Is There A Science To Maintaining Your New Year Resolutions? By editor • Jan 6, 2013 ShareTweetEmail Listen Listening... / Guest Leslie Becker-Phelps, M.D., shares that New Year’s may not be the best time to make resolutions because you may not be ready to enact a change. Tags: Healthcare Policy & Public HealthMental HealthResearchLeslie Becker-PhelpsShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.