Stable Moments Trauma Blog

Why Horses? for mentors for parents for program directors Sep 21, 2021

Most of us can attest to the fact that animals are healing in nature. Lots of people, who hear about Stable Moments, mention how therapeutic their dog or cat is for them. Although I agree that...

Now More Than Ever for mentors for parents for program directors Aug 22, 2021

Schools being open is imperative for our country's vulnerable youth.

Roughly 5 million children in the USA experience domestic violence in their own home each year. We know those numbers are...

What Paper Towels Taught Me About Trauma for mentors for parents for program directors Aug 14, 2021

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 much of it at first, but over years of working with...

Being a Safe Person for mentors for parents for program directors Aug 11, 2021

We've all heard the term "safety first", and especially while working with horses it's an important rule. At Stable Moments safety does comes first, but it goes much deeper than physical safety....

Getting Clear on Your Calling for mentors for parents for program directors May 15, 2021

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 heavily on the "what do you do," question rather than...

Dealing with Lying for mentors for parents for program directors Apr 22, 2021

One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents report lying as being a major problem with their children, and it is important we validate the parents while...

Getting Focused for program directors Jan 24, 2021

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 our desire to be of service can inevitably bleed us dry if...

Why I'm Hard on Volunteers for mentors for program directors Jan 20, 2021

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 Ava. “Whoa look at...

Everyone Gets an A for mentors for parents for program directors Jul 22, 2020

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 matter if they're a child, a parent or a mentor, they get...

Staying "Relationship First" in Isolation for parents for program directors Mar 30, 2020

If you’re like me you have had every thought there is to have about this virus. You have challenged yourself to be positive, help your neighbor, see how you can contribute to our overall...

Activities for Littles at the Barn for mentors for program directors Mar 12, 2020

Do you serve itty bittys? There is evidence to suggest that starting programming as young as possible is beneficial to address adverse childhood events. The Stable Moments model serves...

3 Common Mistakes Nonprofit Startups Make for mentors for parents for program directors Jan 14, 2020

The attendees who come to the Stable Moments certification trainings are a mixed bag. Some run very successful for profit and/or nonprofit businesses, others are staff at a smaller facility and...

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