Revisiting Eps 389: Motivational Interviewing with Dr. Emily Kline

Episode 389



My guest today is Dr. Emily Kline. 

Dr. Kline shares all kinds of useful information this week around why and how we can communicate with our adolescents with the best results. This episode is all about motivational interviewing. We touch on relinquishing control and asking curiosity questions, then we dig in deep into what motivational interviewing is and why it’s so helpful.  I ask Dr. Kline what motivational interviewing might look like when a teenager is using marijuana, and we agree that the best tool we have to influence our adolescents is relationship.  Dr. Kline shares tips on how to start tricky conversations and what you can learn in the first 10 seconds.  She tells me what limits, consequences, boundaries, etc. look like to her, what we do when teens disregard those limits, and listening for motivation to change. 


Guest Description 

Dr. Kline is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as the Director of Psychological Services for the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis team and leads the Motivational Interviewing for Loved Ones lab at Boston Medical Center. Her research focuses on early course psychosis, adolescent and young adult mental health, and parent-focused interventions.

Dr. Kline is the author of The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids and the creator of The School of Hard Talks Online. She has published dozens of articles appearing in a range of peer-reviewed scholarly journals, textbooks, and popular magazines, and she has spoken with audiences all over the world about mental health and interpersonal communication.

Dr. Kline completed her bachelor’s degree at Haverford College, her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and her clinical and post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School. She lives in Boston with her family.

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Takeaways from the show

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  • Relinquishing control 
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Teens trying marijuana 
  • The best tool for influence is relationship 
  • Staying respectful & curious 
  • How to deliver advice & why we listen first 
  • Staying neutral & consistent around hard conversations  
  • Expectations & limits without punishments 
  • Avoiding socially isolating consequences 
  • Listening for motivation for change

What does joyful courage mean to you

I think as I advance in my own life and my own career, it’s having the courage to do something that feels meaningful, fun, and impactful and following the random calings that seem to come, rather than staying on a certain path forever.  I guess that’s what it means to me – trying to stay aware and open to possibilities in my own life, even if I thought “This is who I am and this is what I’m going to do forever.”

 

Resources

The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids Book 

The School of Hard Talks Online

Dr. Kline’s Website  

Dr. Kline’s Instagram

Dr. Kline’s TikTok

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Transcription

SUMMARY KEYWORDS
motivational interviewing, adolescent mental health, parent communication, giving up control, listening skills, setting limits, adolescent autonomy, mental health crisis, parenting adolescents, substance use, teenage behavior, relationship building, communication techniques, parental influence, mental health support

SPEAKERS
Emily Kline, Theme Music, Casey O'Roarty

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