Hearing Loss, Motivation & Taking Chances With Bobbi-Jo Marlatt
Hearing care is about more than devices — it’s about communication, confidence,
empowerment, and helping people take the next step.
In this episode of Hear Me Out with Belinda, Belinda Waites sits down with Bobbi-Jo Marlatt, a Hearing Instrument Specialist, author, educator, and lifelong hearing aid wearer, for a powerful conversation about hearing loss, patient care, motivational interviewing, and what it means to help people feel empowered in their better hearing journey.
→ How Bobbi-Jo’s childhood hearing loss shaped her career in hearing care
→ Why good communication habits made hearing loss feel normal in her family
→ What motivational interviewing is and how it can empower healthy change
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Bobbi-Jo’s Personal Hearing Loss Story
03:23 Growing Up Around Hearing Aids
05:19 Writing A Book On Motivational Interviewing
06:44 What Motivational Interviewing Really Means
10:04 Using Better Conversations In Everyday Life
12:47 Vulnerability, Speaking, And Women In Business
14:48 The Story Of Wally The Chicken
16:35 Taking Chances And Pushing Past Limits
18:52 Where To Find Bobbi-Jo’s Book
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ABOUT BOBBI-JO MARLATT
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Bobbi-Jo Marlatt is a passionate Hearing Instrument Specialist who has worn hearing aids since
childhood. After earning her BA in Psychology, she became an HIS and later pursued a Master
of Applied Health Sciences and a Master of Education. Her work focuses on hearing care,
patient-centered communication, education, and motivational interviewing.
Instagram: @pluralpub
Website: www.bobbi-jo-marlatt-mclsc-med
Sometimes the biggest opportunities come when you stop asking whether something is possible and simply take the chance.
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