This work can be frustrating. Whether you're a parent, a caseworker, a program director, or a mentor - working with complex trauma is...

Many of the kids we work with learned to put their needs last. They are what the clinical world calls "parentified" meaning they had to...

At Stable Moments we understand that parents are doing their best. We get the struggle of trying to make the right decisions for our...

Most of us can attest to the fact that animals are healing in nature. Lots of people, who hear about Stable Moments, mention how...

I used to work with a guy who would, after washing them, shake his hands off in the sink and then wipe them on his pants. I didn’t think...

Children need to feel safe before they can do anything else. Here's an exercise to be a safe person.

One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents report lying as being a major problem with their...

How many times have you associated your calling with your career? That's okay, we all have. We are conditioned to. Our society focuses so...

Schools being open is imperative for our country's vulnerable youth. Roughly 5 million children in the USA experience domestic violence...

That's right, every single person that walks onto a Stable Moments property gets an A and guess what, they can't lose their A. It doesn't...

A foster or adopted child may VERY well be wondering "what does this mean for me?" Speak directly to that.

I have had several child mentors ask over the years, Can I pray for the child I mentor. My answer is yes, but not here at the barn.

It's not about the things for these kids. It's that you value them, ask them, get creative with them, become part of their journey.

Children in foster care most often have been removed not just from a home but from the only parents they know

That's right, there is no riding. I am so immersed in the Stable Moments model that I often forget to mention it is all unmounted work....

Many people look at the Stable Moments model and think that it must be the amazingly therapeutic nature of a horse that brings stability...

I know... what a downer. We're all decking the stalls, and fa la la-ing and Rebecca has to come out with the sad truth. One Christmas I...

I felt shame today. I recently started a Masters program online and have been a bit overwhelmed trying to organize the different...

As James walked through the halls of his new school he searched for room 306. He was intimidated by the confidence the other students...

Updated: Aug. 10 2021 Children in foster care have to manage more transitions than any child should have to. They often change homes,...