Many people new to MI have trouble moving their reflections from simple to complex. A complex reflection is a guess at the meaning or emotion that the client is expressing. My experience is that this is a matter of practice, and being willing to listen carefully and take a chance at such a “guess”. You […]
Motivational Interviewing: Converting Questions to Statements
In October, I attended the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) annual conference in Atlanta, GA. As always, I felt invigorated and refreshed about my ability to teach and train others in MI , and learned many new ideas. Over the next few posts, I will tell you about some of them. One set of […]
Are You Trained in Motivational Interviewing?
I often talk with other professionals about MI, either casually or in my trainings, and hear “Oh, I’m already doing that stuff with my patients”. I think they are confusing warmth and caring with all of MI. Certainly warmth and caring are an important part of MI, but not the whole story. When you dig […]
Being on a Diet Is Like Being on a Leash
One of my clients, Penny, is a woman struggling with dieting, food and her body. She came to me for help, since weight loss diets were not working, and she began to feel desperate. After menopause, she felt herself “getting fatter and fatter” and couldn’t figure out what to do about it. We’ve worked together […]
Grandchildren!
I’m spending the weekend with my husband Barry taking care of my two oldest grandchildren, who are ages 8 and 10. I’m suddenly realizing that this is a different set of tasks than in the past. My relationship with them has changed! They are no longer young children, and need almost no physical care. Sometimes […]
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