At this point in my career, I do three different types of work. First, I teach nutrition at Northeastern University in Boston, where I have worked for the past 13 years. I teach undergrads in one course and grad students in another. The second thing I do is provide training, consultation and coaching in Motivational […]
Using “Wiggle Words” in Motivational Interviewing
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 job as a health care provider is to […]
My New Book Will Be Published Soon!
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 will be published by Cognella Press in the […]
The Power of the Meaning of Words in Motivational Interviewing
I’ve been an MI trainer for 8 years. When I first began learning the techniques of MI as a clinician, and then learned to run my own trainings, I thought I knew all I needed to know about MI I’ve since learned that something new comes up in almost every MI training that I conduct. Participants […]
Motivational Interviewing for Dietitians
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 were taught that our job was to “teach […]
