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Interviewing Blog

I recently rewatched the Disney movie Soul, the story of a middle school band teacher about to make his big music break when he falls into a hole and dies. (Don’t worry, I didn’t spoil anything there, it happens at the beginning).In the afterworld, he escapes the...

I LOVE teaching advanced Motivational Interviewing courses. Helping people sink their teeth into the meat of MI is so satisfying. I hear participants share about the energy shift that happens when they are not efforting so much. Clients talk and share more. There is...

It’s a journey, for sure! I’ve trained a lot of people in Motivational Interviewing. I often hear participants say, “I know MI, I use it all the time.” And MI has been around a lotta years (since the early 1980’s!). Most of us have had exposure to MI skills training...

I was recently working with someone who was at one of those “fork in the road” moments in their life. I was getting really worked up (in my head) because I didn’t know which choice that person should make. This was a big decision, there were repercussions on both...

When you love someone who struggles with substance misuse, you often need a lot of support to stay sane and in your lane. That’s where Motivational Interviewing comes in. A MI trainer buddy of mine Kate Watson has a popular podcast and wrote a book called Only Trying...