by Susan | Feb 11, 2020 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
Caregiving is an emotional and sometimes lonely experience. Especially when it is a loved one you are caring for.​ It was early in Mike’s illness that I remember telling a therapist I was terrified and exhausted. He told me that I was one of the strongest people he...
by Susan | Jan 7, 2020 | Communications, EGC, Gestalt, Horses
As I embark on the next stage of my Gestalt education a student in the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® program posted something in our FaceBook group about a talk with a friend. Her friend was discouraging her from following her dream because of her age. Most of the...
by Susan | Dec 31, 2019 | Awareness, EGC, Gestalt
I’ve been feeling rather nostalgic lately. It probably has something to do with the holidays. Then this came up in my memories on FaceBook. I posted the following on December 31, 2017 along with the picture at the right. As I have for the last 4 years I came into the...
by Susan | Nov 14, 2019 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Horses, Relationships
​ I woke this morning with this song playing in my head. I always think of it when someone tells me that I can’t give from an empty cup. Over the five-and-a-half years that I was helping Mike negotiate his illnesses I heard many times and from many people some version...
by Susan | Oct 14, 2019 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Horses, Medical, Relationships
You’ve heard this about doctors. Believe me they are no better at it than we are as caregivers. We tend to focus on our loved one who needs our care and put off our own care. Frankly, I was very fortunate that I didn’t fall into that category. I had my almost yearly...
by Susan | Sep 25, 2019 | EGC, Gestalt, Horses
I’ve just returned from the annual Touched By A Horse® Summit. It is a time to reconnect with old friends and a time to meet new ones. The trend of the graduate session seemed to be that many people had many ups and downs in the last year. It’s a time we...
