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...

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.

A top reason why nonprofits fail is their lack of focus. It makes sense, we go into this work with the intention of helping people, and...

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...

The brisk air nipped Ava’s cheeks as she jumped out from her foster mom’s car yelling, “Ms. Sandy, I’m here!” I smiled and walked over to...

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.

There is evidence to suggest that starting programming as young as possible is beneficial to address adverse childhood events.

Unless you surround yourself with the right people, understand it is a business and promote with confidence, it is likely to remain a dream.

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

Why would you make healthy choices if you thought you didn't matter? Many children surviving with trauma have low or no self-worth, so our f

How do we say goodbye without creating yet another loss in a child's life?

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....