by dmackinnon | Jan 30, 2022 | Healing Choices, Process
One day last summer when my sister, my son, and I were shopping, we saw a display of wooden signs. The one that caught my son’s eye was: “If stupid could fly, this place would be an airport.” I’m pretty sure he gets his love of sarcasm from me. 🙂 The one my sister and...
by dmackinnon | Oct 27, 2021 | Healing Choices, Mindset, Process
On February 16, 2021, I decided to try do one scary (exciting!) thing a day. Not a scary-yucky thing, but something I’d really like to do if I had enough courage or if I suddenly couldn’t feel fear. I decided to pretend I had enough courage and think about what 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 | Oct 5, 2018 | Healing Choices, Limiting Beliefs
I recently spoke to a client, James, who had some limiting beliefs around marketing himself to others, as we all do. He’s an entrepreneur, so telling others how he can help (which is what I call marketing) is an important part of his work life. I challenged him to get...
by dmackinnon | Oct 30, 2016 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
I recently sat with one of my best friends over coffee. Because I trust her so much, I told my friend about a problem I’d been having with my husband, as it bothered me deeply. She listened, as all good friends do, and then we moved on to other topics. After we left...
