When a patient presents a barrier, the instinct is to analyze it. But staying inside the problem story is often what causes the Conversation Gap. Here’s why focusing on exceptions — not obstacles — is the evidence-based path to follow-through.
When a client is stuck in a problem narrative, the trained instinct is to fix it. Dr. Deborah Teplow on the three small moves that work instead: acknowledge, ask coping questions, and look forward.
Close the “follow-through gap” in health coaching by learning how to anchor every session to a visible sign of progress and an immediate next step.
Discover why traditional goal-setting often fails and how helping clients build a “preferred future” activates the neural pathways needed for lasting behavior change.
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Discover why traditional motivation-building can stall with reluctant or mandated clients — and how a Solution-Focused approach creates genuine engagement from the very first question.
You explain the plan clearly. The person leaves seemingly committed — and yet the follow-through never happens. When this pattern repeats, the evidence suggests the problem may not be their motivation, but the structural starting point of the conversation itself.
We all have an inner voice. Sometimes it encourages us, sometimes it keeps us focused, and sometimes it can be our harshest critic. This running dialogue—known as self-talk—doesn’t just live in your head. Research shows it has measurable effects on your health,...
When stress hits, do you freeze, fight, or flex? This quick, science-backed assessment reveals your Mindset Flexibility Score—a snapshot of how well you adapt, stay grounded, and move forward when things get challenging. Your score is based on psychological...
Most of us think behavior change is about willpower. Or discipline. Or getting to the root of why we can’t seem to stop doing that one thing—whether it’s late-night snacking, skipping workouts, or doom-scrolling until 2am. But what if the key isn’t trying harder… What...