Do you have more or less empathy when you have ‘been there too’?
Reading Time: < 1 minutesOne day when I was driving to work, I heard a snippet from the podcast Hidden Brain on NPR. The research question addressed was, “Do we have more or less empathy when we have had the same or similar experience as another?” The answer...
Resistance Fortifies The Psychological Immune System
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat an interesting way to look at it! Did you know that when someone is ambivalent about change, and you argue for change, you are likely to solidify their argument AGAINST change? Think about it! The more you defend something, the more...
What is Equipoise?!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe founders of Motivational Interviewing (William Miller and Stephen Rollnick) define MI as “A directive, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.” ...
How might YOU be contributing to client resistance?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Motivational Interviewing term “Roll with Resistance” morphed into “Dancing with Discord” in the newest edition of the MI book. Why? Because it’s really, really important to not write off clients as “resistant.” Think about it. What causes...
Approaching “Itchy Topics” with Clients
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is an “Itchy Topic?” Something that makes you or your client uncomfortable, like you have an itch! Steven Rollnick, co-creator of Motivational Interviewing (MI), came up with the term “itchy topics” to refer to when we need to have a...
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