by dmackinnon | Mar 13, 2014 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
A client recently asked me, “How do I get off this roller coaster of feeling so up and down all the time?” I believe the answer to that question lies in our ability to change our thoughts, not with our ability to change our circumstances. But we cannot cultivate our...
by dmackinnon | Dec 12, 2013 | Healing Choices, Process
A client recently told me, “I have to stop giving my power away.” Then she asked me how to do that. “Awareness is the first step,” I answered. The same day, another client told me, “Every year I have such high hopes for the holidays, and then it all goes to hell.”...
by dmackinnon | Sep 11, 2013 | Coaching Tools, Healing Choices
A new client recently asked me why she wanted to eat all the time, even when she wasn’t hungry. “It’s a coping mechanism,” I answered. “It’s a way to not feel your emotions. You eat and feel comforted or satisfied rather than sad, bored, or lonely.” My client argued...
by dmackinnon | Jul 10, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
These days, I spend a lot of time observing my own thoughts. Sometimes I can see myself thinking a negative thought and see how that plays out in my day, and sometimes it all happens at a more unconscious level. When I see it, sometimes I just keep watching. Sometimes...
by dmackinnon | Jul 3, 2013 | Healing Choices, Thought Work
“Don’t believe everything you think.” I say this to all my clients, usually in the first coaching conversation we have. I write it on the white board when I speak in front of groups—doesn’t really matter what the topic is, this quote always applies. Most importantly,...
