In the sixth episode of Talking to Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, Glenn and Sebastian welcome Theresa Moyers, PhD, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Terri shares her ideas on the importance of change talk within MI based on her extensive experiences as a clinician and researcher on the treatment of addictive behaviours. The following is an indexed list of topics that Glenn, Sebastian, and Terri discuss:

0:00 – Opening/introduction

2:00 – What is change talk and why does it matter?

14:30 – Desire change talk

16:30 – Sustain talk

19:00 – Other elements of change talk

23:30 – Is change talk all about behaviour?

27:00 – Change talk: Smoke or fire?

34:00 – Talking one’s self into change

37:00 – The clinician as influencer: “The waitress test”

45:00 – Client language within an empathic relationship

55:00 – Learning MI

59:00 – What’s on your mind lately? Dog training

1:06:00 – Closing

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