One of my favorite Motivational Interviewing Workshop trainings I do all year is for the dietetic interns of eastern MA. I was trained in Boston in 1971, and would have benefited greatly from a workshop such as the one I now provide. I was taught to teach the diet, and always felt like I was […]
Do I Really Get to Eat What I Want?
Ideas about nutrition and dieting are a common topic of conversation in my life. Once people find out what I do for a living, they often want to tell me about their struggles with diet, food, and their weight. I try not to miss a chance to “carry the message” that there’s an alternative to […]
[Guest Blog] “It Worked Before…” by Aaron Flores, RDN
It’s something I hear all the time as people come into my office or talk to me about losing weight. They say, “Well I just need to go back to what I was doing a couple of years ago, it worked before…” There are, of course variations on the theme. Maybe someone will say, “I […]
What If You Ask for Permission and Don’t Get It?
In MI training, we emphasize asking permission, before you offer unasked for advice or change the subject. The obvious question, then is what happens if the client’s answer is NO? Here’s an opportunity to make a real connection with the client. A simple response is “Thank you, I really appreciate your honesty with me.” This […]
My Lunch with “The Girls”
This week I had the pleasure of having lunch and a reunion with 5 friends from high school. To give you an idea of our age, we graduated in 1966. We were eating in a relatively new restaurant several of us wanted to try. The owner is the son of a friend of one of […]
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