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...
by The Mane Intent | Feb 1, 2025 | Muse from The Round Pen
Equine-assisted therapy, also known as equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP), has gained popularity in recent years due to its numerous benefits. Here are some of the advantages of incorporating horses into therapeutic practices: Emotional Healing and Growth Emotional...
by The Mane Intent | Jan 5, 2025 | Muse from The Round Pen
“Keep paddling,” he said. My doctor had just shared the results of a CAT scan with me. The test was necessary to rule out the potential return of cancer. Fortunately the results were clear for cancer. I got lucky. A few years ago, I had a cancerous tumor eliminated...
by The Mane Intent | Dec 10, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
“I am afraid of dying,” she said. The client is a 10-year-old girl who is struggling to sleep. “I’m afraid of how I might die.” The fear of death, also known as thanatophobia or mortality salience, is a deeply ingrained, natural fear experienced by many people...
by The Mane Intent | Dec 3, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
“Your vision will only become clear when you look into your heart.” – Carl Jung “Remember when all you wanted was what you have now,” said Brendan O’Reilly. Those words stuck to me and still give me reason to pause as they really capture the essence of the life...
