3 Questions Answered about Motivational Interviewing
3 Questions Answered about Motivational Interviewing 3 Common questions about MI: Just what is MI? Why is it called MI? And why is it so important? What is MI? The 2023 definition of Motivational Interviewing is that “MI is a particular way of talking with...
Is MI manipulation? Not when it’s all about the Spirit!
Is MI manipulation? Not when it’s all about the Spirit! I met with Dayna Guido recently for a planning session on our upcoming live webinar, the Interplay of Motivational Interviewing & Ethics. We sat in her beautiful home office, her puppy Kefi bounding...
A Little Bit of the Soul (the movie) of Motivational Interviewing
A Little Bit of the Soul (the movie) of Motivational Interviewing I recently rewatched the Disney movie Soul, the story of a middle school band teacher about to make his big music break when he falls into a hole and dies. (Don’t worry, I didn’t spoil anything there,...
Sink your teeth into Motivational Interviewing
Sink your teeth into Motivational Interviewing I LOVE teaching advanced Motivational Interviewing courses. Helping people sink their teeth into the meat of MI is so satisfying. I hear participants share about the energy shift that happens when they are not efforting...
Are you wanting to become fluent in Motivational Interviewing?
Are you wanting to become fluent in Motivational Interviewing? It’s a journey, for sure! I’ve trained a lot of people in Motivational Interviewing. I often hear participants say, “I know MI, I use it all the time.” And MI has been around a lotta years (since the early...
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