by Jodi Freeman | Jan 18, 2026 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Intelligence, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Life Lessons, Mindfulness Tools, Mindset Shifts
There’s an old saying, How do you eat an elephant? The answer is – one bite at a time. When a goal feels big or overwhelming, our job isn’t to tackle it all at once. Our job is to understand why it matters, and then choose one small step to take right now. This...
by Jodi Freeman | Jan 11, 2026 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska
I’ve been receiving more inquiries lately from families and professionals seeking horse-based experiences for children or individuals with developmental or behavioral disabilities. I want to take a moment to clarify an important distinction, because while many forms...
by Jodi Freeman | Nov 30, 2025 | Emotional Support, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska
Every year, as the days get shorter and the light slips away a little earlier, something in me shifts. It’s like my internal landscape gets a little quieter, a little heavier. For a long time, winter months and darker weather have pulled me into a place I didn’t...
by Jodi Freeman | Nov 10, 2025 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Life Lessons, Mindfulness Tools, Teen Support Nebraska, Wisdom from Horses
I’ve known since I was about thirteen or fourteen that I was meant to help others. Even then, I could feel the emotional connection that exists between people and horses — long before I ever had the words to explain it. Horses have always been more than a tool for...
by Jodi Freeman | Oct 26, 2025 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Life Lessons, Mindfulness Tools, Mindset Shifts, Teen Support Nebraska
Self-Care Through the Holidays It’s hard to believe that Halloween is already this Friday! That means Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and Christmas will be here before we know it. From Halloween through the end of the year, life seems to move faster than ever....
by Jodi Freeman | Oct 19, 2025 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Gestalt Coaching, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Mindfulness Tools, Mindset Shifts, Teen Support Nebraska
Setting boundaries can be a challenge, especially if we’ve grown up being told to “be kind” or to “be nice.” For many of us, those phrases quietly shaped a habit of putting others’ needs before our own. Over time, this can evolve into people-pleasing — an exhausting...
