Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our next episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as the horses. Thank you, Miichaela Slade from Somerset, UK, for joining me in this sacred space. It was such an inspiring and profound conversation. One might say it was: timeless. I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Michaela was one of our illustrious aut...

Our next episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) is rich and full of wisdom from our guest, as well as the horses. Thank you, Stephanie Sawtelle from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA, for joining me in this sacred space. It was such an inspiring and profound conversation. One might say it was timeless. I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Stephanie was one of our illustrious authors in our 10th Anniversary Edition of Equine Leadership How Tim...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our next episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) is rich and full of wisdom from our guest, as well as the horses. Thank you, Kerri Lake from Half Moon Bay, California, for joining me in this sacred space. It was such an inspiring and profound conversation. I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Kerri has been an alumni author with Equine Leadership since its 6th...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our next episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as the horses. Thank you, Georgie McBurney from Dorchester, UK for joining me in this sacred space. We spoke of so much and I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Georgie has been an alumni author with Equine Leadership since its third volume (we are on 11 now) The ...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our fourth episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) Is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as the horses. Thank you, Greta Matos from Patagonia, Chile for joining me in this sacred space. We spoke of so much and I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Greta is an alumni author with Equine Leadership. The following are links to stories she has shared with...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our third episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as her herd. Thank you, Kelly Jones of Unbridled Connection in Colorado, USA for joining me in this sacred space. We spoke of so much and I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Kelly is an alumni author with Equine Leadership. The following are links ...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our second episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) Is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as the horses. Thank you, Debbie La-Haye of Horses Helping People in Buckinghamshire, UK, for joining me in this sacred space. We spoke of so much, and I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Debbie is an alumni author with Equine Leadership. The foll...

Inspire Me Equine A Collaboration of Equine Leadership and Inspire Me Forward Our first episode of Inspire Me Equine (Season 6 of Inspire Me Forward) Is rich and full of wisdom from our guest as well as the horses. Thank you, Judy Brightman of Mindful Horse, Mindful Leader in Tamsworth, NSW, Australia, for joining me in this sacred space. We spoke of so much and I will let you, dear listener, find the wisdom that was meant for you. Judy is an alumni author with Equine Leadership. The followin...

Season Five, Episode 35 There is No HOW with Pat Hutchinson A perfect soul conversation was had. We laughed, explored, shared, and questioned. We delved into the unknown, and investigated each of our beliefs along the way. From defining joy, to looking into the dark places and turning on the light switch. From considering clarity versus sticky residue, and sharing expectations, judgments, and surrendering. We dove into the statement: There is No HOW. I do hope you find the wisdom...

Season Five, Episode 34 Witnessing and Withing with Chelsea Hann What a magical soul conversation. We went down the rabbit hole, into the unknown, and found magic and grace along the way. I hope you find the wisdom, softness, and liminality that we found in our words and in between them. Below are some references for names, books mentioned and the poem that Chelsea shared with us. Thank you Chelsea, what a beautiful and rich conversation. I look forward to picking it up again sometime a...

This was the second of two panel discussions we are hosting on Inspire Me Forward entitled: The Life of Death Life and Death, A Celebration of Life, A Living Funeral, The Cycle of Life, Transitioning or Crossing Over. They all include two things; the living and those that have passed or are passing. Yet, we tend to only speak of the living part. The dying part has been put in a corner for far too long. So, WE are going to talk about it all. The Life of Death. What space does each hold in tha...

This was the first of two panel discussion we are hosting on Inspire Me Forward entitled: The Life of Death Life and Death, A Celebration of Life, A Living Funeral, The Cycle of Life, Transitioning or Crossing Over. They all include two things. The living and those that have passed or are passing. Yet, we tend to only speak of the living part. The dying part has been put in a corner for far too long. So, WE are going to talk about it all. The Life of Death. What space do each hold in that cy...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #31, The Support We Offer our Dogs with Alyssa Giles from Utah, USA. What ana fascinating conversation we had. Alyssa and I delved into a discussion about our beloved family members, our dogs. We spoke about Affective Behaviour and Affective Dog Behaviour. We looked at the science behind our dog's emotions and how we can enhance our connection with them. We talked about what is behind that connection and how it builds on their feelings of safety, reduc...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #30, Daring to be Wise. My guest, Louise Gallagher from Calgary, Alberta, Canada joined me for a deeply enriching and inspirational conversation. In this episode Louise and I take a deep dive into ‘aging’. Or should I say ‘becoming’? Louise shares how her path brought her to create this movement of inspiring women to move through their later years with boldness, brightness, and bravery. We spoke of society’s view of aging in today’s...

And just like that Episode #29 of Inspire Me Forward is in the books. With myself as host and guest I took some time to reflect on what The Book of Realizations is and what it holds. Thank you to to those that shared questions to assist in this episode having form and function. This book is: A collection of thirty personal realizations gathered and supported by wisdom from the equine herd, nature and her intelligence, my fellow human travelers, and my own inner well of wisdom. They are ...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #28, Exploring the Space in Between and Within. My guest, Kim Hallin from Ravenel, South Carolina, USA joined me for an organic discussion on boundaries, Kim’s area of expertise. This isn’t Kim’s first conversation with Inspire Me Forward. She was our second guest. You can hear Kim’s story at: https://youtu.be/lRu2YgB15eM?si=X4_yxr4SezDJj6xc In this episode Kim shares her boundary journey with us and how one of her horses showed her ...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #27 Surviving 911. My guest, Joan Marie Gjos from Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada joined me for a pertinent conversation full of life’s realities from her journey in the Emergency Services sector. Joan Marie shared her work as a paramedic and as a 911 operator and shared her signs of stress and tools for healing. We can be found on Apple and Spotify and YouTube. Forty-one years in the sector took Joan Marie through many ups and downs. After s...

As a bonus episode of Inspire Me Forward we hosted our 3rd ever: 3 Humans~6 Questions~No Agenda dialogue. And it was as profound as our first two which we hosted four years ago (Past dialogues can be found HERE). It is always remarkable when we come together with no agenda, no objectives and simply a willingness to dance in the unknown with open hearts. Join myself along with Judy Brightman (Australia) and Kate Neligan (USA) as we delve into the questions, we each brought to the circle.  ...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #26 Creating Joy Daily. My guest, Pamela L. Maynard, PhD from North Dakota joined me for an evolving conversation full of life’s realities and wisdom for a healthy future. Nuggets of insight were brought forward that we would all do well to sit with. Pamela shared her journey through life and her path to a diagnosis of complex PTSD. This came as a relief as she had been searching for an answer all her life, where she belonged. Now she had something to work wi...

Inspire Me Forward, Episode #25 The Soft Magic of Stories. My guest, Liz Lane from Wales joined me for an organic discussion on stories, softening, and the magic of life. It was chalked full of wit, wonder, and wisdom. And many reflective questions arose that we would all do well to sit with. Liz shared her journey and life with her horses on the wild hills of Wales. She shared her travels and thirst for adventure. Out of that came question 1: What is it that gets me up in the mo...