Notes on practice
Blog
Occasional writing on Motivational Interviewing, compassion, and the everyday work of helping people.
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Applied Acceptance: Accepting Ourselves and Accepting Others in the Helping Profession
Acceptance is an vital part of working with ourselves and others - but its importance is too often overlooked in the helping profession.
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Mindfulness: An Exploration of Mindfulness in Therapeutic Approaches
What is mindfulness, and why is it so often used as a therapy intervention? This article explores the often elusive nature of this buzzword.
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Is Venting Helpful? Emotional Venting, Compassion and Our Minds
This article explores the practice of venting and impacts that it can have on us.
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Motivational Advising: Motivational Interviewing and the Role of the Academic Advisor
The skills of compassion and empathy used in Motivational Interviewing can be applied to a variety of roles including supervision, leadership, and even academic advising - here is how!