Send Colleen a Text Message Dealing with unmotivated patients can be one of the most challenging aspects of our work as healthcare providers. For today’s episode, I’m going to challenge this thought: are our patients unmotivated or are they just having a hard time getting started? Changing habits is HARD.  Change takes time, patience, and persistence. It’s easy for patient's to become overwhelmed when faced with a difficult task  or one they think will be unpleasant. It’s human nature to want to avoid challenging things. You'll learn a technique that’s used in cognitive behavior therapy that can be applied to patients to help them “get the ball rolling." Resources: Episode 45: A Mindset Shift for Overcoming Dieting Failures Episode 42: 7 Traps of Goal Setting Grab the companion PDF at examroomnutrition.com/weightloss, and let's confidently guide our patients towards their best lives in 2024. Support the Show. Connect with Colleen: Instagram LinkedIn Sign up for the Nutrition Wrap-Up Newsletter - Nutrition hot-topics and professional growth strategies delivered to your inbox each week. Support the show! If you love the show and want to help me make it even better, buy me a coffee to help me keep going! ☕️ Disclaimer: This podcast is a collection of ideas, strategies, and opinions of the author(s). Its goal is to provide useful information on each of the topics shared within. It is not intended to provide medical, health, or professional consultation or to diagnosis-specific weight or feeding challenges. The author(s) advises the reader to always consult with appropriate health, medical, and professional consultants for support for individual children and family situations. The author(s) do not take responsibility for the personal or other risks, loss, or liability incurred as a direct or indirect consequence of the application or use of information provided. All opinions stated in this podcast are my own and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.