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 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 | May 17, 2024 | Caregiving
Spring is here. The horses are kicking and swishing at the flies. We’ve had a short respite from the rain and now it’s supposed to start again. The pastures are green and lush. We were also able to see the aurora borealis on Friday night, although not with our eyes,...
by Susan | Mar 6, 2024 | Caregiving, Medical
There is no play button. To get the podcast to play click to the right of my picture/left of the timer. Schedule a Free Exploratory Call Susan is a lifelong horsewoman, a Master Equine Gestaltist, an Equine Assisted PlayShop facilitator, a breast cancer survivor, a...
by Susan | Mar 1, 2024 | Awareness, Caregiving
Somedays it seems like life is carrying you along and you don’t have much control over where you’re going. I know that for the five and a half years I was caregiving for Mike I felt this way a lot. Now with my mother having a stroke and being in three different places...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Medical
On Friday, February 2, I got a call from the hospital in Oakley. My mom had a stroke. Could I come to the hospital? I told the nurse I was 300 miles away please call my son who’s in Oakley and gave her his phone number. There were many phone calls about when someone...