Turn Riding Fear Around

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 177: How to Stop Overthinking Before You Put Your Foot in the Stirrup   Is your "What If" monster screaming louder the closer you get to the mounting block?   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Play Games - Keeping the mind busy can really help ???? The STOP Button - Create a non-negotiable to allow not getting on ???? The Get On C...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 176: Mindful Grooming: Building Confidence Before You Ever Reach the Saddle   Grooming isn't just a chore; it’s the foundation of your safety.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Wiggle Walk - Yoga in Jeans with Sam ???? Loosen up all your joints - Just like lubing your car ???? Take inventory - Mentally note areas to work on between ri...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 175: The Equestrian Mind skill: How to Park Your Problems at the Barn Door   Your horse doesn't care about your emails, your chores, or your to-do list—in fact, that mental clutter is exactly what’s blocking your connection.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Leave your stuff at home - Don't take your mental "stuff" to the barn ?...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 174: Is Your Body Scaring Your Horse? Try This Pre-Ride Body Release   Your horse can feel a fly land on its coat—imagine what it feels when your shoulders are locked and your breath is shallow.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Wiggle Walk - Yoga in Jeans with Sam ???? Loosen up all your joints - Just like lubing your car ???? Take i...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 173: How to Shake Off Fear Before Riding   Does your fear feel like a heavy coat you can’t seem to take off? Here is a great way to shake it off!   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Honor the fear - Take time to thank your fear, it has kept you safe ???? Shake it off - Just like our horses shake off the dirt after a good roll ????...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 172: How to "Pre-Check" Your Horse (And Yourself) for a Confident Ride   Confidence isn’t a feeling you wait for—it’s a system you build. Today, I’m showing you the exact pre-flight check to ensure both you and your horse are "cleared for takeoff".   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Rider Attitude - where is your mind? ???? Tacking Up...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 171: Year-End Reflection   Look back and soak up how far you have come. Set the intention for how to you want to feel a year from now.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? My Life Changing Resolution Story ???? Reviewing Your Year - Be honest, nobody else needs to know ???? Enjoy the Next Year - Focus on the feelings and they shall...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 170: The Inner Critic vs. The Inner Coach   Grab your inner critic and take her out to lunch. Let her know she is now your inner coach.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Inner Critic - The monkey mind at its worst ???? Inner Coach - The monkey mind at its best ???? Embracing the Inner Coach - It gets easier as it goes   Everyone needs...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 169: Mental Failure Fuels Mind Skill   Enjoy failure. Failure means you are trying things, you are doing things, and from each thing, you can fuel your Mind Skill.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Failing is Good - Don't be afraid to fail ???? Partner in Failure - It is between you and your horse ???? Judgement - It is nobody e...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 168: Stay Grounded While Riding   Once enjoying riding, how do we keep the confidence going?   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? 80/20 (Alicia Dickinson) - Grounded weight in the saddle ???? Rhythm - Feeling your rhythm and your horses rhythm together ???? Loaf of Bread - becoming one with your horse.   Grounding can absorb all your anx...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 167: Confidence Is a Mind Skill   We spend years in school learning and confidence is no different, just a different school!   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Knowledge - What you know ???? Experience - Doing it ???? Confidence - Enjoying it   The great news, confidence can be learned.   Ready for calm, confident rides? Let’s cr...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 166: Mental Strength vs. Motivation   Knowledge gives us our mental strength, our reason gives us the motivation.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Mental Strength - How is your knowledge ???? Motivation - How passionate are you ???? The Combo - Gets you riding again   The combo of mental strength and motivation dissolves all excuses...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 165: What does "REFRAME" really mean?   What does reframing even mean? Everyone uses that and few understand it!   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? The Not So Good Thoughts - how do you feel? ???? A Better Thought - How do you feel? ???? Amazing Thoughts - Use the feelings from here.   People throw around the term reframe and it...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 164: The Confident Rider Toolkit   The better the toolkit, the more you will enjoy riding. This is your D.O.G. Toolkit!   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Distraction: Snap your brain out of the way. ???? Open Posture: Feel your breath fill you up and expand you into confidence ???? Grasp and Release: Squeeze your hands and then releas...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 163: Forget about Mindset…..   What if you never had to worry about Mindset again?    In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? What is Mindset and Why it Fails - the truth for me about mindset ???? Mind Skill - The difference between anxiety and confidence ???? Building Mind skill - It happens faster than you think!   Too much time is fo...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 162: Feel It First: Gratitude + Mental Muscle Memory   The power of feeling first makes the outcome happen.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Feel It First Let your “what if” stir up joy, confidence, and excitement—before it ever happens. ???? Visualize Your Next Ride See it clearly. Ride it mentally. Let the vision lift you until you...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 161: Create Mental Muscle Memory   Find your joyful moments and create the muscle memory for confidence.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????The Joyful Place - Remember the feelings of 3 wonderful rides. ????Visualize "What If's"-  Take the details from those rides and build new "What If's" ????Craete Mental Muscle Memory– spend ti...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 160: Moving Away from Anxiety or Toward Confidence?   The subtle differences that can change everything as you grow in confidence.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????Moving away from anxiety - looking in the rear-view mirror ????Moving toward confidence - looking at the journey ahead ????Why it matters – Each path needs different suppor...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 159: Take Control of Your What If's   Do you have control of your "What If's" or do they have control of you?   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????Know your what if's - What pops into your head like a movie playing ????Know what you want your what if's to be -  What does tomorrow look like ????Take control — If you don't control you...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - 158: The Ripples in the Pond   In the midst of all the chaos, there is a clear still pond in the center of your mind.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????Feel the Chaos — When stuff goes awry, life throwing rocks in your pond. ????The Interrupt -  You throw the rock in the pond. ????The Still that follows — The Reflection in the still water.   P...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 157: When to Just Ride Anyway   You've heard…. Just Do it! And in most cases, that is not good advice for anxious people. But….   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????Prep is everything — know you and your horse are ready. ????Fuel up on confidence before you mount. ????Always have an exit plan — courage doesn’t mean recklessness.   T...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 156: My Top Three Calm Rider Secrets   Being a calm rider doesn't start in the saddle but the joy comes from being in the saddle.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ???? Dissipate anxiety before it gathers momentum and becomes fear. ???? Move your body, shift your mind—motion creates emotion. ???? Choose words that keep you centered, calm,...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 155: Ride the Horse You Have Today, Be the Rider Your Horse Wants you to be Today.   You’ve heard ‘Ride the horse you have today’… but what if today is about being the rider your horse needs?   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????Take the time to focus on you. ????What are the top three things your horse would like you to change as t...

Turn Fear Around Podcast - Episode 154: The Plastic Bag Debacle   When do we create the outcomes we don't want and we don't even realize it. We have more control than we could ever imagine.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????The dreaded plastic bag - We have all been there. ????The emotional game. ????What you can do moving into calm rides.   The point of fear is also th...

Turn Riding Fear Around Podcast: Episode 153: Horses Crave a Calm Leader, Become One   I was shocked with the horse that was trying to kill me, turned into a sweetheart, my calm made all the difference.   In just 5–10 minutes, you’ll get actionable tools to:   ????From Aggressive to Calm - Binky's Story ????The power of leadership ????Your plan to become the leader your horse wants   Become the ca...