by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
It took some time for us to recover from the ice storm that hit our area March 29, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Like thousands of others, we were without power for an extended period as heavy ice covered the trees and power lines around us. Sadly the...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | News and Updates
In 2024, I was interviewed on Warwick Schiller’s Journey ON Podcast. One of the topics covered as part of this meandering conversation was the Building Internal Resilience through Horses research project. BIRTH as we would subsequently call it represented a...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | News and Updates
In April, we hosted one of our largest Team Wellness days to date for Hospice Peterborough. Over 35 staff participated in a day that included information sharing and engaging in meaningful team-building exercises. We replicated the client journey and invited...
by The Mane Intent | Mar 14, 2025 | Muse from The Round Pen
A moment, a change, or an experience sets off a strong reaction inside of you. Your nervous system is picking up on something it remembers as unsafe, even if nothing is actually threatening you in the present moment. Your body starts to respond before your brain...
by The Mane Intent | Feb 5, 2025 | Muse from The Round Pen
“Grief is the cost of loving someone,” notes neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD. I’ve been reading Dr. O’Connor’s book The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss. As a psychotherapist, one of the more difficult types of...
