by dmackinnon | Dec 12, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
“A complaint is a request unasked.” I heard this little saying years ago. I thought it was such a true statement and I said it to my husband when he complained. Then I said, ‘Do you have a request?” He did and he told me what it was. A few hours later I mentioned...
by dmackinnon | Dec 5, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
I’ve been thinking a lot about boundaries lately (see last week’s blog post.) While driving the other day, I started thinking about the movie, Moonstruck (stay with me!) If you haven’t seen the movie, put it on your list; it’s a good one. I’m not going to spoil it by...
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 | Sep 19, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
Danielle LaPorte recently asked a “Burning Question:” What would you be more of if you let go of the past? She makes the point that “identifying the source of your crap is only half the journey. The other half is composting it into something radically new.” I love...
by dmackinnon | Aug 29, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
A few months ago, I did something I don’t usually do. Some people that I admire and trust told me I “should” reach out to a particular person in my field as we had so much in common. I “should” know better than to try to connect with someone just because others think...
by dmackinnon | Aug 1, 2012 | Communication, Healing Choices
I once spent a day with a small group of people and horse whisperer Koelle Simpson. That day was such a miracle. Although at first I was in a pen with an enormous horse who was kicking out and totally ignoring me, by the end of the day I experienced a “join-up” with a...
