A UC Berkeley-trained behavioral scientist,
Dr. Kara Sammet is a trusted advisor on sustainable behavior change.
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Most People Try to Build Habits Backwards
We all want to move more. Sleep better. Eat well. Scroll Less. Manage stress.
We know what we're supposed to do.
Why is changing our habits so hard?
Building habits is an uphill battle when you're relying on willpower. Or forcing yourselves to do things you quietly dread. Or depriving yourself of things you enjoy.
White-knuckling your way through health and productivity recommendations makes them feel like punishment, or just one more burden on your never-ending To-Do List.
Ready to stop struggling?
There is another way. It's not a test of personal discipline. And definitely not another viral TikTok trend masquerading as science.
THE FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT
Building great habits is a learnable skill.
When you stop fighting your biology - and start working with your brain instead of against it - you can create sustainable habits that support the active, healthy, genuinely satisfying life you want.
Without the struggle.
Habit Change For
Organizations & Health Providers
Translating health, longevity, and productivity guidance into everyday follow-through.
Partnerships & Programs
You provide world-class protocols and services. I provide the behavioral infrastructure that helps clients follow through to achieve breakthrough results.
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Higher Retention & Adherence: Science-backed habit formation tools that transform expert recommendations into daily, sustainable habits.
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Seamless Integration: Turnkey group coaching that complements your existing care plans and programs without adding operational burden to your staff.
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Flexible Execution: Delivered virtually worldwide or on-site in the SF Bay Area, structured around your organization's specific schedule and format requirements.
Speaking & Workshops
Engaging, science-based conversations about why habits are so hard to change and what actually works. Themes include:
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Intention to Action: Moving from intentions to long-term consistency
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Motivation & Willpower: Breaking the exhausting stop-start cycle
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Habits for Longevity: Bridging the gap between health advice and daily action
Available for keynotes, webinars, fireside chats, podcast interviews & interactive workshops
"It is no secret that encouraging positive lifestyle habits leads to improved health outcomes and an overall healthier community. Dr. Sammet helped our family medicine practice develop strategies that encourage healthy habit change and improved patient compliance."
-Curtis F Robinson, MD and Founder, The Longevity Project & Longevity Care Online
"Kara is a great presenter - she owns the room when she speaks! She can translate complex information into a simple structure, and her delivery is awesome! I partnered with Kara to help prepare over a hundred women at Cisco for a program that enables them to shadow executives from another function within the company. The feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive. They walked away with actionable tips and the right mindset."
- Tina Weinberger, MBA, SPHR, Cisco
Sustainable Habits Start Here
Private Coaching for Individuals
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Personalized Strategy: One-on-one coaching tailored to your goals, challenges, lifestyle, and starting point.
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Science-Backed: Practical, evidence-based strategies to build sustainable habits around movement, nutrition, sleep, and other longevity pillars.
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Support and Accountability: Ongoing guidance to help you overcome obstacles, build consistency, and make lasting changes.
No More Struggling. No More Self-blame. No More Starting Over.
Build the habits that support the life you want to live. Whether that means feeling stronger in your body, improving energy and productivity, maintaining a healthy weight, it starts by working with your brain, instead of against it.
About
The science. The experience. The very human reality of changing habits.
Hi there! I'm Dr. Kara Sammet, a behavioral scientist with advanced degrees in Cognitive Development and Psychometrics from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. For over 20 years, I’ve coached individuals and teams, facilitated groups, and advised organizations how to navigate change more easily and effectively.
I don't just teach the mechanics of habit formation. I bridge advanced research with practical program design. And I facilitate sustainable behavior change that can survive the messy, real world of busy lives and changing bodies.
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 relationship with healthy habits changed dramatically in midlife. I went from years of being a sleep-deprived, sedentary desk-jockey to becoming a runner, cyclist, and strength-training enthusiast. And I created sustainable meditation, sleep, and weight-management routines that contribute to my long-term health goals.
Today, I help people make changes that support the active, healthy lives they want to live, for decades to come.