Cheers! To a balanced January: Redefining our relationship with alcohol

alcohol bottle

Redefining our relationship with alcohol

As the new year begins, many consider joining the growing movement of Dry January. Each year, over four million adults take part, embracing the opportunity to give the body a break from alcohol. I always appreciate the challenge of going alcohol-free for a month, but over the years, it has prompted deeper thoughts about our relationship with alcohol.

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Using motivational interviewing to explore infant feeding with new mothers

mother feeding her baby

Motivational interviewing is a client-focused approach that helps increase a person’s motivation to change by addressing their feelings about that change. It can help build trust with a new mother, reduce their feelings of guilt and shame and help them work through any feelings of ambivalence regarding how they might want to feed their child. Allowing them to make truly informed decisions about their feeding preferences.

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