Motivational Interviewing on Po-Wei Chen, MD

Motivational Interviewing on Po-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & Builderhttps://drpwchen.com/en/tags/motivational-interviewing/Recent content in Motivational Interviewing on Po-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & BuilderPo-Wei Chen, MD — Physiatrist & Builderhttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pnghttps://drpwchen.com/og-default.pngHugoenSat, 18 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0800Do you still need to exercise at 80? An older adult stumped me, so I actually checked the textbookshttps://drpwchen.com/en/posts/talking-elders-exercise/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0800https://drpwchen.com/en/posts/talking-elders-exercise/After being stumped when talking about exercise with an 80-year-old adult, I broke the answer into five layers and checked textbooks and papers: walking isn't enough, multicomponent exercise is needed; telling people to exercise doesn't work because it uses the wrong stage of behavior change; motivational interviewing is the right tool; older adults have the right not to exercise; and gerotranscendence reminds us that living comfortably is sometimes more important than living long.Motivational Interviewing: How to Talk to People Who Don't Want to Changehttps://drpwchen.com/en/notes/motivational-interviewing/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0800https://drpwchen.com/en/notes/motivational-interviewing/The core of motivational interviewing isn't persuasion, but drawing out the person's own reasons for wanting to change. This post uses six steps of an interview to string together the right attitude, four tasks, listening skills, and signals of change, plus a verbatim transcript of a demonstration.