As health care providers we sometimes (or maybe often) feel a strong urge to tell our clients what to do. After all, we have been trained to know what would be best for our clients. We’ve worked hard to learn our craft, and have strong feelings about what behaviors clients should change. We want them to feel this […]
Humans Are Designed to Eat Every 3 to 4 Hours
Many of my clients and other people I meet tell me they don’t understand why they are “always hungry”. When I ask what they mean, they tell me they eat breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and then are hungry again before lunch, at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. They are unhappy about this, and think there […]
Nutrition Updates: Six Surprisingly Small New Year’s Resolutions that Lead to Big Changes
Here is a blog post from my friend and colleague, Dr. Michelle May. This is not strictly speaking about Motivational Interviewing, but it’s so good, I couldn’t resist posting it on this blog. I hope you find it helpful! Your Picture of health Have you ever seen a photo mosaic? From a distance, it looks […]
