Applying the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing to yourSELF
Reading Time: 2 minutesCould you use a little self compassion right now? I know I could. These are some challenging times! I turn to the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to be the foundation of the attitude I bring to my clients. But until recently, I hadn’t...
Lock in Empathy
Reading Time: 2 minutesMotivational Interviewing, empathy, and lock down! So this week was a particularly hard parenting week for us. We are officially 10 weeks into 24/7 nuclear family contact. And as much as there are some really, really beautiful things that have...
What’s Empathy Got to Do With It?
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?
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
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...
Hillary Bolter