Resources
Tools for Better Conversations
Everything I share to help you learn, practise and apply Motivational Interviewing, gathered in one place.
Handouts & Workbooks
Practical tools and activities to deepen your practice — available to download and use freely.
BRAIN Informed Decision Making Worksheet
Informed & Shared Decision Making Tool
A structured worksheet for navigating important decisions alone or with others. The BRAIN framework guides you through Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, and Next Steps to reach a clear, values-aligned decision.
- B — Benefits: How might this benefit me and those close to me?
- R — Risks: What are the possible risks for me and others?
- A — Alternatives: What are my short-term and long-term options?
- I — Intuition: What do I feel and think about these options?
- N — Next Steps: What action will I take to move forward?
Self-Compassion Through MI & Distance Strategy
Personal & Group Activity Workbook
A 3-module workbook exploring Ethan Kross's self-distancing concept, turning MI inward through PACE and OARS, and tactical tools for everyday resilience. Includes activities for individual reflection and group practice.
- Module 1: Stepping Back — The Distance Strategy
- Module 2: Turning MI Inward — The Spirit & OARS
- Module 3: Tactical Tools for Everyday Resilience
White Papers
Evidence-based papers on what communication skill can and cannot change in health and social services.
The Patient Who Said Yes
Why discharge plans are agreed to and not followed—and what communication skill can realistically change
44%
of patients did not follow at least one medication change made at hospital discharge
When Good Advice Isn't Enough
Brief motivational interviewing in the twelve-minute appointment—what it changes, what it costs, and what it cannot do
11.1%
of Canadian primary-care patients with diabetes and hypertension were highly adherent to all three prescribed therapies
Before the Incident
What communication skill can and cannot do about violence, complaints and discord in health and social services
59%
of Canadian nurses experienced violence or abuse at work in the past year
Attendance Is Not Engagement
Working with mandated and reluctant clients in social services—where communication skill helps, where it misleads, and where it must not be used
29%
of people counted in Canada's 2024 homelessness survey had been in foster care or a group home
Compassion Campfire
Short episodes drawing on the white papers and resources on this site, so you can read, listen, and put the ideas into practice in one place. Hosted by Brittany Godin.