#45: Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change – Professor Dawn Clifford

Making and maintaining a change can be hard. Thankfully something exists called Motivational Interviewing which is a powerful approach to facilitate change. In today’s episode me and Dawn talk about what Motivational Interviewing is and why it works. We also talk about dawns book: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness.   Dawn Clifford, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses in nutrition education and counseling and has experience implementing and directing university-based health coaching programs. She is also a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.   Resources mentioned in the episode   Videos of effective and ineffective MI: https://www.youtube.com/user/MerloLab/   Book of MI for the individual: Finding Your Way to Change   The official MI webpage: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/   Hope you enjoy the episode.