by Kathy | Feb 2, 2017 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Bravery, Change, Death, horses
What would a tour of hell look like through a teen’s eyes? I have the pleasure of working with a teen on ways for her to find a better direction in her life. One of the directions, she has said, is Hell. Suicide is an option that many people choose, and as she has...
by Kathy | Jan 25, 2017 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Bravery, Change, EGCMethod, horses, Introvert, New Beginnings
I told myself that I’d never be able to go on vacation sober. Why would I even want to? I wanted to party and relax by the pool with a cocktail in my hand. I stayed drunk for so many years because I couldn’t envision my life without having a drink. As with so...
by Kathy | Nov 23, 2016 | Addiction, Alcoholism, EGCMethod, horses, Personality, Recovery
The process of listening only with your heart is a gift to others and to yourself. Horses have been doing it for ages. They don’t understand our words, but they do understand our hearts. During the course of becoming an Equine Gestalt Coach, we worked on the art...
by Kathy | Oct 27, 2016 | Addiction, Alcoholism, EGCMethod, horses, Introvert, Temptation
Everything that is today could not be if it were not for that which was before. —Abraham Do you live in a world of if ’s? It so easy to get stuck there. “If only I. . . If only I would have. . .If only I could have. . .If she/he only would have. . . If not for. . .”...
by Kathy | Oct 21, 2016 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Change, horses, Neigh #1, Recovery, rehab, Sponsor
Take the Am I Alcoholic Self Test Here CLICK! I was reminded this week of the “Alcoholic Self Test” that I took years before I stopped drinking. I took the test, not because I thought that I drank too much, but to prove to myself that I didn’t. If I passed, then yay,...
by Kathy | Oct 14, 2016 | Addiction, Alcoholism, EGCMethod, horses, Personality
“The horse is a mirror to your soul. Sometimes you might not like what you see. Sometimes you will.” Buck Brannaman The first time I read this quote, which was about three years ago, I was just beginning my journey into Touched by a Horse. I had signed up for this...
