Sometimes our reactions to upsetting circumstances can feel overwhelming. Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy uses a four-factor way to look at troubling situations. Using this structure to understand how...
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What’s Your Stress Response: Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn?
We are wired for safety and naturally we respond to threat. Sometimes a disagreement, conflict or resistance can activate our stress response. A regulated nervous system supports mental health and...
Trauma and Chronic Stress is a Nervous System Injury – We’re Here to Help
Many of the clients that are served by our herd and our psychotherapy practice are seeking support for a traumatic experience or a history of trauma. It can be helpful to understand what trauma is...
Hit by ‘Derecho’ Storm – And Thankfully Spared Major Damage
Victoria Day Weekend 2022 was one for the history books. As I write this we are now on Day 6 without power and I can hear the hum of the generator. We know that countless hydro workers and many...
Farewell to Samson
On April 7, 2022 we said goodbye to Samson. We estimate that he lived to be 27 years of age – a good age for a horse of his size and history. Samson came to us on March 7, 2013. We purchased him...
Our New Web Site Designed to Inspire Growth and Well-being
We’ve launched a new web site for The Mane Intent with a refreshing new look and feel designed to inspire confident growth. You’ll find a full description of our expanded offerings of psychotherapy...
Register Now for EAL Facilitator Certificate Training
“Halifax Lancers’ Equine-Supported Wellness offering has been a powerful program. The horses have allowed people to learn important life lessons and skills. It has been wonderful to witness how...
When Families Pass It On
My grandparents, pictured here, had Clydesdales. Perhaps I have them to thank for my own love of heavy horses. Our family history plays a big role in shaping our identity – who we are and how we...
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