by Susan | May 11, 2021 | Communications
As I look out the window and watch the hummingbird flutter it’s wings, I remember that like water things will start to flow with ease again. The escape route is clear after the storm. It may take a lot of patience before things return to normal. There was an emergency...
by Susan | May 4, 2021 | Awareness, Grief
Thirty-five years ago, on the first Saturday in May, I walked down the aisle to be married. Little did I know where that short walk would take me. First for those of you who follow it the first Saturday in May is Kentucky Derby day. How could someone who loved...
by Susan | Apr 27, 2021 | Horses
As I awaken from a deep sleep this morning, I’m full of uncertainty. My heart is telling me one thing and my head is telling me something else. Our personalities reveal how we should make decisions. My heart is what is best for me to follow. I will go out to be with...
by Susan | Apr 20, 2021 | Caregiving, EGC, Grief, Horses
Listen to an interview with Joan from Three Hawks Haven and Hawks on the Wire. I talk about how the horses helped me through Mike’s illness and death and to survive breast cancer. I also give tips on how to keep from getting burned out as a caregiver. If...
by Susan | Apr 13, 2021 | Communications
It’s a Monday morning. As can be typical of Mondays it hasn’t gone as expected. I got a respite when my son texted and said I didn’t need to be with the grandkids until an hour later than normal. This threw a wrench into my plans. I was already up and had eaten...
by Susan | Apr 6, 2021 | Awareness, Communications, Relationships
As I watched the playful scamp run around the yard I was inspired. Inspired to let go, to be playful with him. We were running around the tree until someone came and told us to stop. We were on consecrated ground. My rule follower came out, my playful part retreated,...
by Susan | Mar 30, 2021 | EGC, Gestalt, Horses
I returned from my second Gestalt Coaching Method camp last night full of possibilities. GCM is a deepening of the Gestalt from EGCM. We get to explore what we learned while becoming Gestaltists and partnering with the horses and be coached by powerful coaches. It is...
by Susan | Mar 24, 2021 | Communications, Relationships
A great relationship with another person starts with having a great relationship with yourself. How does that work you ask? When I started the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method program I was three years into caregiving for Mike. Shortly before he was diagnosed there was...
by Susan | Mar 16, 2021 | Communications, Relationships
I’ve mentioned before that Mike and my relationship was far from perfect. I held a lot of resentment for the choices that I made against him. I didn’t feel like he spent the time at home with me and the kids that he should. I believe he didn’t feel like he supported...
by Susan | Mar 9, 2021 | Horses
The wind can blow brutally here. Today is supposed to be one of those days. If you’re driving it may feel like the vehicle sprouts wings. As if you’re on an amusement park ride and not a gentle Ferris wheel ride. As a little girl I remember holding onto a blanket as...