Shonna Berk

Stable Connections the Podcast

Society EN ↓ 148 episodes

Do you ever wonder how someone got to where they are? How they overcame struggles or who some of their inspirations might have been along the way? Stable connections is my quest in flipping the conversation to focus more on the things we have in common as individuals, as well as a community. This podcast offers a space for personal perspective and creates room for both the speaker and the listener to share, learn, and process together. Each person featured is asked "What is something you'd like to see evolve or change within the community and how can you help create that change. Stay tuned!

Author

Shonna Berk

Category

Society

Latest episode

Dec 22, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 146: Bethany Wallace 22.12.2025

Bethany talks to us about being third generation horse girl, what she offers in her program at Hawkwood, and a horrific experience she had in San Diego before moving north.   www. Sporthorsetraining.com https://www.facebook.com/bethany.wallace.399

Episode 145: Janet Fitch 24.11.2025

Janet talks to us about relocating as a kid, how it effected her, moving to California and living next to her sister, her passions for animal advocacy and where it stems from, and her journey with HeartMath. https://www.facebook.com/janet.fitch.98

Episode 144: Kerri Lake 20.10.2025

Kerri Lake talks to us about being valuable but not understandable, some personal life stories that have shaped who she is, and what she is offering now. https://www.generateharmony.com https://www.facebook.com/generationofharmony

Episode 143: Shallin Ris 13.10.2025

Shallin talks to us about her experience starting EquiScore, Living in Tel Aviv, and some mental health struggles as a kid. https://www.equiscore.io Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com http://darbybonomi.com

Episode 142: Rebecca Bailey, PhD 08.09.2025

Rebecca Bailey talks to us about her experience helping extreme trauma cases, her work with horses, and the Polyvegal theory.   https://polyvagalequineinstitute.com https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaBaileyphd Episode Sponsors: https://www.hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.horseontheloose.com

Episode 141: Dr. Steve Peters 21.07.2025

Dr. Steve Peters talks to us about moving a lot as a kid, being on the autism spectrum, how it effected him and the books he’s published, including poetry. https://horsebrainscience.info https://www.facebook.com/steve.peters.3781 Podcast Sponsors: https://www.instrideproductions.com https://www.horseontheloose.com

Episode 140: Sylvia Zerbini 30.06.2025

Sylvia talks to us about being in a  9th generation circus family, being the first to combine arial work with horses, the many experiences she’s had and what she’s offering now. https://sylviazerbini.com Episode Sponosors: https://www.facebook.com/HookedonAnimalsShop https://www.instrideproductions.com

Episode 139: Patrick Sullivan 19.05.2025

Patrick talks to us about how he left his “normal” job to pursue a career with horses, his journey with riding 2 horses on highway 50 across the country bridle-less while stopping at 17 different non profits along the way, and what he’s offering now. www.moderndayhorsemanship.com gamilahunbridled.com YELOliberty.com   https://www.facebook.com/GamilahUnbridled https://www.instagram.com/gamilahunbri...

Episode 138: Dr. Claire Mollard 14.04.2025

Claire talks to us about how she got started in Acupuncture while growing her family, why she loves working with older dogs, and what she’s doing now. Episode Sponsors: https://www.baymaredesign.com https://www.darbybonomi.com

Episode 137: Lester Buckley 24.02.2025

Lester talks to us about losing both his parents at a young age, why he was so drawn to horses and cattle, multiple people who took a chance on him, and what he does now. https://lesterbuckley.com Episode Sponsors: https://www.instrideproductions.com/about https://www.stablemix.com

Episode 136: Fenja Koenigsmann EDO® 02.12.2024

Fenja talks to us about why she began studying Osteopathy, why she is passionate about it and her journey moving to Siskiyou County in Northern California. www.flowingwaterswholistics.com https://www.facebook.com/flowingwaterswholistics/?_rdr Episode Sponsors: http://darbybonomi.com http://stablemix.com

Episode 135: Luella Barton 04.11.2024

Luella Barton talks to us about being born in Germany but moving around a lot as a kid, her early start with horses, Being invited to go to compete in Vegas and what that was like for her.  Episode Sponsors: https://www.horseontheloose.com https://www.hookedonanimalsshop.com

Episode 134: Sarah Reid 30.09.2024

Sarah Reid talks to us about getting into horses freshly married and out of college at 21 years old, going from showing to trail riding and endurance, how she got her mustang and the many adventures she experienced with him. Episode Sponsors: http://darbybonomi.com http://optimumsaddleservices.com

Episode 133: Alicia Benson, DVM 26.08.2024

Doc Alicia Benson talks to us about deciding to become a vet in her early 20s, what it’s been like starting her practice, and what Premier Equine has to offer. https://www.premierequineveterinaryservices.com https://www.instagram.com/premierequine_/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087654301925 Episode Sponsors: https://www.therapeuticesalenmassage.com https://www.stablemix.com

Episode 132: Madelynne Colteaux 29.07.2024

Maddy talks to us about early years of wanting to become a trainer and how she made that happen, what she offers in her Dressage program now, and how much she loves her mom. https://www.gldressage.com https://www.instagram.com/gracelynnedressage/ Episode Sponsors https://www.changeyourlead.com http://optimumsaddleservices.com

Episode 131: Dr. Angela Sherman 01.07.2024

Angela Sherman talks to us about being born in Brazil, landing in the US after 18, her experience working in prisons, and what she’s doing with Change Your Lead. https://www.changeyourlead.com Episode Sponsors https://optimumsaddleservices.com https://freshsonoma.com

Episode 130: Erin Gilmore 20.05.2024

Erin Gilmore talks to us about her horse journey in Oakland, her start in equestrian media at 21 years old, how she got into photography, and how she has been able to build a team of photospheres for eventing shows. https://www.eringilmorephotos.com https://www.facebook.com/eringilmorephotos/ https://www.instagram.com/eringilmorephotos/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.instrideproductions.com/about h...

Episode 129: Mia Brown 13.05.2024

Mia Brown talks to us about her journey with falling in love with eventing, some body dysmorphia she experienced at a young age, landing at Chocolate Horse farm, and her opinions about Safe Sport. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056289012896 Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.stablemix.com

Episode 128: Lizzy Martini 06.05.2024

Lizzy talks to us about what brought her first to San Francisco and now to Sonoma County, her journey back into the horse world and leasing horses versus buying, and what she’s doing with Fresh Sonoma offering Fodder to locals in the area. https://freshsonoma.com/ Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.changeyourlead.com/

Episode 127: Hannah Beebe 29.04.2024

Hannah Beebe chats with us about how and why she started her photography business, moving her family to Auburn, California and managing her daughters food allergies.  https://hannahbeebephotography.shootproof.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hannahbeebephotography https://www.instagram.com/hannahbeebephotography/ Podcast Sponsors: https://freshsonoma.com/ https://www.horseontheloose.com/

Episode 126: Giana Chilcott 22.04.2024

Giana talks to us about her extensive showing career starting on the East Coast, a horrific experience where she ran away for a bit and got out of the horse world, a failed suicide attempt where she feels horses saved her, and what she’s doing now with “Be The Change in Mental Health”.  Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://baymaredesign.com/

Episode 125: Kelly Robinson 08.04.2024

Kelly Robinson talks to us about getting a bachelors in Psychology, a masters in Counseling,  doing her thesis on Equine Related Therapy and how now she finds herself as an independent Saddle Fitter. https://optimumsaddleservices.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.hannahbeebephotography.com/ https://healthyhorse.co/

Episode 124: Jordan Sullivan 25.03.2024

Jordan Sullivan talks to us about being born and raised in a small town, how she’s preparing to leave to farrier school in Missouri and what she expects from it.   Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://baymaredesign.com/

Episode 123: Marisha Chilcott 11.03.2024

Marisha Chilcott talks to us about how one plane ride pivoted her trajectory where she now runs “Be The Change in Mental Health”, a non-profit organization making Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation assessable to the public. https://btcmentalhealth.org/ Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.phabco.org/

Episode 122: Mary McCormick 26.02.2024

Mary McCormick talks to us about knowing Vaulting would be a part of her life since the young age of seven, going to the World Equestrian Games, and what she’s doing now. https://www.facebook.com/silverstar82 https://www.instagram.com/marymccormick07/?hl=en Episode Sponsors: https://goatlandia.org/ https://www.phabco.org/

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