by Jodi Freeman | Nov 2, 2025 | Coping with Anxiety, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Gratitude, Life Lessons, Mindfulness Tools, Mindset Shifts, Spaces of Stillness
For the past fifteen years, I’ve shared a “30 Days of Gratitude” challenge with my Facebook friends each November. Every year, I’m reminded how powerful it can be to pause daily and acknowledge the blessings in our lives—big and small. But as meaningful as this...
by Jodi Freeman | Oct 13, 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, Spaces of Stillness, Uncategorized
Harvest is happening all around us. The once-green fields are now golden and dry, or standing empty after the work of the season is done. The pastures that held lush grass through summer are being closed down for the winter, and the landscape feels quieter — slower —...
by Jodi Freeman | Sep 28, 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, Spaces of Stillness
In our culture, we’re taught that if we just work harder, think more, and push through, we’ll make things happen. We chase the “how” of life—trying to solve it all before it even unfolds. But often, the harder we try to control, the more tangled and heavy things feel....
by Jodi Freeman | Aug 17, 2025 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Mindfulness Tools, Spaces of Stillness, Teen Support Nebraska, Wisdom from Horses
The Power of Quiet Moments I’ll be the first to admit — sitting quietly does not come easy to me. The troll voice in my head echoes “Quiet moments mean you’re lazy. You’re not working hard enough” For nearly 35 years, I’ve worked incredibly...
by Jodi Freeman | Aug 9, 2025 | Coaching with Horses, Emotional Growth Teens, Emotional Healing & Self-Discovery, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Support, Equine Therapy Nebraska, Mindset Shifts, Spaces of Stillness, Teen Support Nebraska, Wisdom from Horses
We live in a world that rewards fast answers and constant doing. But in coaching – especially the kind that happens in the presence of horses – something entirely different is asked of us. Presence. Not performance. Not advice. Not fixing. Just presence....
by Jodi Freeman | Jun 15, 2025 | Equine Therapy Nebraska, Mindfulness Tools, Mindset Shifts, Spaces of Stillness, Teen Support Nebraska
Tucked into the corner of our barn, between my barn supplies and a stack of hay bales, is a spot I return to again and again. This is my “office.” No desk. No fluorescent lights. No inbox waiting to be answered. Instead, I’m surrounded by the familiar sounds of the...
