Playing Tug O’War with your clients? Drop the Rope!
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was recently talking with another MINTie (member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) from Rochester, NY. She’s been in the helping professional field a LONG time. She said when she was teaching Motivational Interviewing in...
The Righting Reflex Machine
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’ve become a Righting Reflex machine!” a recent training participant said recently. We are responding from our Righting Reflex when we respond by trying to fix problems in our clients lives. It comes from a good place (our desire to help!),...
More about horses & Motivational Interviewing?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you haven’t read my message from last week about Motivational Interviewing and horse training, check it out here. Yep, I have one more favorite moment from the Monty Roberts horse video about guiding a wild mustang to accepting his first...
What do Horses and Motivational Interviewing Have in Common?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you seen the Horse Whisperer video? Monty Roberts, “the horse whisperer,” is working with a wild mustang in a round pen, with the goal of guiding the wild horse from halter to rider in under 25 minutes. It’s pretty awesome. It’s the...
Stop Arguing for Change
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou heard me. Stop arguing for the side of change with your clients. But wait, “Isn’t it my job to help clients change? I can’t stop championing change!” Let me break it down. Scenario: Your client is talking about something they want to...
Hillary Bolter