by Susan | Apr 2, 2025 | Awareness
Find Peace When You Nuzzle a Muzzle There are times when I get so overwhelmed that a feather could knock me over. I take on too much and can’t find a graceful way out. Pushing Through the Chaos Last summer, I did something called The Enterprise Engagement Series. It...
by Susan | Mar 19, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving
Finding Balance in the Chaos Sometimes life reaches capacity. It may even overflow. I’ve been there several times. On February 28 I had a tooth removed. I insist on sedation for procedures like this. I slept a lot on Saturday and Sunday after the tooth extraction. I...
by Susan | Mar 5, 2025 | Awareness, Communications
How Horses and Gestalt Can Help Heal Relationships Do you have a strained relationship? It may be with a loved one or with yourself. For many years my marriage was this way. My expectations were high with what a marriage should be. Ours didn’t meet them. I wanted Mike...
by Susan | Feb 26, 2025 | Caregiving
Finding Harmony, One Step at a Time Joy can be elusive when you are caring for someone. It often comes in brief moments that need to be savored. I can explain this by comparing it to an experience when I was learning to ride hunter/jumpers. My instructor said at...
by Susan | Feb 19, 2025 | Caregiving
How Horses Helped Me Heal from Burnout Caregiving takes a toll emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It can lead to burnout. I consider myself lucky. My husband, Mike, was self-reliant and independent. I didn’t feel like I couldn’t leave home or had to find...
by Susan | Feb 12, 2025 | Awareness, Communications, Medical
Advocating for Yourself in Healthcare and Beyond Have you ever felt unheard by your doctor, dentist, or healthcare provider? My Frustrating Experience at the Dentist Last year when I changed dentists because of the move, I certainly felt this way. It felt like they...
by Susan | Feb 5, 2025 | Caregiving
Caring for a loved one strains even the most resilient people. If you’re a caregiver, take steps to preserve your own health and well-being. ~The Mayo Clinic A Call to Caregivers and Healers As a caregiver sometimes we feel overlooked. Are you able to take care of...
by Susan | Jan 29, 2025 | Awareness, Horses
How Horses Help Us Release Energy When you yawn you release negative energy. I knew that the horses did this for us. I didn’t realize that we did it ourselves until I was working with a yoga instructor. She told me she liked seeing me yawn when I was doing yoga. It...
by Susan | Jan 22, 2025 | Awareness, Medical
A Journey of Resilience Today is Martin Luther King Day. I have a picture from his memorial in Washington, DC that says, “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” I love this quote. We all need to have hope. We all need to have more than hope as well. The...
by Susan | Jan 15, 2025 | Awareness
Finding Peace and Healing at Serenity Ranch I love having seasons that change. The snow is beautiful here. Until you must trudge through it when it’s knee-high. Last week we had a snowstorm. I’m not sure how much snow we got. From my perspective, it covers my feet in...
