoga philosophy/psychology in general, is hereHappy reading!You can connect with Kate at @aramayacounselling, or look at booking counselling with her ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Until next time ⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚

Episode Description

How often have you found yourself repeating the same patterns, behaving in the same way, even though you logically know what you want to do different - and even how to do it.

Worse still, how often do you find yourself repeating behaviour when you know better, and then chastise yourself for it - feeling like you've failed, or there's something wrong with you.

Struggling with the gap between knowing better and doing better is something I see in the therapy room a lot. And it's not a sign of personal failure, lack of discipline or lack of willpower.

Let's talk about why we get stuck in patterns, and 3 simple ways we can start to shift from just knowing better to actually doing better.

Episode Notes:

You can book counselling, or a free 15 minute call with me to discuss counselling, at my website
You can read more about habits and automatic behaviour here
And one of my favourite places to learn about Samskaras, or yoga philosophy/psychology in general, is here
Happy reading!

You can connect with Kate at @aramayacounselling, or look at booking counselling with her ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Until next time ⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚