The Communication Solution

Focus Mountain This podcast is about a way that IFIOC teaches Motivational Interviewing to include values as an option in addition to a target behavior. We learn about how this process evolved and how it’s helpful when using Motivational Interviewing.

Check out this short Podcast from a question from one of YOU! How to guide a conversation when it’s emotional?

Resistance & Discord   Have you heard of Discord?  Most probably know what Resistance is, but why is discord sometimes used in our trainings and in Motivational Interviewing?   Check out this Podcast on it!

I thought MI wasn’t relationship based? This podcast is a follow up to another IFIOC podcast about IFIOC teaching Relationship based classes. If you have any questions or topic suggestions please e-mail tami.calais@ifioc.com

Values & Behavior Change This is a FANTASTIC podcast about Motivational Interviewing, Values and behavior change. Listen up if you want to understand how to create sustained behavior change and the why behind behavior change. Send questions or topic suggestions to tami@calais@ifioc.com

If Motivational Interviewing is used professionally, why teach relationship based classes? Join us for this question from one of YOU discussing how MI can be used both professionally and personally. Please e-mail any questions, topic suggestions to tami.calais@ifioc.com

What is Motivational Interviewing? Join us in this 30ish minute podcast as we discuss what Motivational Interviewing is!

Preventing Miscommunication Question from the audience: How do you prevent miscommunication in conversations? To submit questions e-mail tami.calais@ifioc.com

5 minutes after I’m dead. Join Casey, John and Tami as we discuss one of Casey’s favorite questions to help someone go from being “stuck” to unstuck! This riveting question, is all about helping people think about their legacy and how their decisions today can impact that legacy, check it out! If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please e-mail tami.calais@ifioc.com.

Executive Functioning   What is it? Why do we want to know more about it?  In this approximately 15 minute discussion Casey shares his insights on executive functioning and how it plays a pivotal role in empowering others to make decisions and use critical thinking skills. This podcast is also a GREAT one for parents, because as parents we want to engage our kid’s executive functioning capabilitie...

Checking in using MI?  A question from one of YOU!   Rachel notes in her industry she is often “checking in” with folks and is curious how to do that in an MI adherent way.       To ask questions, make topic suggestions or comments e-mail tami.calais@ifioc.com    

Physics of Communication.   Contact: tami.calais@ifioc.com with any questions, topic suggestions or comments!

Join us for answering one of your questions! In this shorter 10+ minute podcast we answer the question, “Can you make suggestions in Motivational Interviewing?” Subscribe to the Communication Solution today! And send us YOUR questions to answer! Send to tami.calais@ifioc.com

Join us for this 30+ minute podcast as we discuss what the MICA is, and why it was created! Discover some of the ways we can listen from a fidelity based brain to Motivational Interviewing. Subscribe to the Communication Solution today! And send us any topics you want us to discuss! Send to tami.calais@ifioc.com

Join us for another 10+ minute listener question! What is supporting Autonomy and Activation or SAA? Casey answer this listener question about what supporting autonomy and activation is, and how to embody that. A great skill to add to any conversation, whether your using Motivational Interviewing to effect behavior change, or just listening and talking with a friend. Subscribe today and send us YO...

In real life, how do I help or respond when someone says to me, “I want to make a change, but down the road, not now.” Where do I go from there to help them get to where they want to go? Clearly there seems to be some ambivalence. Casey discuss’s the answer to this listener question. So check it out and send any questions our way and we will answer them on the Communication Solution! Send to: tami...

What are the 5 intentions in the MICA (Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment)? Join us for this 30+ minute podcast on the 5 MI Intentions. Where the MICA focus’s more on the intention or reasoning behind the communication and language. This is a riveting conversation that helps all of us be more mindful of our intentions when entering into conversations. Subscribe today to the communicat...

The Institute for Individual and Organizational Change (IFIOC) teaches Motivational Interviewing in a unique way. We go beyond just teaching Motivational Interviewing, weaving in communication concepts and psychology concepts. Join us for this short 10+ minute podcast on what the rule of 3 is, and how to use it! This is a concept that is used within our teaching of Motivational Interviewing, but c...

Mindful communication, what does that mean? Join us as we explore mindful communication, recognizing and being aware of what comes out of our mouths, and how that effects communication. It becomes a mind shift when you recognize the power of communication and how it alters interactions with people. Check out the podcast to learn more, and start becoming more mindful of your communication today! Su...

What impact do you think communication has on our world? How do you think the world would change if we all worked on our listening skills more? If we swallowed our judgement to step inside someone else’s reality? If we slowed down to really BE with people, rather than zooming by, busy, busy, busy. This podcast is all about how this evidence based communication method has changed our life and how w...