by dmackinnon | Oct 24, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
Once, a client and I were discussing feelings and I told her if she could just stay with the feeling, no matter how bad, it would recede like the tide. “I know,” she said, “no feeling is ever final.” “Exactly!” I said. “Who said that?” “I thought you did.” “Nope, not...
by dmackinnon | Jul 11, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
When I was 11, I read Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh. I learned two important things from that book. Don’t be afraid to write down your thoughts. Don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know.” Both of these lessons became very important to me as a human being, a...
by dmackinnon | Jul 4, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
In my coaching world, we occasionally talk about “manifesting.” What do you want to manifest in your life? What do you want to bring into your life? After I came back from the 4-day intensive that was part of my Master Coach Training with Martha Beck, I received an...
by dmackinnon | Jun 13, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
Recently, my husband got home from work a few hours earlier than normal and asked me if I wanted to take off to do some of my own stuff. He didn’t have to ask me twice. I packed up my workout bag and my laptop and headed out the door. My plan was to go swimming and...
by dmackinnon | Jun 6, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
I turned 45 not too long ago and had the urge to write one of those “the great things about getting older” posts. I have a list of 10 things that are great about being 45 versus, say, 25. Not that 25 was bad—25 was great! I was in my first year of medical school, I...
by dmackinnon | May 29, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
Sometimes I get this feeling of knowing. I just know that something is going to happen. Sometimes I even hear it as a voice, telling me something is going to happen. I have learned to pay attention to this feeling, this voice, even when it sounds crazy or seems...
