Category Archives: In my opinion

All Men and Women are NOT Created Equal

The idea that “all men are created equal” is a load of horse manure! From the minute we hit the air, we are a unique package of physical, cognitive and emotional strengths and weaknesses. We can not all be successful … Continue reading

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6.10.12 Week in review

So often, when nothing “momentous” has happened, we forget that the little things we do everyday add up and may in fact be momentous for those around us. Since I have a few moments this morning, thanks to our angle … Continue reading

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The wounds of our childhood

Recently, after reading a post of mine about a young client I am working with, a friend of mine shared some very personal details of his own childhood. As my friend shared the pain he dealt with as a child, … Continue reading

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How do we define success?

We have a young boy in foster care that we have been working with since mid Nov. of last year. This little guy has really struggled and had some major changes since he started with us. School has been especially … Continue reading

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This is a lovely article about some of the reasons horses are so special

The gifts that horses give to us are incredible. This lovely article addresses just some of the reasons why we find our work with horses so rewarding. We work with children as young as 4, teens, adults, seniors, families, couples, … Continue reading

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Is Grief the same as Depression?

This article talks about the possibility that “grief” will be included as one type of depression in a new version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders“. Though grief is a normal and natural reaction in many situations. … Continue reading

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Interesting study relating to Foster Children and prescription drugs

This story on NPR is showing up in several other news outlets as well.  I would like to make a couple of observations.  Be sure to read the entire article because it goes on to state: “Psychotropic drugs have proven … Continue reading

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How effective is your “team”

Chances are, if you are reading this, you are someone in your life is dealing with some kind of challenge. And, you have either already assembled a team of specialists to help or are trying to figure out how to … Continue reading

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How to get kids to do what you want…

I heard this quote this morning, attributed to Harry Truman, “How do you get kid’s to do what you want? Find out what they want to do and ask them to do that.” It’s important as parents that we know … Continue reading

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If you have not seen the movie “Buck”…

My partner Bambi and I have seen this great movie that explores the horse/human relationship and highly recommend it, as does CLAIRE DOROTIKL, MFT. Whether you are into horses or not, this is a movie worth seeing…

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