Category: Counseling

For quite some months, Tiffany Ashenfelter invited, encouraged and nearly insisted I come to the ranch and learn more about her work doing equine therapy. Though I love animals, and have two cats and a dog at home, I had […]

“So what exactly is this equine therapy, Unbridled Way thing you’re doing?  I don’t really like horses, I don’t know how to ride horses, I don’t know anything about them, that’s not really my thing…” As we’ve unveiled our latest ventures, equine […]

How many times are we told to do what makes us happy or to seek out happiness in our lives, as if it’s an end goal? Everywhere I look, magazines, commercials, shows, movies, books, media of all kinds and the […]

One of the most terrifying things we can ever experience is abuse at the hands of someone who is suppose to love and protect us.  According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 3 women & 1 in […]

“How we see it is how it will be.” (Anonymous) We most often suffer more from what we FEAR than what actually HAPPENS, so it’s important for you to learn how to evaluate what you are thinking. Things always look […]

“He should just KNOW what I want if he loves me,” she exclaims. “I TRY to solve her problems, but she gets mad when she’s upset and I give her advice,” he declares. And both of them think they are […]

As I look back over the last 5 years of our practice I can’t help but be so grateful for all that I’ve learned and all that has happened. It has been hard and it has been a lesson in […]

While most of us can boast of very busy schedules year round, the holiday season is even worse.  There are pressures coming from all sides, end of the year deadlines at work, holiday parties, the pressure to find the perfect […]

We’re all familiar with the idea of the downward spiral, right?  Where one bad choice can lead to another which can lead to another which leads to another and so on…but did you know the opposite is also true?  Good […]

We are our own worst enemy.  Do you believe that?  After years of studying human development, psychology, working as a therapist & doing my own personal work I’ve come to believe this as truth.  We tend to save our worst, […]