by dmackinnon | Nov 21, 2019 | Healing Choices
I recently spoke to a group about self-compassion. I’ve spoken on this topic before, but this time I talked about the two sides of self-compassion, based on the most recent work of Dr. Kristin Neff, a researcher who has been studying compassion for years. One of the...
by dmackinnon | Oct 20, 2016 | Healing Choices, Healthy Habits
You are not your thoughts. I am not my thoughts. Meditating helps me remember this. When I meditate, I watch my thoughts come and go, like clouds in the sky. I focus on my breath until I realize I’m not focusing on my breath—I realize I’m thinking a thought. Then I...
