An important tenant of MI is that we do not tell others what to do. Who wants to be told what to do, anyway? Even kids don’t like it. Telling others what to do is often rude and disrespectful. Let me be very clear, however. If your
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For most of my 40+ year career I have dreamed about publishing a book of my own. This dream is coming true! I have worked for the past 2 years assembling and editing an anthology titled Wellness, Not Weight: Health At Every Size and Motivational Interviewing. It
Read more →This spring I have been busier than ever with MI trainings around the country. It’s really thrilling to be asked to be the expert teacher and trainer on a topic I feel so passionate about. The travel, however, is another story! As I write this I’m on
Read more →Next week I have the distinct pleasure of conducting a Motivational Interviewing training for the dietetic interns in the Boston area. This is the fourth year in which I’ve offered this training, and it’s one of my favorites. When I was a dietetic intern in 1970-71, we
Read more →Many people say “I hate change”. I think most people hate change! No one has a corner on the market on hating change. Yes, of course, there are a few people who really love and welcome change, but there aren’t many. When we are working with clients/patients who resist
Read more →There’s an expression in traditional medical practice, which also includes nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, pharmacists and other providers who work with patients. Those who don’t take their medicines as prescribed, eat the right diet, exercise, and do all the other things we are told to do for
Read more →Motivational Interviewing was originally developed to help clinicians in working with patients and clients. The idea is that the patient has free will, and can choose whether or not to change behavior. The goal of MI is to help the other person clarify their goals and values,
Read more →For the past 12 years, I have been teaching Nutrition, Public Health and Motivational Interviewing at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Doing this work was a dream I had as an undergrad at Simmons College, also in Boston. I now find myself fulfilling this and many other
Read more →In my last post, I wrote about the idea that volition, or the desire for change in behavior is only a part of the process of change. There are other obstacles people face in this process. For example, in changing one’s food habits, one such obstacle is
Read more →I learned many interesting ideas about MI at the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) conference I attended in September. Dr. Bill Miller, one of the founders of MI gave a keynote address on MI and Social Justice. In this talk he spoke of volition, as defined
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