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Dr. Taylor Swift & Your Mental Health

Dr. Taylor Swift & Your Mental Health| jennyswansonlicsw.com/blog By: Jenny Swanson, LICSW My fellow Swifties will know that today, May...

5 Tips to Start the New Year Off Right!

Two days after we ring in the New Year, I get to continue festivities as I celebrate my birthday a few short days after. This year, it’s...

How to recover from a bad mental health day

How to make a comeback after a bad mental health day. Steps for success to overcome anxiety and horse show nerves!

Choosing confidence.

Has a trainer ever told you, “You need to be more confident in your choices” or “You need to trust it/yourself”? Or just “Be more...

Toxic Positivity

Toxic Positivity in sport. Taking a closer look at what it is and how it effects competitive equestrians.

“How can a therapist like you be so bad at helping yourself?!”

Over dinner one night at a horse show, someone said “How can a therapist like you be so bad at helping yourself?!” to me. We had spent...

Do you circle?

I did it. I hung onto my left rein and pulled out of the line. I stopped before the jump, 4, 3, 2, even 1 stride away. I circled out of...

Riding with Intrusive Thoughts

As equestrians, we encounter intrusive thoughts more often than we think. Read on to learn more about what intrusive thoughts are and how to

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