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Paperback Progress
Read more: Paperback ProgressHello readers! There has been much progress on the paperback book front. I got my proof copy of Standing in a Field With Horses in, then my laptop started glitching so badly that I had to continue my formatting updates on a computer at the public library. Thank goodness for libraries! I have the second…
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Coming In Strong for the New Year
Read more: Coming In Strong for the New YearI took a two week break from the blog for the holidays. Between family visits, holiday parties, work, and travel, this introvert was exhausted. Isn’t it strange that we take time off only to fill it with activity? Some folks thrive on social activities, but I tend to get more worn down as they pile…
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Book Updates
Read more: Book UpdatesTwo brief but important updates for the Standing in a Field With Horses book: I’m spending the rest of my afternoon decorating the house with lights and greenery. The morning was full of feeding drippy horses and scooping soggy manure in the rain. I wish it were snow instead, but we do need the moisture!…
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A reminder for tomorrow!
Read more: A reminder for tomorrow!A reminder that I’m releasing my first book, Standing in a Field With Horses, tomorrow morning, November 13th! Click on the respective buttons on the main page of the maevebirch.com website to be taken directly to the book sales. Because I’m not a well-known author by any stretch of the imagination, getting my book seen…
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Excerpt from the Chapter: Mirrors
Read more: Excerpt from the Chapter: MirrorsMy barn mentor once told me, “The horse is a mirror where you can see your feelings reflected.” If you’re afraid, the horse becomes afraid. If you are calm, the horse is calmed. This is why horses are such good partners in psychiatric and behavioral therapy. They can sense emotions hidden even from the human…