Listening as an Art Form

Often in our workshops, we have avowed that motivational interviewing just as accurately might have been called motivational listening. Recently, we came across a superb and succinct video entitled The Art of Listening by author and inspirational speaker, Simon Sinek....

Advice

Advice, we heard recently, is criticism given in a cashmere sweater. And we give advice so casually in everyday conversation. The intent is admirable; seemingly, we want to help people who are struggling with a decision, an action, a goal or desire etc. Novelist Erica...

What’s important? What’s important!

Motivational interviewing is, by definition, arranging conversations so that people talk themselves into change based on their own values and beliefs. The key words in this MI description are “arranging conversations.” As interviewers, we arrange...