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This Work is Hard
This work can be frustrating. Whether you're a parent, a caseworker, a program director, or a mentor - working with complex trauma is...
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Feb 16, 20221 min read
Never Got a Chance to be a Kid
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...
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Sep 21, 20211 min read
Why Horses?
Most of us can attest to the fact that animals are healing in nature. Lots of people, who hear about Stable Moments, mention how...
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Aug 13, 20212 min read
What Paper Towels Taught Me About Trauma
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...
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Aug 10, 20211 min read
Being a Safe Person
Children need to feel safe before they can do anything else. Here's an exercise to be a safe person.
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Jun 23, 20212 min read
Getting Focused
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...
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Apr 21, 20213 min read
Dealing with Lying
One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents report lying as being a major problem with their...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
Getting Clear on Your Calling
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...
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Jan 19, 20213 min read
Why I'm Hard on Volunteers
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...
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Aug 21, 20202 min read
Now More Than Ever
Schools being open is imperative for our country's vulnerable youth. Roughly 5 million children in the USA experience domestic violence...
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Jul 21, 20202 min read
Everyone Gets an A
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...
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Mar 30, 20203 min read
Staying "Relationship First" in Isolation
A foster or adopted child may VERY well be wondering "what does this mean for me?" Speak directly to that.
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Mar 12, 20202 min read
Activities for Littles at the Barn
There is evidence to suggest that starting programming as young as possible is beneficial to address adverse childhood events.
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Jan 13, 20204 min read
3 Common Mistakes Nonprofit Startups Make
Unless you surround yourself with the right people, understand it is a business and promote with confidence, it is likely to remain a dream.
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Jan 5, 20203 min read
Why We Don't Pray for Them
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.
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Dec 15, 20193 min read
Trauma Informed Holiday Activities
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.
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Nov 4, 20192 min read
Removed
Children in foster care most often have been removed not just from a home but from the only parents they know
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Jul 27, 20192 min read
3 Ways to Build Self-Esteem at the Barn
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
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Jun 15, 20194 min read
Saying Goodbye: Mindful activities for last sessions
How do we say goodbye without creating yet another loss in a child's life?
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May 1, 20193 min read
Why Can't I Ride?
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....
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