Should I make a New Year’s Resolution or not? That common phrase we hear at the beginning of the year that most of us dread. Change is uncomfortable so we procrastinate and ultimately end up in a cycle of ambivalence – wanting and not wanting incompatible things at the same time. So, WHAT does one […]
How do you get to the why of someone’s motivation for change? WHY is a tricky word since asking why can be shaming depending on how you frame it. Rather than asking why do you do that (addiction, behavior challenges, etc.) try asking when things are working what helps or what makes this change important […]
Your clients come to you with multiple types of ambivalence and seek help for how to see their way through to change. How do you help them in a way that shows empathy with their situation, emphasizes autonomy and strategically keeps change on the horizon without injecting your own agenda? We know the language of […]