259 - How to Unlearn the Habits That Keep You Stuck with Kati Morton, LMFT, Therapist, Author and YouTuber

Kati Morton, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, leading mental health advocate, and one of the most trusted voices in modern mental health education. She’s the author of Are U OK?, Traumatized, and her newest book, Why Do I Keep Doing This?, which explores why so many of us repeat patterns we desperately want to change, and how to finally shift them.In this episode, Kati and I talk about the habits, emotional responses, and control patterns that quietly keep us stuck in the same loops, especially in relationships, work, and self-talk. We explore why insight alone isn’t enough, how control often starts as protection, and what it actually takes to create lasting behavioral change.We also unpack people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional suppression, and the nervous system’s role in habit formation, plus how to move out of self-judgment and into real self-awareness. This is a practical, grounded conversation about mental health that goes beyond labels and into lived experience.Follow Kati and get the book:Website: https://katimorton.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KatiMorton Podcast ("Ask Kati Anything"): https://www.youtube.com/@askkatianything Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katimorton/ Why Do I Keep Doing This?: Unlearn the Habits Keeping You Stuck and Unhappy — Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Do-Keep-Doing-This/dp/0306836548 Please remember to rate, review, and follow the show – and share with a friend!Check out our new Comedy Wellness Podcast: Anything But Mid, cohosted with Whitney Stropp:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anything-but-mid/id1849386215https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingButMidFind Amy’s affiliates and discount codes: https://amyedwards.info/affiliatepageSky Rock Sedona: https://www.skyrocksedona.com/20% Discount Link:https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1759866624184&key=CORP&app=resvlinkAll links: ⁠⁠⁠amyedwards.info⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@realamyedwards⁠⁠⁠Fight For Her: ⁠⁠⁠fightforher.net⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠⁠⁠ @themagicbabe⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠The Amy Edwards Show Podcast⁠⁠⁠Free Course:⁠⁠⁠ The Ageless Mindset⁠⁠⁠Full Course: ⁠⁠⁠The Youthfulness Hack⁠⁠⁠Work with Amy:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a Call⁠⁠⁠ Let’s get you to your HAPPIEST and most RADIANT! Book a call to apply to work together one-on-one: ⁠https://amyedwards.as.me/15mincall⁠Amy’s hair by ⁠https://www.thecollectiveatx.com⁠Podcast editing by https://podcastmagician.com/Get my FREE course "The Ageless Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Look Younger and Feel Happier!" HERE: ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-ageless-mindset-the-ultimate-guide-to-look-younger-feel-happier⁠Get the full course “The Youthfulness Hack: The Secret System to Reverse Aging Fast and Create a New, Radiant You!” Out now! ⁠https://best-you-life.teachable.com/p/the-youthfulness-hack⁠