"You are not a Social Worker - this way, you will never earn any money."Harsh words at the time that came from my analyst - I felt like he called me an "idiot". Looking back, I understand how he meant it. Those of you who know me know that my desire to help out others - to make information accessible and provide support, is a core tr...

Bei einer Pferdeunterstützten Psychotherapie wird oft angenommen, dass Menschen reiten. Falsch. Dann wird angenommen, dass Menschen Pferdetrainingsmethoden beigebracht werden, die sie dann, mit entsprechender Anleitung, ebenfalls bei ihren Mitmenschen anwenden können. Auch das ist falsch.Zumindest bei psychodynamischer Pferdeunt...

What does abstinence mean? What do I mean when I am talking about "taking myself out of the equation?"Let me present a picture: we are in a time, where people who disclose the most about themselves - from their meal to their personal journeys, either directly or through metaphor, get a lot of attention on social media. It is, when taking an outside...

Yet I will not shut up. Why? Because what we as "teachers" put out has an impact on our field. And therefore has an impact on the people we work with - team members, four legged ones included - and the people who we owe the most to, as providers, to do the best we can do - people seeking help.Trauma and being's welfare are on the top of my mind. Tr...

(picture omitted - please refer to original site)When you move too far to the left side in this picture (or bottom if you turn the picture around – a window has 4 frames…), you will gradually defend yourself against new learning by shutting (down) the window. If you move too far to the right (or top of the frame) – you are opening (it) up too much,...