When in Doubt, REFLECT!
When in Doubt, REFLECT! Training participants often name the helpfulness of practicing reflective listening. It reminds us to sit back, drop our shoulders, and just listen! It pulls us out of problem-solving, persuading, and arguing for change. When YOU are getting...
3 MI Tips to Support Change
3 MI Tips to Support Change YOU are in the business of helping people change! Yet sometimes you may inadvertently say things that contribute to client resistance to change. How does this happen? Let’s take a look! I invite you to ask yourself these questions: Do I...
“Spirit of Motivational Interviewing!?” What does that mean anyhow?
“Spirit of Motivational Interviewing!?” What does that mean anyhow? What if, Just for Today, you fully embodied the spirit of Motivational Interviewing?What does that mean anyhow? “Spirit of Motivational Interviewing!?” It actually clicked for me when I heard MI...
Story Time! When Change Talk is Embedded in Sustain Talk…
Story Time! When Change Talk is Embedded in Sustain Talk… OK, I obviously have some playful, kid parts inside of me. I was reading my youngest a bedtime story one night, and realized, “OH! Change Talk! And lots and lots of Sustain talk.”So let me back up and...
Clients have reasons for change, and reasons against change.
Clients have reasons for change, and reasons against change. Motivational Interviewing brings us some specific skills that help us guide clients when they are stuck in ambivalence! Last week, I wrote about the importance of Change Talk. This week, I’m writing...
Hillary Bolter