Diane MacKinnonSelf-Doubt and Rumination Happen When Bad Things HappenNot long ago, a client told me he’s recently been going over things that happened in the past-things he wasn’t proud of, but things he’d…3 min read·Jul 7, 2021--6--6
Diane MacKinnonOne Scary-Exciting Thing a DayA 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…3 min read·Jun 10, 2021--8--8
Diane MacKinnonChanging Habits: Sometimes Easy, Sometimes NotOne Saturday morning when I was a first year medical student, I got off the subway and stopped off at the bodega to get a cup of coffee on…4 min read·Jun 9, 2021--4--4
Diane MacKinnonOne Deep Breath Changes AllWe spend our days in exam rooms with patients. One after the other. We walk in the room to connect, problem-solve, and heal.3 min read·Mar 10, 2021--8--8
Diane MacKinnonAre You Using Generalized Language to Keep Yourself Stuck?Last year, a client, I’ll call her May, told me about someone who’d seen all the work she’d put into the report she was sending to her…4 min read·Jan 20, 2021--7--7
Diane MacKinnonJournaling While Exhausted Reveals Limiting BeliefThere was a day, back when I was working full-time as a family physician, when I sat at the water’s edge on a beautiful, rugged beach in…3 min read·Dec 10, 2020--9--9
Diane MacKinnonHow to Help Your Patients Make Positive Changes Using The Four Tendencies FrameworkAs physicians, we do a lot of different things for a lot of different people including, hopefully, ourselves. Sometimes we are more…3 min read·Nov 12, 2020--5--5
Diane MacKinnonHow Cognitive Dissonance Can Help You GrowHave you ever become defensive when your partner told you you’ve been working late too much, and claimed, “I always put this family…3 min read·Oct 28, 2020--6--6