How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Partnership
Reading Time: 6 minutes How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Partnership This is part 4 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. If you’d like to check out our blog on the other three elements of MI spirit,...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Acceptance
Reading Time: 6 minutes How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Acceptance This is part 3 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. Just what is the spirit of Motivational Interviewing? The spirit of MI is the attitude...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: Ask-Ask-Offer-Ask!
Reading Time: 5 minutes How Motivational Interviewing Works: Ask-Ask-Offer-Ask! Sometimes I forget that I can’t make other people change. But I do know that when I forget this, I actually make it harder for them to change. Why? Because when I forget that I can’t make...
How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Empowerment
Reading Time: 6 minutes How Motivational Interviewing Works: The Spirit of Empowerment “You already have what you need, and together we will find it.” -William R. Miller This is part 2 in a series of 4 ‘deeper dives’ into the spirit of Motivational Interviewing. If...
Motivational Interviewing Rewires the Brain. There’s a Motivational Interviewing course for that!
Motivational Interviewing Rewires the Brain. There’s a Motivational Interviewing course for that! This week, in the US, many of us celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a holiday with an interesting history that I won’t go address here… but it does have me thinking...
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