Balancing the Scale

Evocation practice: intentional reflections and directional questions

The client

Renee is 34. She has been using heroin for about six years. Three months ago a friend found her unresponsive and used naloxone, and she has not been able to shake the memory of it. She is behind on rent, sees her son less than she wants to, and is tired in a way that sleep does not fix.

She also cannot picture getting through a day without using. It is the one thing that quiets what she carries, the withdrawal frightens her, and she has tried to stop before and it did not hold. She is genuinely torn.

Today's focus: whether to do something about her heroin use. Your job is evocation. Reflect and ask in the direction of change, and help her own ambivalence settle toward change without pushing her.

Instructions

Renee starts tilted toward the status quo. Each turn, send your response as a Reflection or an Open question.

Bricks drop on the scale based on how far your move leaned toward change. You get eight exchanges.

Aim to land near balanced with a slight lean to change, and reflect at least twice for every question.