Kara Sammet, PhD | Behavior Change Expert | Speaker | Coach
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Most People Try to Build Habits Backward
We all want to move more. Sleep better. Eat well. Scroll Less. Manage stress.
We know what we're supposed to do.
The tricky part? Most of us were taught to build habits by pushing harder, white-knuckling, or forcing ourselves to do things that we quietly dread.
This leads to health recommendations feeling like one more burden on our never-ending To-Do List. And makes it almost impossible to create the consistency that supports an active, healthy, and genuinely satisfying life.
The good news? There is another way.
A way that doesn't require finding more willpower, relying on fleeting motivation, or following a viral Tik Tok trend with zero foundation in how habits are actually formed.
The Fundamental Shift:
Stop fighting your biology. Start working with your brain instead of against it.
For Organizations & Health Providers
Translating health and longevity guidance into everyday follow-through.
For Longevity & Preventive Health Practices
You provide world-class protocols. I provide the behavioral infrastructure that helps your patients, participants, and employees actually follow through—in the middle of real life.
Option 1: For Longevity & Preventive Health Practices – The Patient Implementation Layer
Medical and longevity protocols only work if patients put them into practice. I partner with concierge medical practices and longevity clinics to serve as your dedicated behavioral touchpoint onboarding:
• Seamless Clinical Integration: Adds a turnkey group coaching layer (weekly live calls + secure tracking hub) during or following your core medical program.
• Improved Compliance & Patient Outcomes: Patients get step-by-step support navigating real-world friction, habit loops, and lifestyle shifts.
• New Recurring Revenue Stream: Flexible profit-sharing models turn habit support into an attractive VIP upsell requiring zero added clinical time.
• Measurable Impact: Co-developed metrics to track follow-through, engagement, and patient satisfaction.
Option 2: For Corporate Wellness, Municipal & Community Organizations – Turnkey Habit Accelerators (The Consistency Squad)
Bite-sized core science and live facilitated coaching for recreation centers, civic groups, and faith-based communities.
• Community Accountability: A non-competitive online hub for participants to post progress and build mutual support.
• Flexible Delivery: Available globally online, or on-site for San Francisco Bay Area partners.
Speaking, Keynotes & Interactive Workshops
Engaging, science-backed sessions that dismantle habit myths and provide actionable tools.
• Featured Topics: Why Knowing Isn't Doing; The Neuroscience of Habit Change; Motivation & Over-Goaling; Habits for Longevity.
• Available for: Keynotes, executive workshops, webinars, panel discussions, and podcast appearances.
"Dr. Sammet helped our family medicine practice develop strategies that encourage healthy habit change and improved patient compliance. She is an asset to any healthcare provider's toolbox."
— Curtis F. Robinson, MD, Founder, The Longevity Project
About
The science. The experience. The very human reality of changing habits.
I'm Kara Sammet. I have a PhD from UC Berkeley and more than 20 years of experience studying and helping people and organizations navigate change.
My work combines the science of human behavior with something I know firsthand: changing the way you live is a lot more complicated than knowing what you should do.
My own relationship with movement and my weight changed dramatically in midlife. I went from years of inactivity to becoming a runner, cyclist, and strength-training enthusiast, while maintaining a weight that contributed to my health goals.
Today, I help other people make changes that support the lives they want to live - not just today, but for decades to come.
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