Episode 26 with SILJA VOOLMA: Bringing the Body Back into Behavior Change
“The embodied approach to behavior change works by going deeper into the human and finding the barriers to change … addressing where the self-soothing habit triggers of the person come from, and how the nervous system becomes dis-regulated over time.”
Silja is an applied behavioral scientist who helps organizations create human-centered client experiences using qualitative and quantitative research methods and executive coaching. Silja holds a Behavioral Science Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and has worked with industry and governmental organizations across Europe, the US and Southeast Asia. Silja uses an embodied approach to behavior change and advocates for the interdisciplinary use of therapeutic, movement-based and cognitive strategies to achieve sustainable change in behavior patterns. She also facilitates an online community of behavioral design professionals Behavioral Design Global seeking to integrate the research and application of behavioral insights globally.
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