by dmackinnon | Jun 8, 2022 | Process, Whole Healer
We take on the identity of “Doctor” long before we get the degree of Doctor of Medicine. For me, it started when I was 11 years old and decided I was going to be a doctor. I had many reasons for this decision: I couldn’t think of anything more useful than being a...
by dmackinnon | Feb 28, 2022 | Process, Whole Healer
Recently, I had three different conversations with three different people who were all part of the medical profession. The conversations echoed each other in a way that made me really think about how we medical types identify ourselves. Long before I started medical...
by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2022 | Healing Choices, Process
One day last summer when my sister, my son, and I were shopping, we saw a display of wooden signs. The one that caught my son’s eye was: “If stupid could fly, this place would be an airport.” I’m pretty sure he gets his love of sarcasm from me. 🙂 The one my sister and...
by dmackinnon | Oct 27, 2021 | Healing Choices, Mindset, Process
On February 16, 2021, I decided to try do one scary (exciting!) thing a day. Not a scary-yucky thing, but something I’d really like to do if I had enough courage or if I suddenly couldn’t feel fear. I decided to pretend I had enough courage and think about what I...
by dmackinnon | Aug 22, 2021 | Healing Choices, Process
When my husband and I were first married, I quickly realized he was very tech-savvy and he loved gadgets. In fact, while I was doing my first coach training with Martha Beck (way back in 2003,) I called him from Arizona and mentioned I was going to need a website in...
by dmackinnon | Sep 4, 2019 | Healing Choices, Process
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about the Karpman Drama Triangle. Dr. Steven Karpman, a psychologist, developed the concept as a way of describing a dysfunctional way of dealing with conflict. It’s also been called the “victim consciousness” in other books. Recognizing...
