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2017 Archives

  • December – “Educating” Our Clients
  • November – My Personal Experience with Being Told What To Do
  • October – The “Righting Reflex” in Motivational Interviewing
  • September – Improving Your MI Practice
  • August – The Function of Empathy in Motivational Interviewing
  • July – Managing Patient Resistance 
  • June – The Importance of Listening to Our Clients
  • May – The Premature Focus Trap
  • March – Telling People What to Do?
  • February – Why Won’t my Clients Do What I Tell Them?  The Changing Times February 2017
  • January – [New Video] What Constitutes MI Training? January 2017 Changing Times

2016 Archives

  • December – [Time Sensitive] Holiday Special Offer of Wellness, Not Weight: Health At Every Size and Motivational Interviewing PLUS Bonus MI Recordings
  • November – [MI eBook BONUS] For New and Current Subscribers – The Changing Times Newsletter November 2016
  • October – [Guest Video] Things I Learned in Montreal – The Changing Times October 2016
  • September – [Training With Dr. Ellen] What’s So Bad/Hard About Change? The Changing Times Newsletter September 2016
  • August- Friend, How Would You Like Your Life to Be Different? 
  • June – The Changing Times -June  2016 – Assessing Client Readiness for Planning
  • May – The Changing Times  – May 2016 – Motivational Interviewing is What You Already Know
  • April – ⭐The Changing Times Newsletter – April 2016 – Reconciling the Tension Between Being Client-Centered and Directive⭐
  • March  – What Does Listening Really Mean? The Changing Times Newsletter – March 2016
  • February – My Own Story About Ambivalence [The Changing Times Newsletter – Feb 2016]
  • January – Can You Use MI on the Phone? The Changing Times Newsletter January 2016

2015 Archives

  • December – Letting Go of the “Expert” Role
  • November – Motivational Interviewing is Respectful to the Client/Patient
  • October – The “Righting Reflex” in Motivational Interviewing
  • September – There’s More Than One Right Way
  • August – What If You Ask for Permission and Don’t Get It?
  • July –   Developing A “Third Ear”
  • June – What If You Ask for Permission and Don’t Get It?
  • May – Managing Patient “Resistance”
  • April – Being Really Present, Mindful With Your Clients
  • March – The Style and Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
  • February – “Getting” Your Client
  • January – What Does GUILT Have to do with Food?

2014 Archives

  • December – There’s Always Something New to Learn About MI
  • November – What I Learned at the MINT Conference
  • October – Listening Skills are Key to Success Using MI
  • September – The Role of Collaboration in MI
  • August – No newsletter in August
  • July – Influencing Your Client’s Readiness to Change
  • June – Creating Discrepancy Can Lead to Decisions About Change
  • May – Ways to move from Precontemplation to Contemplation [Video]
  • April – Having Compassion for Yourself
  • March – Using Motivational Interviewing with Oneself: Moving Ahead from Ambivalence
  • February – Using Motivational Interviewing with Oneself
  • January –  The Art of Compassion in MI

2013 Archives

  • December – Using MI to Promote Change in Yourself
  • November – So You’ve Had an Intro to MI Training; What Now?
  • October – MI is a Revolutionary Way to Action
  • September – Motivational Interviewing and the “Guiding Style”
  • August – Do’s and Dont’s in Motivational Interviewing
  • July –  Two Important Sets of Skills in Motivational Interviewing Part 2
  • June –  Two Important Sets of Skills in Motivational Interviewing Part 1
  • May –  Making Meaning and Double-sided reflections
  • April – Finding One’s Core Goals and Values
  • March – Beware of the “Righting Reflex”!
  • February – Are You Trained in Motivational Interviewing?
  • January – New Ways to Teach Motivational Interviewing

2012 Archives

  • December – A Look Back at 2012: What I Learned About Motivational Interviewing – View in Browser
    December – A Look Back at 2012:  What I Learned About Motivational Interviewing– PDF
  • November – The Four Processes in Motivational Interviewing Part II – View in Browser
    November – The Four Processes in Motivational Interviewing Part II – PDF
  • October – Empower Yourself, Change Your Life – View in Browser
    October – Empower Yourself, Change Your Life – PDF
  • September – The 4 Processes in Motivational Interviewing – View in Browser
    September – The 4 Processes in Motivational Interviewing – PDF
  • August – Our Choice of Words Really Matters – View in Browser
    August – Our Choice of Words Really Matters – PDF
  • July – The Function of Empathy in Motivational Interviewing – View in Browser
    July – The Function of Empathy in Motivational Interviewing – PDF
  • June – A Definition of Motivational Interviewing – View in Browser
    June – A Definition of Motivational Interviewing – PDF
  • May – What is Motivational Interviewing? – View in Browser
    May – What is Motivational Interviewing? – PDF
  • April – Decisional Balance: A Powerful Technique in Motivational Interviewing – View in Browser
    April – Decisional Balance: A Powerful Technique in Motivational Interviewing – PDF
  • March – MI is Common Sense, Practical – View in Browser
    March – MI is Common Sense, Practical – PDF
  • February – Being Alert For Readiness for Change – View in Browser
    February – Being Alert for Readiness for Change – PDF
  • January – Listening Skills in Motivational Interviewing – Get Your “OARS” in the Water! – View in Browser
    January – Listening Skills in Motivational Interviewing – Get Your “OARS” in the Water! – PDF

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