Using Motivational Interviewing on myself?! Isn’t it just a technique to use with clients? Certainly not! Alan Zuckoff has an entire book about it, Finding Your Way to Change. The gist is, we need to identify what we want to change, build connection to our WHY, and begin to develop a specific change plan.
I invite you to consider for a moment your shifting world. What was important to you last week may not be what is most important this week. What is one change you can gift yourself with right now for your own serenity?
Case in point: The physical tension in my body from all of this stress sure has been making my body sore. And me, very, very irritable. I moved from precontemplation (being grumpy, “why the heck does my neck hurt?”), to contemplation (ahh, my body is tense, I could do something about that!). Then preparation (that’s right! Youtube exercise videos! Go for a hike! I have epsom salt somewhere in this house for a hot bath) And finally, into action (yoga mat rolled out, video begun)!
First, I invite you to identify something you could be doing to support yourself right now (that you aren’t already doing). Join my email list to get the personal Change Plan that I created just for you. Pick a self-care topic. Post it on your fridge. Take care of YOU!
