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Welcome to MI-5 - Your Weekly Dose of Motivational Interviewing
Get ready to dive into another exciting week with MI-5, your trusted source for Motivational Interviewing (MI) insights. Each week, we...
Mikel Gellatly
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Australia Voted for Adulthood – We Said No to Rage and Yes to Reason
In a time when many democracies flirt with chaos, Australia chose stability. In this election, Australians said no, and said it in full...
Mikel Gellatly
May 44 min read
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I’m Determined to Keep Caring
You must hold fast to your convictions, for the world will try to pry them from your fingers - not with reason, but with fatigue. There’s...
Mikel Gellatly
Apr 15 min read
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Self-Perception Theory & Motivational Interviewing: We Learn Who We Are & What We Want as We Hear Ourselves Speak
Self-Perception Theory (SPT) , developed by Daryl Bem, suggests that people form their beliefs, motivations, and even emotions by...
Mikel Gellatly
Feb 192 min read
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Finding Resilience and Renewal: Lessons from 3 Weeks in Tassie
Holidays are bloody great, and the last time I wrote about them nearly two years ago, I reflected on the idea of building a life you...
Mikel Gellatly
Jan 152 min read
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Improve your teams Clinical Communication Skills with our Motivational Interviewing Workshops
"This was the best CPD I have been to all year" - APS Gold Coast member In 2023, Be Change Trainer Mikel Gellatly delivered tailored...
Mikel Gellatly
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Celebrating Five Years of Empowerment in Clinical Communication at Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
Celebrating Five Years of Empowerment in Clinical Communication at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Post Graduate Allied Health...
Mikel Gellatly
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Deepening Skills - Bookings Now Open! Intermediate/Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training
Unleash Your Power to Inspire and Transform with Our Motivational Interviewing Workshops! https://www.trybooking.com/CJYNZ As a follow up...
Mikel Gellatly
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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Motivational Interviewing & Addiction Treatment Workshops
Over the past month, Be Change Trainer Mikel Gellatly has been busy delivering both Motivational Interviewing and Addiction Treatment...
Mikel Gellatly
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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Success isn't about achieving the goal, it’s about the person you become along the way.
In our pursuit of success, we often fixate on achieving a specific goal, whether it's landing a dream job, starting a business, or...
Mikel Gellatly
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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Does Motivational Interviewing operationalise the helping relationship? - Oceania Mini Forum 2023
Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers - Oceania Mini Forum, Melbourne 2023. Does Motivational Interviewing operationalise the...
Mikel Gellatly
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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Holidays are bloody great, but a life you don't need a holiday from, well isn't that the point.
We just returned from 2 weeks in Vietnam, one of my favourite places in the whole world. Despite it being my third trip there, it was the...
Mikel Gellatly
Apr 16, 20234 min read
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Motivational Interviewing Training - Rockhampton APS
This weekend, the Rockhampton Branch of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) hosted Be Change trainer, Mikel Gellatly, to deliver a...
Mikel Gellatly
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Synthesising models on addiction to develop comprehensive recovery-oriented treatment plans
Problematic substance use is one of the social and individual tragedies of modern-day life, with the consequences extending far beyond...
Mikel Gellatly
Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Bookings Now Open for Motivational Interviewing - Foundational Skills Training
https://www.trybooking.com/CGSZK Unleash Your Power to Inspire and Transform with Our Motivational Interviewing Workshops! Are you...
Mikel Gellatly
Mar 11, 20232 min read
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Here is a tightrope... And so the story of a parent whose child struggles with addiction goes.
Here is a tightrope. Your child walks along precariously two steps forward one step back. You watch on from below juggling the balls of...
Mikel Gellatly
Mar 5, 20234 min read
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Motivational Interviewing Training - Singapore
Over the past 5 years, Mikel has been facilitating Motivational Interviewing (MI) training for Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Post...
Mikel Gellatly
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Self-Care is actually about working harder
Self-care is often associated with indulgent activities like bubble baths and massages, but true self-care goes much deeper than that. In...
Mikel Gellatly
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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Character Strengths and a meaningful life
I recently touched on the work of Martin Seligman and Positive Psychology as it pertains to goal setting. This time we are going to take...
Mikel Gellatly
Feb 26, 20234 min read
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Setting and Achieving Goals
Goal setting is critical for success in all aspects of life. ‘Fail to plan, plan to fail’. We have all heard that saying before. Setting...
Mikel Gellatly
Feb 26, 20235 min read
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Welcome to MI-5 - Your Weekly Dose of Motivational Interviewing
Get ready to dive into another exciting week with MI-5, your trusted source for Motivational Interviewing (MI) insights. Each week, we...


Australia Voted for Adulthood – We Said No to Rage and Yes to Reason
In a time when many democracies flirt with chaos, Australia chose stability. In this election, Australians said no, and said it in full...


I’m Determined to Keep Caring
You must hold fast to your convictions, for the world will try to pry them from your fingers - not with reason, but with fatigue. There’s...
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