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...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, Horses, Medical, Relationships
Do you feel like you can make a connection with your doctor? When I was growing up my dad was the only doctor in our county. To this day I still have people tell me that they wish he was still their doctor. He hasn’t practiced medicine in over 18 years – that’s...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, EGC, Horses, Relationships
For years I’ve struggled with authenticity. I haven’t felt like I fit in here and have tried to figure out just who I really am. I’m much more liberal minded than most people here. I’ve always liked wine instead of beer. I have the soul of an artist. At my first...
by Susan | Aug 28, 2019 | Caregiving, Communications, EGC, Horses, Medical, Relationships
I had a couple of people tell me that I would become attached to and miss the people who did my chemo and radiation treatments. Frankly, I can only remember a few of their names. I can see their faces, but I certainly don’t miss them.On the other hand, I do miss...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, EGC, Gestalt, Horses, Medical, Relationships
Do you ever get mired in muck? Last night as I sat down to write this, I was listening to a storm raging outside. I had rushed out to feed before it hit – I didn’t quite make it. We’ve had storms three out of the last four nights and I’m tired of my dry lots being...
