Into The Boundary Dance

Into The Boundary Dance

by | Dec 28, 2020 | Getting Real: The Blog

Five women faced each other around the circle. I gave myself a chance to breathe, wondering if I could do this, if the work I’d been doing out with my horses would translate to others. I’d opened up space to do an afternoon workshop, just for a few hours, and now it...
Drawn to drama

Drawn to drama

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Getting Real: The Blog

Starting points frame a conversation, and it took me a long time to realize one of my most basic starting points revolves around drama. Not over-the-top drama, as I was never comfortable with that, but drama, nonetheless.  We’re drawn to drama. It’s a human thing. We...
Aligning with reality

Aligning with reality

by | Dec 14, 2020 | Getting Real: The Blog

Allow me to go on a tangent…   As both a life coach, and someone who had experienced profound healing in the context of relationship with horses, I wanted to share this with others. Figuring that it might be good to get some specific training here, I read...
A new starting point

A new starting point

by | Dec 7, 2020 | Getting Real: The Blog

I want to put some context around this time in my life, as I was learning to listen to horses. When I stepped out my back door each morning and walked to the paddock, Willow’s honest feedback revealed broken places in me that I’d never recognized. Not the kind of...
Moving through walls

Moving through walls

by | Dec 1, 2020 | Getting Real: The Blog

I slid the black rope halter onto Willow’s head, and felt her breathing shallow. Her eyes hardened, and the corner of her lips tightened. Not overt signs, but I’d been watching her for months, and this felt like a yell. I slid the halter off again, and turned away,...