Ep 73 – MI and Hope in Alaska
MI and Hope in Alaska
Glenn and Sebastian discussed MI and Hope in Alaska with Sarah Niecko. 
Sarah is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, AK, USA. She has a Master of Science in Medicine and a Doctorate of Health Sciences. She is also a Duke trained Health & Wellness Coach and a recent member of MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers). She spent 18 years practicing behavioral and lifestyle medicine, including two years in rural Alaska partnering with Yup’ik Eskimos. It was during this time that she began to fully appreciate the transformative potential of motivational interviewing and the healing power of culture, resilience, and hope.
0:00 – Opening and episode preview
5:00 – Transforming burnout through hope and love
14:00 – Adapting to a new world through curiosity and compassion
22:30 – Embodying the MI spirit
27:53 – “Hope is the flint of the heart”
32:03 – MI spirit directed inward before radiating it forward
36:57 – Language as a way to rediscover identity
40:00 – Creating a new integrated behavioral health program
49:52 – End of recording
Links and contact information:
Email: sniecko@alaska.edu
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