by Susan | Feb 13, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, EGC, Horses, Medical
Sometimes I feel like the circus performer who is spinning the plates. My job is to keep all the plates spinning and not let any fall and break. I must keep an eye on all the plates. Hustling from plate to plate as I see them slowing down on the sticks they are...
by Susan | Jan 16, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, EGC, Horses, Relationships
OK Universe, I’m listening. I heard this song twice today, it must be a sign. It’s a beautiful song and it made me think of Mike. I had something else to write about today, but this seemed to be what needed to be said. Several years ago, I think in the fall of 2010, I...
by Susan | Jan 2, 2019 | Caregiving, EGC, Medical
Intentions work! Whenever I set an intention to get to a Core while going through my Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® training I always made it. One-time Mike had surgery the Friday before in Kansas City and I needed to be in Elizabeth, CO at 8:30 am Wednesday. The...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Relationships, Travel
This seems to be a buzz word lately. For the whole time of Mike’s illness, everybody told me to take care of myself. You can’t give from a cup that is not full. Then last year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I heard it even more. I always thought that Mike...
by Susan | Nov 14, 2018 | Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
I hate holidays! A friend posted this on FaceBook last week. I understand all the reasons that holidays can be stressful. We make them that way. There are tensions in families. We think everything must be perfect. And there is never enough time to get things done the...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
In January of 2013, I was dragged into a role that I never expected. Today I talked with a woman who was researching an article about how living with chronic pain affects a relationship. I had asked her if she was interested in someone who had lived with someone in...
