The Touched by a Horse Podcast

EP. 82: Healing Through Grief with Brittany Purcell

Today Melisa is joined by Brittany Purcell, one of our newest certified practitioners! She is hitting the ground running by helping others heal. From grief to substance abuse to the stresses of motherhood, Brittany uses her life experience to help those work through all of the above. Listen now to hear about her journey with Touched By A Horse.

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EP. 81: Healing Childhood Trauma with Shannon Lombard

Today Melisa is joined by Shannon Lombard, who will be walking the stage in her EGC graduation this month! She has her seal of completion and has already been putting it to good use. Listen in as we hear about how Shannon has worked through her childhood trauma on her journey to helping others do the same.

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EP. 80: What a Month!

Melisa and Dane are heading home to the ranch! Listen in as they give updates on their California adventures. Melisa gives some of her recent book recommendations and details how metaphor is used effectively in literature, as well as in healing with Gestalt. 

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EP. 79: Parents and Children with Mary Arevalo

Welcome back, Healing Herd. Today on the podcast Melisa sits down with Mary Arevalo, EGC graduate and Dean of Specialized Services for high school children. Mary discusses her work with underprivileged children, how she began her journey with equine therapy, and how she’s helping parents and single parents like herself. You don’t want to miss this moving interview. 

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EP. 78: Parenting Growing Pains with Annie Young

Today on the podcast we welcome back Annie Young from Sawubona Ranch. She and Melisa sit down to talk about the complex nature of parenting. In an age of ever-changing technology, parents face unique challenges like never before. Who do you turn to for advice? Tune in for support. 

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EP. 77: Your Yardstick

Melisa and Dane are in California and having a ball! Well, a baseball to be more precise. On today’s episode, we hear about their current adventures, as well as a look into an audience question Melisa addresses. Can you visualize your emotions as a yardstick? Listen in to learn how. 

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EP. 76: Alchemy of Resilience with Hertha Lund

Today on the podcast, Melisa is joined once again by EGC Coach and dear friend, Hertha Lund. Together they discuss Hertha’s fascinating life journey, how she has processed her trauma, and the book she has now written to help others do the same. Listen in and get ready to grab this book in September! 

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EP. 75: Group Process

Welcome back to the podcast! Dane and Melisa are back in California and feeling lucky! Listen in to hear about their travels and new friends made along the way. Melisa also takes this time to talk about the group therapy process and what she calls “borrowed benefit.” You don’t want to miss it! 

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EP. 74: Empathy

Melisa and Dane are back this week with another episode of Touched By a Horse! First, we get a look inside the wild, wonderful, and unfortunately wet updates from the ranch and beyond. Then Melisa does a deep dive into the topic of empathy. What is the true meaning, and how can we harness it to heal others? Find out now. 

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EP. 73: Next Steps

Hello Healing Herd! Today Dane and Melisa take a break from their hectic schedules to sit down and give us the 411. Between special moments with friends, home renovations, and packing up for a month in California, life has been wonderful and wild! Listen in to hear even more updates on this episode of Touched By a Horse. 

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Equine Gestalt Coaching Method™

Melisa developed the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method™, where there are two Gestaltists present with the client—one human and one equine. Together they provide a therapeutic approach to deep-process emotional healing through the experiential nature of Gestalt work. Contrary to talk therapy, Gestalt work is experiential in nature and offers one of the most efficient means of working with past trauma and finding wholeness.

As of early 2019, there are close to two hundred certified Equine Gestalt Coaching Method™ practitioners worldwide from countries as far away as South Africa and Singapore. These graduates, along with their equine partners, help their clients find positive futures and personal happiness. 

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