My course experience in Nutrition Counseling surprised me. It was one of my final classes in my Master’s program at Teachers College, Columbia University and it was one of my favorites. After three years, I thought I was armed with everything I needed to know to begin my private practice journey - to be able to tell people what they needed to do to change their nutrition-related health behaviors and meet their health goals.

Did you hear what I said? “To be able to tell people what they needed to do…” That’s truly what I thought and I was so wrong. And it’s not just semantics.

Telling people what to do, even if they are coming in and asking specifically for that, is a HUGE mistake for so many reasons.

First, it’s an exhausting way to counsel and leads to burnout.😰

Second, it doesn’t explore the patient’s intentions, motivations, capabilities, barriers, etc. Telling a patient what to do is more about you mapping out a plan than about them participating in the process to create a sustainable path to success.

We’ll cover:

The Spirit of MI: Collaboration, Evocation, Autonomy, and Compassion
Four Core Principles of MI: Empathy, Autonomy, Rolling with Resistance, and Developing Discrepancy
The O.A.R.S. Framework

Content Cure:

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Your Content Cure for this week is Your Ultimate Guide to Motivational Interviewing. This resource will get you started with implementing the principles and tools we talked about today.

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The Power of Motivational Interviewing

The Nutrition Content Creator Podcast

The Power of Motivational Interviewing