Less Fixing, More Listening
Reading Time: 4 minutes Less Fixing, More Listening What most folks need is a good listening to! But as helpers, we tend to want to jump in and fix. Motivational Interviewing calls this the Fixing Reflex- our own urge to give advice, information, or try to fix a...
Considerations on how MI applies with family over the holidays
Reading Time: 5 minutes Considerations on how MI applies with family over the holidays The holidays are nearly here. How can Motivational Interviewing help us with family relationships? What about friends? How many times are you talking with your kids, partner,...
Is giving advice a form of control?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Is giving advice a form of control? I heard a comment recently that advice is a form of control. I had never thought about it like that! When I give advice, what is my intention behind it? I typically think about the intention behind my...
What is Motivational Interviewing? It’s begins with Your Presence of Being
Reading Time: 4 minutes What is Motivational Interviewing? It’s begins with Your Presence of Being I was talking with someone recently who worked as a chaplain at a hospital. They were talking about documentation, and in their electronic chart for case notes, there...
Can Motivational Interviewing be used with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder? And what about depression? And health coaching? And parenting?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Can Motivational Interviewing be used with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder? And what about depression? And health coaching? And parenting? I trained a group of therapists last week, and there were lots of questions about what MI...
Hillary Bolter