by Susan | Mar 24, 2021 | Communications, Relationships
A great relationship with another person starts with having a great relationship with yourself. How does that work you ask? When I started the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method program I was three years into caregiving for Mike. Shortly before he was diagnosed there was...
by Susan | Mar 16, 2021 | Communications, Relationships
I’ve mentioned before that Mike and my relationship was far from perfect. I held a lot of resentment for the choices that I made against him. I didn’t feel like he spent the time at home with me and the kids that he should. I believe he didn’t feel like he supported...
by Susan | Feb 9, 2021 | EGC, Gestalt, Grief, Horses, Relationships
There I was in my pasture on the edge of town with my four mares. They were curious, I usually don’t come out at this time. It was a bright day in May. I could hear the cars and trucks as they went by on the highway. I had set up a time with another Equine Gestalt...
by Susan | Jan 19, 2021 | Communications, Relationships
I was married for 32 years. With the exception of the first few “honeymoon” years, I’d have to say the last seven were the best. In a relationship, we tend to get complacent with each other. So why were those last seven years the best of my marriage? Shortly before...
by Susan | May 26, 2020 | Horses, Relationships
He was my first “real” (not a pony) horse. He was two years old and I was nine years old. So, I couldn’t even ride him. Grandpa brought him from his farm near Scott City one sunny afternoon in July to an old barn owned by Dick Farmer who was the 4-H horse leader. I’d...
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...