Blissful Jules

Half Halts & Chaos - a forty something’s return to riding

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Returning to horse riding in mid-life, with a brain on 100mph. The real, raw insight into fear, anxiety and low confidence with an adhd brain bringing up the rear - in the saddle. Rambling, chaotic and sometimes humorous - but always with love and promoting positive equestrian vibes

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Blissful Jules

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Leisure

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Latest episode

Jun 15, 2025

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Episodes

Resilience & Reflection 15.06.2025

This episode explores what it means to face fears, build resilience and reflect on those small wins - whether you ride or not - this is about the human experience. Including a short 60 second guided breathing exercise in this episode to help you pause, reflect and realise how far you have come.

Hormones & Half Halts 25.05.2025

When the hormones cause havoc in the saddle, how do we move through that? Here for your weekly dose of compassion, support and love.

Episode : Shifting Goal Posts 09.05.2025

The moments when you can’t ever imagine being able to surpass your goal of walking, trotting or even cantering the school, hacking out alone or getting back on after a fall. We are here to remind you that you’ve got this. Cohost Dani joins us again tonight, for chats, laughs and reflection.

Learning to trust your body again 04.05.2025

Raw, real and vulnerable - in this episode we discuss the battle faced when learning to trust your body in the saddle. Muscle memory versus anxiety. I’ve got you.

Body Confidence in the saddle, a Catfish and positive equestrians 25.04.2025

This episode, we focus on body confidence in and out of the saddle. The challenges faced by those returning to the sport, anxieties, hopes and dreams and most of all, a dash of humour. Whilst also introducing the Catfish mentioned in episode 1.

Fear, Anxiety and Embarrassment: The truth about getting in the saddle 20.04.2025

Today we’re talking about something that every adult rider deals with—fear, anxiety, and that quiet, nagging worry of… being embarrassed. Let’s get into it.

The Return: Where it all began 14.04.2025

How this then unfit, nervous, anxious mum of two got her saggy, scared bum back in the saddle after a 15 year break

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