The Adventure Paradox

Every now and then you have a day in your life where time stands still and you find yourself deep in conversation with one of your greatest teachers on the planet.  That day took place for me the last week of February, 2023, when I got to interview Linda Kohanov from my family's mountain home where I was on a book writing retreat.  After long periods of silence, the questions and conversation...

In this minisode done on the full worm moon of 2023, I reflect on the meaning and history as well as implications for those pursuing dreams with horses, mountains or dogs.  With a few short stories, I explain how and why the world is affected by these changes, and invite you in to reflecting on your own experiences.  I would love to hear what you come up with!  Please reach out to me: catcaldwellm...

This EXPLICIT interview contains stories and content that may not be appropriate for the whole family.  We have inserted tones in the interview in case you do not make it to the shownotes, and also clicked the "explicit" tab, but this is new territoy, so please let us know how this goes!  For the most part, we strive to have content that is great for all ages, but we felt this conversati...

It is so easy to think that everything is our responsibility, or somehow under our control or ability to respond.  Some things just come up, or show up, or wind up (pun intended) in our path, like the wind.  We are not responsible for the wind and cannot control what it picks up.  Perhaps this is why we are so taken in with air: hahha. In this episode, I reflect on The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, B...

Pam is one of my favorite teachers from the Midwest who has stretched and deepened my spiritual understanding of horses.  In this interview, she does not disappoint!  If you are curious about why we are here and your purpose in life or connection to the earth and to animals, you will want to tune in to this conversation. We connected through a poster of Pam with her horse at The Festival of The Ho...

In this minisode, I share a few spiritual truths shared by my 7 year old, Grace, this week, and the opportunities for wisdom that I gleaned from them.  There will be seasons where, for whatever reason, we may be without our beloved animals, or away from our favorite kind of nature - how do we live in those seasons?  Or, if we have never made the move, or gotten an animal of our very own, what is a...

This question surfaces for many animal lovers, be their pet a dog, a cat, or a horse, and Maya brings it to us for Valentine's Day!   Maya's love for her home kicks off this interview, which was done in the fall of 2021, and ends with this question.  In between, we explore the ways we have changed since entering motherhood, including what and how we love people, places and things.  We go...

For me, podcasts are a way of exploring what people are thinking in our world right now, and what they are sharing.  I have taken a stand to do very little editing in my podcasts in order to allow the real message of the conversation to come through... and because, honestly, editing is super time consuming and perfectionism feeding.  My favorite podcasts are the ones that are really raw and real,...

Thank you for coming back for Season 2, which is all about HEALTH & HEALING.  This episode is dedicated to all Essential Workers who kept us alive and worked tirelessly to figure out ways to keep our society going through the pandemic. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! Horses, Mountains & Dogs will be our lens for those we interview and a gateway to health and healing in this second season of ou...

Have you ever felt called in to owning an animal?  Or in to better health?  I have.   In this minisode, I explore how my 14 year old dog could possibly get any younger, the joy of hiking in the mountains and doing things you feel destined to do, juxtaposed with the fear of overdoing it...  Whether we are overspending, working out too hard, over-explaining or simply overthinking, nature and the ani...

How hard does it have to be, really??   After I had children, on one of our first ski vacations, I told my cousin that I realized "it's hard either way" - staying at home and managing the doldrums of mom life or taking a trip and trying to have energy to ski and take care of kids in different environments.  We get to "choose our hard," but we also have a choice about wheth...

In this episode, I salute and quote one of my all time greatest mentors and teachers, Martin Luther King, Jr.  Part history lesson, part stream of consciousness regarding two deer, and my daughter riding an ex-racehorse in the woods yesterday, this short mini-sode will return you to the hope of what it is you long for, and the reality of the grit required not only to get it, but to keep it once yo...

The moment I met my husband is one of our favorite stories to tell, because it is one of those stories that you can't believe is true.  Here, we retell it for our fans from the comfort of our hay loft on an oddly warm day in Illinois's winter.   If you are looking for love, you'll appreciate these high lights & be inspired by this story that includes the miracle of our meeting i...

On this 12/22 LIVE podcast episode with my husband George, we talk about our family road-trip experience across the country and how we found beautiful stuff and met cool people. We also talked about our pony "Lots of Dots," and the life lesson we've learned from losing him, as this was recorded on the one year anniversary of his passing.   We are a very spiritual couple and read a f...

In this episode,  Aneta shares some exciting news: she just published her first book Live the Width of Your Life - 365 Daily Meditations on living with purpose, passion, and peace, just in time for the new year, and it is awesome!  We cover how Aneta bridged the gap between her corporate world and her current career with the Ardelian Kuzma Group.  This conversation goes deep and wide, in keeping w...

Welcome to our first LIVE Facebook interview and meditation with Rain Elizabeth Stickney in a raw episode that was recorded as part of our launch event from Santa Fe, NM, along with special guests sharing comments as we go.  This is one of my favorite episodes yet and was designed to serve everyone in getting through the holidays with as much zen as possible, as Rain oozes serenity!  If you would...

  "The greatest gifts are from above," but sometimes we impose beliefs upon those great gifts that make them hard to embrace.   When I am in the position of receiving something that I have wanted for a long time, it is no longer just for me but for other people too.   This is almost always the case with living creatures, or receiving large gifts from elders, specifically, my Grandmother....

Podcast Channel: Horses, Mountains, & Dogs | By Cat Caldwell Myers Episode 1: Oh Why Horses, Mountains, and Dogs? I basically interview myself in this short opening episode about why I chose to call the show HMD.  The truth is, I don't really know why these three things light me up, but if they light you up, too, you just know, and you are going to enjoy the conversations and stories that...

Podcast Channel: Horses, Mountains, & Dogs | By Cat Caldwell Myers Episode 2: What is Meant for You Have you been at the phase of your life where you believe that what you seek is seeking you?  In this episode, I share a bit about how this podcast came in to being, why I said no the last time someone suggested I do a podcast, and how, no matter what happens, we can use it for good.   For examp...

Podcast Channel: Horses, Mountains, & Dogs | By Cat Caldwell Myers Episode 3: All I want for Christmas is a Pony We all get to have days that outshine the rest in our lives.  In this episode, I talk about the same feeling, like a little kid being excited all morning as it is the day before Christmas and everything seems blissful, full of anticipation and positive energy. You do not have to be...

This podcast is about the wisdom available to us through working with horses, mountains and dogs.  The host is a life long horsewoman, dog trainer and mountain guide as well as a certified life coach, Montessori teach, wife and parent to two little girls.  She made this podcast to pass on the values her grandparents instilled in her to the next generation, and anyone in this one that feels called...