Ep34 The Strength to keep going, with Elizabeth Muhle
Jul 13, 2026 · 19 min · 12 segments
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Belinda WaitesHost
Jul 13, 2026 · 19 min · 12 segments
Belinda WaitesHostI know it sounds like perhaps you're hiring somebody and you're doing a job interview or something like that.
But motivational interviewing is simply when you're having a conversation with someone, anyone, who wants to make a healthy change.
So if I were to say to you, I would like to eat better, or I want to get on a better sleep schedule, and it's conversations we're having all the time with our friends, our family.
When somebody says, hey, I would like to do this, it's a very special skill set that allows you to navigate that conversation in a way that your friend, family member, peer, or patient is feeling empowered to go ahead and make that choice.
I think just because even, like I said, with food changes, not just hearing, when somebody needs to make that change, I think a lot of people are looking for the easy button.
We live in a fast-paced world where the easy button is often available, but the easy button doesn't always work.
So it's really, I guess it's motivational interviewing is really encouraging those positive outcomes, right? So yes, you're going to have to put in a bit of hard work or you're going to have to make these changes that could be difficult, but that positive outcome is going to be X, Y, Z, and that's where the beauty is.
I think it has a lot of potential opportunities even like I said, in our social life to make sure that we're just having the best conversations with the people we love and we want the best things for them to be able to help them sort out when they're feeling, you know, two ways about something and make a decision that they really feel empowered by is a wonderful tool.
I know it sounds like perhaps you're hiring somebody and you're doing a job interview or something like that.
But motivational interviewing is simply when you're having a conversation with someone, anyone, who wants to make a healthy change.
So if I were to say to you, I would like to eat better, or I want to get on a better sleep schedule, and it's conversations we're having all the time with our friends, our family.
When somebody says, hey, I would like to do this, it's a very special skill set that allows you to navigate that conversation in a way that your friend, family member, peer, or patient is feeling empowered to go ahead and make that choice.
I think just because even, like I said, with food changes, not just hearing, when somebody needs to make that change, I think a lot of people are looking for the easy button.
We live in a fast-paced world where the easy button is often available, but the easy button doesn't always work.
So it's really, I guess it's motivational interviewing is really encouraging those positive outcomes, right? So yes, you're going to have to put in a bit of hard work or you're going to have to make these changes that could be difficult, but that positive outcome is going to be X, Y, Z, and that's where the beauty is.
I think it has a lot of potential opportunities even like I said, in our social life to make sure that we're just having the best conversations with the people we love and we want the best things for them to be able to help them sort out when they're feeling, you know, two ways about something and make a decision that they really feel empowered by is a wonderful tool.
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