Caitlin
@cmcd-phd.caitlinmcdonald.com
Resilience coach, futurist, artist, anthropologist, high school dropout, PhD. More? www.caitlinmcdonald.com
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Caitlin
@cmcd-phd.caitlinmcdonald.com
· Sep 4
I've been trying to digitise the glass casts from Picture Your Poisons - here's some fancy reflectance transformation imagery of the cast representing my radiotherapy treatment. Read more about how the artwork was made and what it means in this open-access paper: doi.org/10.1162/leon... #SciArt
#3 when the ears pop up.
"I'M HIDING! NOTHING TO SEE HERE"
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"I'M HIDING! NOTHING TO SEE HERE"
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January 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
#3 when the ears pop up.
"I'M HIDING! NOTHING TO SEE HERE"
😹
"I'M HIDING! NOTHING TO SEE HERE"
😹
Last weekend I had the privilege of leading people through a new years' intention workshop with Solas Yoga! New year is often a time when people are ready to shake up their thinking. What are some things you'd like to surprise yourself with this year? And how are you supporting yourself in that?
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Last weekend I had the privilege of leading people through a new years' intention workshop with Solas Yoga! New year is often a time when people are ready to shake up their thinking. What are some things you'd like to surprise yourself with this year? And how are you supporting yourself in that?
Find your flow into the new year - join Solas Yoga and I for gentle movement and grounding exercises to help focus your mind on what 2026 can become for you. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Find your flow into the new year - join Solas Yoga and I for gentle movement and grounding exercises to help focus your mind on what 2026 can become for you. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Still time to sign up for my workshop with Solas Yoga - join us on Sunday 18 January for a reflective and moving (literally!) start to the new year. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Still time to sign up for my workshop with Solas Yoga - join us on Sunday 18 January for a reflective and moving (literally!) start to the new year. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
This month's Courage Pie was all about curiosity. I followed my curiosity earlier this week and found a very beautiful labyrinth that I had no idea was in the park where I often eat my lunch! That gave us a spontaneous labyrinth walk today for our inaugural outdoor edition of Courage Pie.
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This month's Courage Pie was all about curiosity. I followed my curiosity earlier this week and found a very beautiful labyrinth that I had no idea was in the park where I often eat my lunch! That gave us a spontaneous labyrinth walk today for our inaugural outdoor edition of Courage Pie.
Tomorrow - Courage Pie: to go hits the Meadows! Join us for a gentle lunchtime walking coaching group - completely free on the second Wednesday of every month. More info here: buff.ly/ypilhrr Can't join in person? Sign up for my newsletter to get self-guided prompts every month: buff.ly/MAbtVOL
Courage Pie: to Go
Monthly walking event
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January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Tomorrow - Courage Pie: to go hits the Meadows! Join us for a gentle lunchtime walking coaching group - completely free on the second Wednesday of every month. More info here: buff.ly/ypilhrr Can't join in person? Sign up for my newsletter to get self-guided prompts every month: buff.ly/MAbtVOL
Just one week left to book for my movement & reflection workshop in partnership with Solas Yoga! Get grounded with some movement. Envision the year you want for yourself. Gentle reflection & discussion to commit to your intentions. Start 2026 right! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Just one week left to book for my movement & reflection workshop in partnership with Solas Yoga! Get grounded with some movement. Envision the year you want for yourself. Gentle reflection & discussion to commit to your intentions. Start 2026 right! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Love it or hate it, there's a ton of research showing that visualisation improves future performance. Olympic athletes use it. CEOs use it. World leaders use it.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Love it or hate it, there's a ton of research showing that visualisation improves future performance. Olympic athletes use it. CEOs use it. World leaders use it.
You would not believe how many hours it took me to make this little video about my #coaching series last year, so I'm posting it again!
It's been a whole year of Courage Pie 💪 🥧 12 slices of reflective tools and deep discussions to build resilience and personal growth. It's been a joy hosting Courage Pie through 2025 and I look forward to continuing the work in 2026!
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
You would not believe how many hours it took me to make this little video about my #coaching series last year, so I'm posting it again!
Sweep away the January doldrums with some intentional visioning, goal-setting, and gentle reflective practices! Get moving and help move your mind. Join me and Solas Yoga on 18 January for a joyful start to 2026. More info and book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Focus on Your New Year with Movement and Intention
Get ready to kick off the new year with a bang by focusing on your goals through movement and intention at our upcoming event!
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January 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Sweep away the January doldrums with some intentional visioning, goal-setting, and gentle reflective practices! Get moving and help move your mind. Join me and Solas Yoga on 18 January for a joyful start to 2026. More info and book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
This time next week I'll be hosting the first of my free Courage Pie: to go monthly walking coaching groups! Join us for a gentle mid-week walk and reflective prompt questions. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/courage-pi.... Sign up for my newsletter for a self-guided version: buttondown.com/caitlin_coac...
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This time next week I'll be hosting the first of my free Courage Pie: to go monthly walking coaching groups! Join us for a gentle mid-week walk and reflective prompt questions. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/courage-pi.... Sign up for my newsletter for a self-guided version: buttondown.com/caitlin_coac...
This year I'm trying to take myself more seriously as a writer, so I'm committing to the 100 Rejections Challenge - to get 100 rejections, you have to make at least 100 submissions, right? And who knows what magic new opportunities might arise with 100 submissions? 📝💯✨
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
This year I'm trying to take myself more seriously as a writer, so I'm committing to the 100 Rejections Challenge - to get 100 rejections, you have to make at least 100 submissions, right? And who knows what magic new opportunities might arise with 100 submissions? 📝💯✨
Happy new year! Do you know what you want to do with this new year? Want to reflect on how far you've come over the last year & get excited about how far you might go in 2026? Join me and Solas Yoga for some movement and intention-setting on 18 January: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Happy new year! Do you know what you want to do with this new year? Want to reflect on how far you've come over the last year & get excited about how far you might go in 2026? Join me and Solas Yoga for some movement and intention-setting on 18 January: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
It's been a whole year of Courage Pie 💪 🥧 12 slices of reflective tools and deep discussions to build resilience and personal growth. It's been a joy hosting Courage Pie through 2025 and I look forward to continuing the work in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It's been a whole year of Courage Pie 💪 🥧 12 slices of reflective tools and deep discussions to build resilience and personal growth. It's been a joy hosting Courage Pie through 2025 and I look forward to continuing the work in 2026!
The holidays, for me, are a very joyful period - but that's not always the case for everyone. If you're needing a break, join us for gentle reflective activities about navigating the learning cycle, 30 December at 7 PM UK time. Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Courage Pie - your monthly slice of courage. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
With low-key guided activities, perceptive discussions, and a supportive community, Courage Pie is your space to reconnect with your inner resilience and leave with simple yet powerful commitments to ...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The holidays, for me, are a very joyful period - but that's not always the case for everyone. If you're needing a break, join us for gentle reflective activities about navigating the learning cycle, 30 December at 7 PM UK time. Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Last chance for early bird discount today! 🕊️ You're probably still in a cheese coma, but if you want something to look forward to in the dark, un-festive days of January, join me and Solas Yoga to kick off your new year right: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Focus on Your New Year with Movement and Intention
Get ready to kick off the new year with a bang by focusing on your goals through movement and intention at our upcoming event!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last chance for early bird discount today! 🕊️ You're probably still in a cheese coma, but if you want something to look forward to in the dark, un-festive days of January, join me and Solas Yoga to kick off your new year right: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
I don't have a photo for #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, being quietly tucked up in my own bed, but I'm pretty sure the upstairs neighbours have just dropped an entire actual bowling ball on the floor... Maybe somebody saw Santa out the window and was startled...
December 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I don't have a photo for #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, being quietly tucked up in my own bed, but I'm pretty sure the upstairs neighbours have just dropped an entire actual bowling ball on the floor... Maybe somebody saw Santa out the window and was startled...
This is very delightful. 😻
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This is very delightful. 😻
Happy solstice! On this turning point where we start to see more light each day, I like to set aside some reflective time. I'm also partnering with Solas Yoga in the new year for a reflective intention workshop! Book before Dec 26th for an early-bird discount. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy solstice! On this turning point where we start to see more light each day, I like to set aside some reflective time. I'm also partnering with Solas Yoga in the new year for a reflective intention workshop! Book before Dec 26th for an early-bird discount. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Hard to believe 2026 is looming up while we stand frozen like a reindeer in the headlights (oh, that's just me? 🦌 🎅 ) Join me and Solas Yoga on 18 January for a space to focus on what you really want 2026 to be like - book now for an early bird discount! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hard to believe 2026 is looming up while we stand frozen like a reindeer in the headlights (oh, that's just me? 🦌 🎅 ) Join me and Solas Yoga on 18 January for a space to focus on what you really want 2026 to be like - book now for an early bird discount! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
There's still time to catch Dancing Shoes if you're looking for a delightful commentary on what positive masculinity could look like. 🩰🕺
#Review: Dancing Shoes @traversetheatre.bsky.social ★★★★
"It’s a welcome feel-good alternative for those who might be seeking respite from relentless, inescapable holiday spirit everywhere else."
#theatre #edinburgh #regionaltheatre #scotland #theatresky
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"It’s a welcome feel-good alternative for those who might be seeking respite from relentless, inescapable holiday spirit everywhere else."
#theatre #edinburgh #regionaltheatre #scotland #theatresky
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Review: Dancing Shoes, Traverse Theatre - Everything Theatre
In a time of seemingly pervasive toxic masculinity, Dancing Shoes offers a joyful vision of male friendships, solidarity, and the delight of sharing one’s true self.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
There's still time to catch Dancing Shoes if you're looking for a delightful commentary on what positive masculinity could look like. 🩰🕺
I'm really enjoying seeing everyone's menorah posts right now. The simplest acts of light have the most profound effects on darkness.🕯️
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I'm really enjoying seeing everyone's menorah posts right now. The simplest acts of light have the most profound effects on darkness.🕯️
I'm so excited for this upcoming workshop with Solas Yoga! Join us on 18 January, 3-4:30 PM at OMH Therapies to set yourself up for the new year you really want. Give yourself a gift and grab the the early bird rate before 26 December! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Focus on Your New Year with Movement and Intention
Get ready to kick off the new year with a bang by focusing on your goals through movement and intention at our upcoming event!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm so excited for this upcoming workshop with Solas Yoga! Join us on 18 January, 3-4:30 PM at OMH Therapies to set yourself up for the new year you really want. Give yourself a gift and grab the the early bird rate before 26 December! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-on-y...
Gentle is definitely my coaching style, particularly in the discovery phase when finding out what things mean for clients. It's vital to make space for thoughts, values and beliefs to let themselves be heard. Even accountability in coaching can be gentle; it's about curiosity, not consequences.
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gentle is definitely my coaching style, particularly in the discovery phase when finding out what things mean for clients. It's vital to make space for thoughts, values and beliefs to let themselves be heard. Even accountability in coaching can be gentle; it's about curiosity, not consequences.
My team received First Place in Novel Images of the Future and an Honourable Mention for Experiential Futures in the Association of Professional Futurists IF awards! It was clear from judges' feedback that a major reason for the win is the short story I wrote 🥰 www.apf.org/association/...
IF Awards Winners 2025 | APF
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December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My team received First Place in Novel Images of the Future and an Honourable Mention for Experiential Futures in the Association of Professional Futurists IF awards! It was clear from judges' feedback that a major reason for the win is the short story I wrote 🥰 www.apf.org/association/...