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 →Lately, I’ve been thinking about patience. We are awaiting the birth of my third grandchild, a boy. It’s really hard to wait! My daughter is uncomfortable and ready for this to be over. Naturally, as a mother, I’m concerned and a little anxious that this all go well, and
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
Read more →Recently I read an article in Oprah’s Magazine, by Ann Lamotte, titled “Feeling Full” . (You can read the article here.) Lamotte writes about the home she grew up in, where her parents were smart, sophisticated, and accomplished, but cold, unemotional and hated each other. Her mother
Read more →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.
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