Spirit of Motivational Interviewing Archives | Page 15 of 16

What’s Empathy Got to Do With It?

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | May 12, 2020 | OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Reading Time: 2 minutesEmpathy is commonly defined as understanding and sharing the feelings of another. So first, we need to understand what is going on with another. This means slowing down to notice, drop our agendas, and truly listen. Listen for what’s beneath...

What if, Just for Today, you fully embodied the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing?

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | May 5, 2020 | Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat 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 co-creator Steven Rollnick call it “attitude”...

Motivational Interviewing in COVID Conversations

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Apr 28, 2020 | OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process

Reading Time: 4 minutesA friend of mine shared with me a conversation she had with a neighbor about his choices around COVID exposure. Let me set the scene: This friend does some caretaking for her elderly neighbor, walking his dog and other things that require...

Motivational Interviewing Reflective Listening to support GETTING ALONG with folks during COVID!

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Apr 21, 2020 | OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Reading Time: 3 minutesYou are either spending WAY more time alone than you are accustomed to, or WAY more time squished with people in your household than you ever have before. If you are the latter, this email is for you. (And if you are the former, read on for a...

Goodness knows, we all NEED A BREAK. From the news, conversation, tension, time at home, kids…

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Apr 7, 2020 | 4 Processes, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Reading Time: 2 minutesI took a break from social media, news, freaking out about the economy, talking about COVID-19, working, & thinking about our future for a full day and a half. We got out for a hike deep in the woods, cleaned the house, cooked, and jumped on...

Using Motivational Interviewing with others (family members, clients)

by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Mar 31, 2020 | Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Reading Time: 2 minutesAre you stuck at home with your kids? This article talks about the wide research base of using Motivational Interviewing to improve health outcomes for children, including physical activity, reducing screen time, diet, and oral hygiene. I...