Smoking, overeating, compulsive shopping, nail-biting… We all have a habit that we would like to get rid of, but where the brain is willing, the body is often weak and gives in to temptation. This revealing new documentary takes an in-depth look at bad habits, the behaviour that surrounds them, and the startling new science on the interaction between brain chemistry, habit, and self-control.

Slaves to Habit features some of the world’s foremost authorities on how our habits affect or control our lives, including psychologist Dr. John C. Norcross, author of “Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions”,  Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg, author of ‘The Power of Habit – Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”, health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, Kelly McGonigal, PhD and April Lane Benson, PhD, psychologist and author of the book “To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop”.