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

09/29/20 • 59 min

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.

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.

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#44: Growth Mindset: Believing that you can Learn and Grow – Ph.D. Kali Trzesniewski

How does our beliefs affect us and our lives? Does it matter if we believe we can or can’t learn and grow? In today’s episode me and Kali talk about The Growth Mindset. What it is; how it affects us; tips on where to learn more about it and suggestions of how to internalizing it.

Kali Trzesniewski have a Ph.D. in Psychology from UC Davis. She is a social-developmental psychologist with an interest in understanding how to raise children to grow up to be healthy productive members of society. She studies how self-perception such as growth mindset and self-esteem fosters thriving lives throughout the lifespan.

Have a terrific day.

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#46: How Exercise Affects Mitochondria – Professor David Bishop

Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. They are important as they create energy which enables us to live our daily lives. Mitochondria also seem to affect our health, aging, diabetes and more. How can we affect our Mitochondria? Exercise.

Professor David Bishop is a world leader in muscle exercise physiology with more 250 publications. David leads the Skeletal Muscle and Training research group, which has two key research areas: exercise as mitochondrial medicine, and human performance.

Davids Twitter: @BlueSpotScience

Hope you enjoy it.