Boundaries.

Just saying the word can make some of us break into a nervous sweat. For a lot of us, boundaries feel like something harsh…like walls we put up to keep people out.

If there's one thing I keep coming back to in this parenting journey, it’s that connection is everything.

I have found that there is an art to building connection. 

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo

Learning. It’s something inherent to the human journey, and I’ve found to be one of my most exciting endeavors. I’m always learning.

This spring in the spirit of learning, Healing Reins will be hosting a workshop entitled, “Healing Inner Stories with Psychodrama.” We are thrilled to welcome Bill Woodburn as a guest clinician - I look forward to all of the professional growth and learning to be encapsulated in the these two days!

Parenting is beautiful, messy, and, at times, incredibly humbling. For me, it’s been one of the most profound teachers in my life—but not always in ways I expected.

But to be honest, it was my work with equine-assisted services that ended up being a game-changer for me.

Working with horses has a way of stripping things down to their essence. Horses respond to energy and intention, not words. If you’re out of alignment emotionally or energetically, they know, and they’ll reflect that back to you.

We all have blind spots—patterns we’ve been stuck in for so long they feel like second nature. And that’s what I love about the Enneagram.  It seamlessly offers insight into your personality, motivations, and growth paths. But here’s the thing: reading about your type is one thing. Experiencing your patterns in real-time? That’s where transformation happens. This is why combining the Enneagram with equine-assisted services (EAS) is so powerful.

At The Healing Reins, we’re passionate about creating spaces where you can find rest, renewal, and deeper connection. One of the tools we love incorporating into our therapeutic and wellness offerings is the Enneagram.

At The Healing Reins, we combine the powerful insights of the Enneagram with experiential therapy and equine-assisted services to create transformative experiences for professional teams. Through hands-on, real-world activities, we invite your team to break through barriers, discover hidden strengths, and develop the tools they need to thrive—together.

Have you ever found yourself wondering why relationships—whether with family, friends, or partners—can feel so easy sometimes, and other times, downright confusing? A lot of it boils down to something called attachment styles, which are basically the ways we learned to connect (or protect ourselves) early in life.

Attachment theory helps us understand how our first relationships as kids—especially with caregivers—set the stage for how we approach connection, trust, and intimacy as adults.