by dmackinnon | Nov 28, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
When I was seeing patients, it was not uncommon for a female patient to ask me what they could do about their lack of sex drive. When I first graduated from medical school, I would start talking about the female sex cycle and all the different changes that can go on...
by dmackinnon | Nov 21, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
Around holiday time, many people start to talk about the way things used to be. “Oh, it’s not like it used to be,” they sigh. “I wish it could be the way it used to be.” I’ve heard one of my brother-in-laws say, in response to wistful statements such as these, “Which...
by dmackinnon | Nov 14, 2012 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
As I get ready to teach a class on Energy Drainers again this week, I realize that the language I have used in the past has been less than crystal clear. I used to talk about the things that drained our energy. These days I know that it’s our thoughts about the things...
by dmackinnon | Nov 7, 2012 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
Which day would you rather have? Day #1: Got up before I was ready. Had to take care of everyone else. Had to drive to Boston in rush-hour traffic. Had to wait for hours to see a doctor. Had to drive home in rush-hour traffic. Had to pick up my son and put him to bed....
by dmackinnon | Oct 31, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― Joseph Campbell I started thinking about becoming a physician when I was 11 years old. I graduated from medical school at the age of 29. By the time I...
