The Touched by a Horse Podcast

Happy New Year, Healing Herd! Welcome to a brand new year of the podcast. 'Tis the season for resolutions. and Melisa and Dane are looking forward to the year ahead. Plus, Melisa shares some tools she uses to be proactive for the coming year! Start your year off right with the Touched By a Horse Podcast. 

Resources Mentioned: 



Happy Holidays, everyone! We hope you’re keeping warm and cozy. Today Melisa and Dane sit down just before New Years Eve to look back on the year they’ve had. Listen in as Melisa shares a helpful exercise to reflect on the closing year and begin the next in a present and grateful spirit. 

Resources Mentioned: 



Dane is back on the show today as he and Melisa update us on their California holiday travels! That’s right, we’ve taken this podcast on the road! Hear all about where they’re headed next this holiday season. Speaking of the holidays, is anyone else feeling a bit stressed this time of year? Listen in as Melisa shares a grounding exercise to help you breathe deeper. 

Resources Mentioned: 



Today dear friend, EGC graduate, and practitioner Donna Carlson joins Melisa on the podcast! Donna helps women who are ready to move from grief into healing, hope, and happiness so they can live their new empowered, joy-filled life. Listen in as these incredible healers detail their own journeys with grief and loss and how they’re working with others to help heal the same. 

Resources Mentioned: 


Welcome back to the Touched By a Horse Podcast! Today Melisa shares with her beloved, Dane, an excerpt from her book, “What the Heck is Gestalt?” Take a listen and learn how Melisa was first introduced to Gestalt,  how her horses came to be involved in the practice, and how her life, professional and personal, was changed forever. You don’t want to miss this! 

Resources Mentioned: 



It’s GIVING TUESDAY! And what better way to celebrate than by hearing more about our favorite non-profit and partial sponsor of the podcast, Hope Through Horses? Hope Through Horses provides funding for organizations and individuals committed to and involved in improving the lives of individuals and horses partners through the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® and other Touched By A Horse® horse-human healing methods. We are so lucky to be joined by Kelli Lanphere, Co-Founder, Director & President, who talks us through where it all began and how YOU can help those on their journey to healing. 

Resources Mentioned: 



The Brady Bunch may have made it seem pretty simple, but in reality, creating and growing a blended family takes patience, love, and one heck of a sense of humor! Today Melisa and Dane are chatting about their experience as a blended family and raising their children together. Through big laughs and difficult times, listen in as this dedicated pair shares stories that will simultaneously make you laugh and warm your heart. Welcome to the family! 

Resources Mentioned: 



Welcome back, healing herd! Join Melisa today as she talks with dear friend and EGC graduate Adrianna Alexander. Adrianna is a Certified Equine Gestalt Coach, lifelong horse girl, and owner and founder of Exquisite Strides. She and her horses work with women to help them overcome their toughest challenges and achieve their highest goals. Listen in to hear about the fantastic work Adrianna is doing! 

Resources Mentioned: 



Welcome good friend, colleague, and graduate of the EGC program, Kim Beer to the podcast! Kim is a gifted photographer, entrepreneur, podcaster, and teacher to many. Today she and Melisa discuss their journey together as well as Kim’s journey to healing with Gestalt. You won’t want to miss this inspiring story. 

Resources Mentioned: 

Gather around the metaphorical campfire for an old-fashioned catch-up with your dear friends Melisa and Dane! They’ve got some updates on the status of their “International Peace Site” and some additions to the farm that you’re just going to love! Get your marshmallows ready and listen in about what’s happening back at the ranch. 

Resources Mentioned: 


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. 

Melisa Pearce has been featured:

Books by Melisa Pearce:

Melisa Pearce’s Latest Publications

click on a title to read the article online