by Susan | Feb 18, 2026 | Awareness, Grief, Horses
Grief, Animals, and the Hard Mercy of Euthanasia Saying the Word We Don’t Want to Say Euthanasia—as people who love animals—it’s not something we want to consider. If you live long enough with animals, you will eventually have to practice the hardest kind of love. On...
by Susan | Jan 14, 2026 | Caregiving, Gestalt, Grief, Horses, Medical
I Used to Be…A Caregiver Podcast episode with Dean James Click on the button below for the podcast Used to Be's Do Count Podcast Let's Talk CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at...
by Susan | Apr 30, 2025 | Awareness, Grief
Your Next Chapter Begins Here I love it when wildlife comes to visit. I see hawks almost daily, an owl occasionally, and coyotes and deer regularly. Sometimes, I hear what I think might be an eagle, although I’ve never seen what I was sure was one. Yesterday evening I...
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 31, 2024 | Grief
The weather is starting to improve, and the temperatures are barely freezing even at night. Now I have mud to deal with. I don’t know if I just had things set up so I didn’t have to deal with mud in Oakley or if it’s because my dry lot is on a slope here, but I’ve...
by Susan | Jan 25, 2024 | Grief
When you’re grieving there is an emotional strain above mourning your loved one. Grief can be overwhelming. Then add to it all the things that change in your life. You may need to take some time and discover your own identity. When Mike and I got married I became a...
