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Heather Hanlin
Jan 21, 20214 min read
Traumatic Growth: the Trauma Tree
It is rare to hear a story about how people have experienced traumatic events and come back from them strong and vibrant. Yet as I look...
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Heather Hanlin
Jan 1, 20215 min read
Gifted Family Dynamics
My kids and I were baking cookies recently, when I sang out “to the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day.” My kids quickly...
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Heather Hanlin
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Resistance
I recently wrote a post about Distress where I talked about yelling at my husband. The exchange went something like this: I complained...
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Heather Hanlin
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Distress, Crying & Angry Outbursts
I had an intensely frustrating experience this morning. It was related to trying to attend a video doctor’s visit for my teen. Many...
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Heather Hanlin
Oct 25, 20202 min read
You Are Here (Acceptance)
When you are trying to navigate on a hike, in a city (or in a mall) you must know where you are, and where you are going. Mostly these...
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Heather Hanlin
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Multipotentiality
When you have so many ripening fruits on the tree, how do you pick one? I've wanted to be a fashion designer, horse trainer, gallery fine...
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Heather Hanlin
Oct 9, 20205 min read
How Can A Horse Help Me Think? Executive Function: Strengths and Challenges
I'm standing in a sandy round pen enclosed with sturdy pipe panels. In the pen with me a curious horse looks my way, ears pricked, and...
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Heather Hanlin
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Grief is a Process
We've all seen TV shows, or even heard friends say "I'm in the denial phase," or "I've gone into the anger phase," and we get a sense...
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Heather Hanlin
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Ecological Grief and "Solastalgia"
I board Lulu at a friendly and low key stable bordering on what, until now, was a large undeveloped area of land. For years riders have...
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Heather Hanlin
Apr 19, 20201 min read
Water and Wildflowers
Join Lulu and I on a virtual trail ride where we splash through streams and admire the flowers.
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Heather Hanlin
Apr 10, 20201 min read
Virtual "Equine Therapy" A Sensory Trail Ride.
I had hopes that when I got to this point in my career I would be starting to build my equine therapy skills. But like everyone else on...
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Heather Hanlin
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Are S.M.A.R.T goals stupid?
It depends: Part of what makes a S.M.A.R.T goal smart is that it is achievable. Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timely Breaking...
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Heather Hanlin
Apr 2, 20201 min read
What does LPC Associate mean?
LPC Associates are therapists in the early stages of their career LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. An Associate has had...
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