by Susan | Nov 5, 2025 | Awareness, Communications
When Life Breaks Open Over the past five weeks, I’ve shared some of the passions that sustain me — horses, caregiving, creativity, storytelling, and community. Each one has been a way of filling in the cracks that caregiving and life have carved into me. Keeping Life...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving, Relationships
This blog is part of Filling in the Cracks, a five-week journey into the spaces where hardship and healing intersect. Why Connection and Community Matter Caregiving can be one of the loneliest roles in the world. When my husband was first diagnosed, and later when my...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2025 | Awareness, Communications
Why Sharing Our Stories Matters This blog is part of Filling in the Cracks, a five-week journey into the spaces where hardship and healing intersect. I believe stories are medicine. Not the kind you pick up at the pharmacy, but the kind that seeps into your heart and...
by Susan | Oct 15, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Horses, Medical
This blog is one piece of Filling in the Cracks, a five-week journey into the spaces where hardship and healing meet. Why Healing Begins with Feeling Safe One of the most important lessons I’ve learned, both as a caregiver and a coach, is this: true healing can only...
by Susan | Oct 8, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving, Medical
CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at a time. On the ranch, there’s a saying: Ride for the Brand. It means you show up with loyalty, integrity, and heart—you stay true to the one you serve. For...
by Susan | Oct 1, 2025 | EGC, Gestalt, Horses
CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at a time. On the ranch, there’s a saying: Ride for the Brand. It means you show up with loyalty, integrity, and heart—you stay true to the one you serve. For...
by Susan | Sep 23, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving, Gestalt, Horses, PlayShops, Relationships
CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at a time. On the ranch, there’s a saying: Ride for the Brand. It means you show up with loyalty, integrity, and heart—you stay true to the one you serve. For...
by Susan | Aug 20, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving
Parenting Through Seasons of Change School is starting again. Although I don’t have anyone in school around me now, I remember well what it was like to fall back into the routine. I would try to get my boys ready a few weeks early—moving dinner up, getting them into...
by Susan | Aug 13, 2025 | Awareness
Learning to Wait for the Right Moment Sometimes you must have faith in Divine timing. I’ll admit—that’s not my strong suit. Patience is a shell I’m still growing into. Yesterday, I planned to attend a meeting in Lawrence. John had a job interview around the same time,...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2025 | Caregiving
Why Safe Spaces Matter In the Touched By A Horse® community, we have a set of agreements that guide how we show up for one another. These agreements are read aloud at every event, and one in particular always strikes a chord with me: Resolve Problems Constructively: I...
