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Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing & The Now
In the last few years, a great deal of research and media attention is being given to the concept/practice/idea of mindfulness. While it might seem like the flavour-of-the-moment buzz-word, to us it might also be perceived as an encapsulation or distillation of the spirit, processes, and core skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Most definitions of… Read more
Mirror in the New Year
Often, it seems to us, the ultimate goal of being a health professional is the same as that of being a parent; that is, to nurture and care for our patients/children so well that we become more or less redundant. On New Year’s Day, 2016, we would underscore the words of Rainer Maria Rilke, “And… Read more
yes, and…
One of the most under-appreciated words in the English language is the word ‘and,’ that tiny little con-junction or 3-letter joining word. Coke Zero ran an intriguing ad that is rich and instructive about how to use ‘and’ constructively for effective communication:
The Tipping Point of Change
In his 2000 best seller, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell defined the tipping point as, “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” For the most part, Gladwell was examining sweeping social changes that began as small ideas that spread like viruses. Is there such a… Read more
Evoking transformation
To evoke is to summon or elicit or conjure or stimulate or arouse – all of these senses or synonyms of the word evoke reveal what doing Motivational Interviewing (MI) intends. Miller and Rollnick, the founders of Motivational Interviewing, talk about evoking transformation as the heart of MI. By engaging with clients or patients and… Read more