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 in www.dictionary.com, “…the act of willing, choosing, or […]
Finding Satisfaction with Food is a Metaphor for How We Live
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 made gourmet meals, but the family table was […]
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 […]
