by dmackinnon | Jan 12, 2014 | Mindset, Whole Healer
Once upon a time, doctors wrote short notes about their patients so they would remember what they’d been thinking about when the patient was last seen. They’d write down the symptoms, the physical exam, and the diagnosis and treatment plan. Enough so they or one of...
by dmackinnon | Jan 10, 2014 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
While change is an inevitable part of every person’s life, the changes that happen are sometimes completely unpredictable. Fortunately, “the process of life change itself follows a predictable course.” (Martha Beck, Finding Your Own North Star, page 243.) Martha...
by dmackinnon | Dec 18, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
I watched an old Project Runway episode on my iPad a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been thinking about it ever since—not because of the fashions (although some were memorable) but because of the behavior of one of the designers. For those of you who haven’t seen...
by dmackinnon | Dec 12, 2013 | Healing Choices, Process
A client recently told me, “I have to stop giving my power away.” Then she asked me how to do that. “Awareness is the first step,” I answered. The same day, another client told me, “Every year I have such high hopes for the holidays, and then it all goes to hell.”...
by dmackinnon | Dec 4, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
“Sometimes you have to break a promise to someone else in order to keep a deeper promise to yourself.” I don’t know who said this, or even if it’s a quote. Maybe I’m just paraphrasing. It’s something I read years ago and it stuck in my head. In November, I...
