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 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 | Jun 19, 2024 | EGC, Gestalt, Grief
This is a difficult time of year for me. My dad’s birthday was May 29. Grandpa died around May 30. Dad died June 11. Father’s Day falls in here somewhere. Mike died on June 28. And Mike’s birthday was July 6. Then in 2020, only 17 days after Dad’s death my first...
by Susan | Jan 4, 2023 | Awareness, EGC, Gestalt
The weather in Kansas can be like a roller coaster. Two days ago, it was a glorious sunny day and in the 60s. Not bad for the last day of December. Two days before that we had rain, snow, and wind. Today we are in a winter weather advisory with freezing rain expected....
by Susan | May 18, 2022 | Awareness, EGC, Horses
How ready should you be when you take that step off the edge? There have been many times in my life when I was standing at the precipice. My worrisome thoughts about the judgment of others holding me back. In high school, I didn’t fit in. I loved horses and they were...
by Susan | Mar 29, 2022 | Awareness, EGC, Gestalt, Horses
Tonight, I’m in a yurt listening to the snow and wind swirl around outside. The walls are trembling like a body in full tension. I’m at my last Gestalt camp and we’ve witnessed and participated in several body releases. When we hold in our anger or any emotions they...
