by Susan | Apr 14, 2020 | Awareness, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
Last night one of Mike’s doctors visited me in my dream. I’m not clear what it was telling me but I was inspired to change the subject of my blog because of it. Yesterday I read a post by a retired doctor about the health care workers during this pandemic. It said...
by Susan | Mar 31, 2020 | Awareness, Caregiving, Gestalt, Relationships
Since John went to KU last August I’ve enjoyed living alone. Many days the only reason I get out of the house is to feed the horses. So why do I feel so shut in now? On Saturday the Governor of Kansas issued a stay at home order starting on Monday. I think it’s the...
by Susan | Feb 25, 2020 | Awareness, Gestalt, Medical
Last week when the technician was taking me to the secondary ultrasound room, we passed the ICU room. This is where I watched as they stabilized Mike before they put him on the air ambulance to KU Med Center. My whole body reacted. The technician thought I was going...
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...
