by dmackinnon | May 27, 2021 | Healing Choices
I took my son to the dentist for his six-month cleaning recently and he had a new hygienist. She was very good with my son, who is still fairly uncomfortable with the whole process. He had to have x-rays and she explained everything to him and got the first picture. I...
by dmackinnon | May 20, 2021 | Healing Choices
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about doing one scary thing a day. The practice has been very helpful for me and my clients but a recent conversation made me think I wasn’t clear enough with that post. As Brené Brown says: “Clear is kind, unclear is unkind.” I...
by dmackinnon | Apr 29, 2021 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
One Saturday morning when I was a first year medical student, I got off the subway and stopped off at the bodega to get a cup of coffee on my way to school to study for the biochemistry test on Monday. I got to my study carrel, unloaded my books, and drank my coffee...
by dmackinnon | Feb 18, 2021 | Healing Choices, Limiting Beliefs
Recently, I decided to do something scary once a day. Very recently. Two days ago, actually. Today will be the third day but I haven’t done anything scary yet. Two days ago I called the medical school I went to to update my information in the alumni directory. Not...
by dmackinnon | Jan 14, 2021 | Healing Choices, Limiting Beliefs
Last year, a client, I’ll call her May, told me about someone who’d seen all the work she’d put into the report she was sending to her boss. At the time, her colleague had told her, “This is supposed to be a 1 page summary! You don’t need to do all this work every...
by dmackinnon | May 28, 2020 | Healing Choices
When we are in crisis mode, and we are all in crisis mode these days, in some way or another, we need to be gentle with ourselves and stick to the basics.
1. Eat as healthily and mindfully as you can. Then, when you don’t eat healthy, tell yourself it’s okay, and...
