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 | 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...
