Imagine you’ve been struggling with your mental health lately.

You’ve been sleeping in late, skipping the gym, not eating how you’d like to, spending too much time scrolling on social media…

And you decide you want to make a change.

But you find yourself stuck in a cycle of trial and error and realize, the decision to change these habitual behaviors alone is not enough.

Sometimes we need to dig deeper to find the motivation to change and ensure that we are ready, willing, and able to commit to that change.

This is where Motivational Interviewing (MI) may be useful.

Healthcare professionals play a large role, not only providing patients with the equipment to change (whether that be a drug, medical device, etc.) but also ensuring patients feel understood, prepared, and motivated to endure the sometimes-intimidating path towards change.

MI can help with this – not only in the healthcare and life science fields, but in many other fields where a longstanding behavior needs to be changed.
In our three-part article series, we take a closer look at how MI works.

Read the article below to read the first segment of this series on the Basics of MI!