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 | Mar 10, 2021 | Tools for the Practitioner, Whole Healer
We spend our days in exam rooms with patients. One after the other. We walk in the room to connect, problem-solve, and heal. How we feel when we walk into that room is important. Taking a little time—a microsecond—to manage our feelings before we step across that...
by dmackinnon | Feb 28, 2019 | Healing Choices, Mindset
Once we’ve established a boundary, (see Boundaries, Part 1,) how do we honor it? For some people, this is not difficult, but for many of us, it is very hard to do in the moment. For example, if you are raising children and working, you may have decided to set a...
by dmackinnon | Apr 6, 2017 | Healing Choices, Mindset
I had a great day yesterday. I got up early with my son and we got ready for the day together. I dropped him off at school and had a great workout at the Y, then I showered and ate an early lunch that was healthy and delicious. I worked on an important project for a...
by dmackinnon | Jan 27, 2017 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
There’s been a lot of conflict going on in our world these days. I’ve paid as much attention as I can, although at times I’ve had to turn off the radio and turn away from the newspaper headlines. Thinking about conflict make me notice how I react (what I think, how I...
