Neurodivergent and hypersensitive nervous systems have a lot in common with nervous systems that hold trauma.  I have learned that my...

Trauma can cause a nervous system to be in constant flight or fight mode. It can also cause someone to dissociate when flight or fight is...

Faraona and I are on perhaps the biggest journey of our relationship.  After she came off 6 weeks of stall rest last fall when she...

It’s been a wild spring at my place with horses.  After Ella’s unexpected death, Faraona and Diva were jittery.  Ella had been the leader...

How is this sweater a metaphor for trauma?  And I don’t just mean the trauma of my husband taking a 100% extrafine merino wool sweater of...

I am struck by clients’ comments about their time spent with Ella and how viscerally they remember how they felt.  It is as if bringing...

Winter came back last night and I went out this morning to wet, heavy snow.  Faraona and Diva were waiting for their breakfast but I had...

I feel my body become more alive as I read poet Mary Oliver’s words, knowing that we only get one chance in this life, in this body, to...

A beautiful photo of a girl and her horse.  But look a little closer.  All is not as it seems.   This is a younger me and my first...

Why is it a big deal that Diva is finally yawning?  Because yawning is a sign of relaxation, and this is another step in Diva’s trauma...

There are horses that come into your life in plain packaging and it is not until you get to know them that you realize how special they...

I have a confession to make – I am venturing further and further outside the box.  Manjiri Latey came to my attention as a guest on...

“Coming back from the dead is not quite the same as coming back to life.”  Sarah Winman Psychedelics are the latest rage for working with...

Ella is 25 years old this year.  Now that she is retired from being a show horse and lives outside year-round, she grows a lot of winter...

Setting Sun Over Round Pen This photo reminds me that each day now we get a few more minutes of daylight and are ever so slowly marching...

I have now completed all my training, consult sessions, personal sessions and have received my certificate as a Somatic Experiencing...

A first-time client recently was successfully following my directions to Reclaim Connection when she saw the Dead End sign. Thinking...

One of the great joys of being able to keep my horses at home is being able to watch them from my kitchen window. I am slowly learning...

Feeling safe sounds like such a simple thing. But for those of us who grew up in chaotic environments, perhaps with parents or caregivers...

After a winter with lots of cold spells but (thankfully) no major blizzards, it feels like Spring is finally on its way. How do I know? ...