# Stamina Lab: Better Conversations\. Better Follow\-Through\. Better Outcomes\. > Motivation isn't the problem\. Solution\-Focused is the evidence\-based behavior change approach for clinicians, coaches, and trainers\. Approved for 6\.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits via Indiana University School of Medicine and 0\.70 ACE CECs\. Generated by Yoast SEO v27.8, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Our Unique Approach](https://staminalab.io/our-unique-approach/) - [Contact](https://staminalab.io/contact/) - [Terms of Service](https://staminalab.io/terms-of-service/) - [Privacy Policy](https://staminalab.io/privacy-policy/) - [Choose Your Certification Path](https://staminalab.io/get-certified/) - [Solution\-Focused Health Coaching Certification — Healthcare Professionals](https://staminalab.io/foundations-in-solution-focused-health-coaching-certification-for-healthcare-professionals/) - [Solution\-Focused Health Coaching Certification — Health \& Performance Professionals](https://staminalab.io/foundations-in-solution-focused-health-coaching-certification-for-health-and-performance-professionals/) - [Free Solution\-Focused Coaching Training](https://staminalab.io/the-5-minute-conversation-that-changes-everything/) - [Solution\-Focused vs Motivational Interviewing](https://staminalab.io/solution-focused-vs-motivational-interviewing/) - [ACE Learner Information](https://staminalab.io/ace-continuing-education-credits/) - [CME Learner Information](https://staminalab.io/cme-learner-information/) - [The Solution\-Focused Practice](https://staminalab.io/the-solution-focused-practice/) - [Team Training in Solution\-Focused Health Coaching](https://staminalab.io/team-training-in-solution-focused-health-coaching/) - [Team](https://staminalab.io/team/) ## Posts - [Stop Mirroring the Struggle: Why Your 'Deep Empathy' Might Be Keeping Your Clients Stuck](https://staminalab.io/stop-mirroring-struggle-empathy-trap-solution-focused/): When you mirror a client's frustration, you may be keeping their brain locked in the problem\. Here's the neural reason why deep empathy can stall change — and the question that unlocks momentum instead\. - [Listen for Exceptions\. Don't Dig for Them\.](https://staminalab.io/listen-for-exceptions/): When a client returns saying nothing changed, there is one workable line in there\. How to find it and build on what they are already doing\. - [How to Handle Problem Narratives](https://staminalab.io/how-to-handle-problem-narratives/): 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\. - [Stop Going for Action\. Go for Description\.](https://staminalab.io/go-for-description/): When a client returns having done little or nothing, the pull is to move straight to action\. But action before description doesn't take root\. - [The Solution\-Focused Ear: What to Listen For \(and What to Ignore\) to Drive Faster Results](https://staminalab.io/solution-focused-ear-strategic-listening-behavior-change/): A good practitioner doesn't just listen for empathy — they listen strategically\. Here's what the Solution\-Focused Ear listens for, what it ignores, and why that distinction drives faster follow\-through\. ## Coaches - [April Juarez](https://staminalab.io/coach/april-juarez/) - [Marta Rozgoni](https://staminalab.io/coach/marta-rozgoni/) - [Ellen Khalifa](https://staminalab.io/coach/ellen-khalifa/) - [Kristine Schaan](https://staminalab.io/coach/kristine-schaan/) ## Categories - [Podcast](https://staminalab.io/category/podcast/) - [Uncategorized](https://staminalab.io/category/uncategorized/) - [Healthcare](https://staminalab.io/category/healthcare/) - [Coaching](https://staminalab.io/category/coaching/) - [Practice Growth](https://staminalab.io/category/practice-growth/) ## Tags - [behavior change](https://staminalab.io/tag/behavior-change/) - [Sleep](https://staminalab.io/tag/sleep/) - [DST](https://staminalab.io/tag/dst/) - [Daylight Savings Time](https://staminalab.io/tag/daylight-savings-time/) - [Performance Habits](https://staminalab.io/tag/performance-habits/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://staminalab.io/sitemap_index.xml)