Horses are amazingly resilient and very forgiving. Watch a herd for any period of time and you’ll see that just like any other social group they have their share of skirmishes and disagreements, yet they quickly let it go, re-connect as a herd, and move on with the business at hand.
In contrast, for us humans, letting go and moving forward can be extremely challenging. Whether we have experienced a bruised ego or a serious physical or emotional violation, learning how to let go of resentment and anger is essential for our physical and emotional well-being.
Virtually everyone has experienced being hurt by the words or actions of another. Maybe you were bullied at school, had a colleague sabotage a work project, or your spouse betrayed you. When we have been […]
Emotional and psychological trauma is caused by an extraordinarily stressful event that leaves one feeling vulnerable and helpless. It can result from combat trauma, or a single incident such as a car accident or assault, or it can be insidious and complex – building up over the course of time.
Alex (35), was considering going home for the holidays for the first time in several years. Her biggest concern was how difficult it was to be around her father. Early on in her sessions at Stand InBalance she’d identified one of the horses as being just like her father: “a mean, self-centered bully.” She often wanted to connect with this horse but ended up being tense and angry around him. She stated, “I can not accomplish anything with that horse, I’m sick of him!”
There are many forms, styles and manifestations of leaders and leadership. From the home to the boardroom, from co-workers to family members, each system requires a certain type of leader, and each individual has their own unique way of harnessing and utilizing their inner leadership qualities. This article addresses the inner leader; the leader that resides in each of us. Often it is lying dormant and seizes us when we least expect it, sending out a call – a moment, or a chapter in one’s life that instigates the leader within to awaken and answer the call to leadership.