Coffee in the Corral

- Rainy day episode in the barn with Dayo as my companion. - Quick catch-up on our fun and fast girls' weekend trip ;) - This episode I talk about going to buy Zelle and my observations of her 30 days of training.  - My plan for how I am going to start training her from here on forward. - The importance of taking the time to lay a good foundation with a horse. - Why I believe we all deserve a...

- Follow up on the "Horrific Theater Experience" episode - Who is the most important person to love? - Debunking the lie that self-love is selfish. - Today I talked about my personal journey with self-love, the messages I was taught about it growing up, and how I have begun to implement it into my life. - My "You're a good mom" story of the first time I can remember trying to love myself and how i...

- Disclaimer about Ayn Rand ;) - My wonderful day of horse training - Neurogenesis and the recent research that we can continue to grow new brain cells in our hippocampus!!!! - What I am learning to be curious about - Fixed mindset versus Growth mindset - Find out the top 5 things you can do TODAY to grow new brain cells that benefit your body and your mood!!!! - Check out the podcast video for to...

- Good morning from a snowy corral! The first podcast to be fully videotaped. Check out youtube soon to watch the live show with horses milling about and stealing most of the show ;). - Lies that I have believed for most of my life: 1. Be selfless. 2. Never trust yourself. 3. Being a mother is the most important job in the world. 4. Exercise is worldly. 5. You are born a sinner. 6. There are only...

- What life was like for me as a 14-year-old when I bought Shiloh - Frustration with not knowing how to get Shiloh to walk peacefully - Reading a Pat Parelli book and my world opening-up - Realizing I had become too focused on the tasks and stopped focusing on the relationship - The change from it being about "what" I could do with my horse to "who" I could be for my horse - Story of how Shiloh to...

- Windy welcome while huddled in the corner of the horse trailer - Revelation from an impatient driver on the road - Story of my friend who works miserably in exchange for a future she may never get - Bumper sticker that sums it all up - Why are we buying the lie that we have to hustle? - Happiest countries in the world report and facts! - Why Finns are so freaking happy - Learning to cherish my s...

- This episode was recorded while the local news station, KSN 4 States News, filmed me to use for my interview today! - Today I read through my newly written list titled "Future Me" that I am going to use as my life guide from now on - Here are the bullet points to my "Future Me" list. It is written as if I am talking to myself. I highly recommend writing up one for yourself! > I will always co...

- Happy New Year intro in the corral! - How a wonderful gift quickly turned into a scary situation - How each of us felt during the situation - Jennifer takes action - What each of us learned as we have been processing it afterwards - The different ways each of us followed up - The importance of standing up for ourselves, our families and not allow bullies to win - The beauty and benefits of our n...

- Real life horse fight on set! - Horse behavior/Our herd dynamics - What our Christmas was like :) - Our new family Christmas song - Christmas card from my mom/Painful reminders - Why it's hard for me to keep showing up (WARNING: Due to new equipment this episode cuts out a few times. I am struggling to find portable, affordable equipment that I can use in my corral which apparently doesn't exist...

- A couple of my all time favorite original jokes  ;) - My extremely embarrassing "Back Hug" story - 3 super cute and shit funny moments with each of my kids - Permission to HAVE FUN this holiday season - Homework to listen to this awesome song "Larger than Life" by Pinkzebra (feat. Benji Jackson)

- How listening to Sarah Edmondson gave me more understanding of my experience - Explaining what it was like when people came to visit the village - Discussing our "need" for belonging and connection - There is no magic pill and why that should be a red flag - Exposing the legal name of the leader known as "Noah"  - My realizations that Noah is a fucker - My thoughts on holiday family stress...

- Intro with Zelle and Fay - Sad story about me accidentally cutting Skye :( - Jennifer's childhood trauma/surgery/parents divorce - Her learning to "hold everyone together" - Her marriage and parenting challenges and struggles - Incident in Jennifer's life that Abigail refused to be silent about - Jen making the changes and embracing her freedom - Jen's new favorite thing to say...  

- Nate's perspective on being married in the village - Nate's thoughts on a couple horsemanship situations and how he spoke out eventually - Nate's story of deciding to move to CO - The difference between how Nate interpreted people controlling us and how it felt to me ;) - Nate explains why he changed the way he sees marriage and the reasons he enjoys it so much better now

- Short story about Zelle - Laying immediate boundaries - Completely re-looking at everything in our life - You have permission to build your own life - Allowing ourselves to explore - Realizing and embracing that I am bisexual - Wrapping up my story and looking forward to what lies ahead

- Morning coffee disaster - Upside down world/life obliterated in a moment - Finding support - Boundaries/the real people will stick by you - Pursuing justice/dad in prison

- The importance of ending the "Toxic cycle" - Becoming a PATH Intl. certificed Therapeutic Riding Instructor - Moving to MO. - Horrific news of trauma to one of my children - Reality of our life hits us for the first time

- Back tracking to tell some very painful stories - Horrific news about my dad that I was told when we lived in the village - Trying to cope when my body was screaming against it - Horrible trauma done to my family by Nate's family - Regrets/Pain/Resolving to never hide or protect perpetrators/Giving voice to the victims

- Nate's "epiphany" about moving - Disappointed response from the village - Taking the crazy leap to move to Colorado - Joining a church - Quitting the church - Poem in honor of my friend Jeremiah

- Living with multiple families as a young couple - Unprepared and inadequate to deal with traumatic/toxic/unhealthy situations - Losing best friends/Cutting off those who left - Could never get it right no matter how hard I tried - Finally deciding to move into a place with just our family and how everyone saw it as selfish

- Surviving teen years - Worldy, attention seeking, school teacher story - Having crushes on guys and women but never acknowledging the "bad" part of me - Getting married and rushed into community living as newly weds and our first baby

- The "Outside View" of our cult verses the "Inside Truth" - Cult leader painting his bus in the barn and how everything was my selfishness - The toxic environment and behaviors behind it all

- Moving to West Tn - Living in Mash'Em Inn - Saving for a horse - Shiloh entering my life (One of the best gifts I could have ever asked for) - Getting kicked off the property - Life starting over on an abandoned cow pasture

- Living with multiple families in one home - Conflicting emotions about my dad - Going to visit my grandma - My dad's repentance - My parent's "real" wedding - Moving to a new home - Quote from Dr Edith Eva Eger about re-framing our trauma

- Meeting "The Group" - My family dynamics - My view of God - My scary experience of my parents separation when I was 12

- The daily stress of the To Do List - Learning to acknowledge and allow myself to have needs - Why I wish I was an animal! - Remembering that we have choices :)