Working through Near-Death Experiences . . . and not with Psychedelics!
“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...
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Jul 29, 20232 min
What Can Horses Teach Us About Leadership?
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...
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Jun 20, 20231 min
Feeling Safe
Feeling safe sounds like such a simple thing. But for those of us who grew up in chaotic environments, perhaps with parents or caregivers...
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Mar 1, 20233 min
What is Congruence and What Does it Have to Do with Horses?
I have seen it over and over again – someone goes into the roundpen with a horse and the horse totally ignores them. The person tries...
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Feb 14, 20232 min
Sole Abscess - A Metaphor for Life?
I was surprised by the number of views to my original Instagram Reel of soaking Holly’s sore foot. For some reason that resonated with...
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Jan 27, 20232 min
The Transformation of Diva - Final (?) Update
After a year and a half of trauma-informed horsemanship with Diva, I finally feel that we are at a place where most of the stored trauma...
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Jan 3, 20235 min
Why are Emotions Important?
We live in a culture that values rationality and intellect over emotionality. Many of us grew up in families where expressing certain...
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Dec 12, 20223 min
The Transformation of Diva - Update 4 Recognizing the Freeze Response
One of the tricky bits of being with a client is recognizing when the client is calm, or if they are actually in the freeze response. ...
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Nov 14, 20222 min
To Be Curious, You Must Feel Safe . . . Whether a Horse or a Human
Much of what I learn about neuroscience and trauma recovery I get to see for real with my horses. After all, horses and humans have...
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Nov 6, 20224 min
Dance Like No One is Watching
Dancing with a horse is the final activity of the Eponaquest Instructor apprenticeship. My dancing was a complete failure, as I...
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Sep 24, 20224 min
The Transformation of Diva Update - The Beginnings of Connection
My first dressage coach used to say that, in order to train a horse, you needed to teach them the word first, then a sentence and finally...
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