Harnessing Wellness Psychology and Equine Assisted Therapy: Recent Episodes
Naomi Rossthorn
Harnessing Wellness is a podcast on topics related to harnessing psychological wellness and equine assisted therapy. A variety of topics are discussed on mental health, stress and some challenges related to the pandemic of COVID-19. Equine Assisted Therapy, horses, wellbeing and how they can be incorporated into therapy are discussed. Various equine professionals are interviewed about how they work with horses and care for them in various capacities. This podcast is in no way a substitute for therapy, rather designed for educational and informational purposes.
In this episode 1 Naomi Rossthorn, psychologist at Harnessing Wellness Psychology, who has worked with horses in therapy since 2010, briefly overviews why you might want to become an Equine Assisted Therapist. She briefly talks about some of her own experiences and this is all part of a series called Hoofprints for setting Up an Equine Assisted Therapy Clinic.
All horses become the stars is a children’s book about grief and loss. At tail told of a beloved horse called trigger who becomes a star on the journey of how he’s heard cope with their loss. The book is written with children in mind and off as a way to discuss grief and healing after losing someone we love.
Trigger the Anxious Horse is a children’s book about worry. Trigger is a big strong horse that worries a lot. He worries about tigers eating him and the wind in the trees. Luckily, Trigger has Happy to talk to and work out some ideas to settle his anxiety.
Happy the Very Sad Pony is a children’s book. Happy the pony, doesn’t understand why he feels like he will never feel happy again. His herd help him to feel better and work out ways to navigate his depression to finally feel happy again. He decides that sometimes you don’t feel yourself but it won’t be forever and your herd can help you.
Short discussion between Harnessing Wellness psychologist Naomi Rossthorn and Dr Lizzy, equine Vet, about the stress signs in horses and ponies working in equine assisted therapy sessions.
Brain health: Currently many people are finding being in ‘lockdown’ to reduce the spread of COVID-19 stressful. This podcast talks about stress and some different strategies to manage stress.
Brain Health: This episode talks about noticing negative thoughts, the importance of identifying negative and positive thoughts and how we can challenge negative thinking by using gratitude and focusing on the now rather than the should.
This interview with Dee, an athlete who recently competed in the Australia Ninja Warrior talks about mindset and staying focused. She discusses what supports her to stay focused in setting and achieving her mental and physical goals. She also discuss’s how she is going to cope with the COVID-19 lockdown and continuing her training. If you’re looking for inspiration listen to this. Take care.
In this episode Naomi and Clare, who are old friends, discuss the highs and lows and some stressors that have emerged following the last few months of social isolation and lockdown due to COVID-19. They discussed some of the stressor and adaptive behaviours needed to change from normal to being in social isolation and now slowly returning to a new normal life.
In this episode, Naomi and Clare discuss humour, self-care and some of the highs of lows of being in isolation due to covid-19
This episode explores the use of laughter, positive thinking, play and self care to build resilience. We focus on utilising these self care strategies as ongoing habits not one off activities to harness mental wellness.
This is a short podcast on the benefits of humour on our wellbeing. It looks at how humour can challenge negative mood and mindset and be helpful in adversity.
This episode is an interview with a comedian Chrissy Basil and comedy event manager Tee, both of whom have been in the comedy industry for over 20 years. We explore how comedy and humour has been a useful strategy in harnessing wellness.
In this episode a group of people discuss the highs and lows of social isolation at week 6-7 . Discussions around anxieties around returning to “normal life”.
Episode 11. Six areas of wellness as a structure for growth and development. A personal reflection of recovery, reflection and coping from being in school exchange in Japan and in the Kobe earthquake at 17 years old. Recovery is a journey not always a destination.
This is a short podcast just starting to explore the feeling of loneliness. Noticing loneliness as a feeling and not a fact can be used as a coping strategy.
Episode 9. Focusing on the highs and lows of the new normal. Lots of giggles tonight finding the things that are supporting and harnessing wellness in week 6 of social isolation.
Furthering our series of the highs and lows of the new normal, we explore the benefits and the value that photography brings to a professional photographer Grant. He discusses the passion he has for photography and how it contributes to his mental wellness, experiences and his journey over the years as an artist.
This episode explores with nurse Carly some self care strategies during social isolation and beyond.
This episode involves a conversation with community care nurse Carly, and covers her experience with the changes to her work place and how she is coping with the highs and lows of her personal life during the social isolation and coronavirus pandemic.
In this episode we continue our week by week account of the challenges, the high and lows and what is keeping people going, and positive during isolation at home to reduce the spread of the corona virus.
Three friends discuss the highs and lows of coping in isolation due to the corona virus.
Trying to harness wellness, through the highs and lows of being in social isolation, due to the corona virus in April 2020.