Windows To My Soul

A Natural Life: Love & Grief Are Connected July 23-25, 2021 Designed by The Natural Lifemanship Institute, this virtual conference will bring together a community of helpers and healers from all over the world, to guide us in the art of grievingso that we may remember the well of love that rests within it. ... Learn More: https://naturallifemanship.com/a-natural-life-2021

Leslie has served with Windows in many capacities over the years volunteer, team member, and donor. Today, she shares a little about her passion for animals and helping those who struggle with mental health challenges who often suffer unseen. I am wired with a passion for animals, and although my early plans to become a veterinarian were short-circuited, I completed the college coursework and state licensing necessary to become what, at the time, was commonly called a C...ertified Animal Veterinary Technician. This veterinary medical education has certainly served me well throughout my critter-filled life! Horses have been a part of my life since I was eight years old, when the tooth fairy gifted me with a little brown pony named Nutmeg. Who absolutely terrified me! Sharing and supporting the powerful healing that can result for Windows’ clients as they learn how to create healthy relationships with a horse has been a uniquely powerful and humbling experience for me, and one that I continue to benefit and learn from as well. Collectively, the group of people who are Windows To My Soul and who manifested a passion and a cause by founding and sustaining this organization are among the best I have ever known. I am both proud and honored to stand beside them in whatever way I can. I am also blessed to call them my friends.

Wonderful job Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference! Creating a fundraiser even with the many limiting factors brought on by the pandemic to benefit domestic violence survivors.

Today we’d like you to meet Jennifer Sands. Jennifer fostered Great Pyrenees dogs for 12 years and was once a bartender in St. Louis. She supports our mission here at Windows as a donor, and we’re very thankful for her support. Jennifer says that with covid and political unrest, a lot of people are suffering. Add trauma from military service, and you have a recipe for disaster. We are only as healthy as a nation as our most vulnerable citizens. [Windows] does great work with underserved populations. I have horses and know, as someone once said, that the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a person.

August Bridges Retreat is coming up soon, August 1-5. If you know a first responder who may benefit from our retreats, please refer them! Some sponsorships are available, please inquire. Topics for our retreat include: -Depression -Anxiety... -Relationship Problems (focus on spouse and children) -Anger -Frustration -Sleep Problems -Administrative Betrayal -And Other Issues Associated With Being Involved In One Or MultipleTraumatic Events ABOUT: Our retreats are designed for First Responders and address the often overwhelming emotional and psychological symptoms that are a result of protecting and serving as a First Responder. Exposure to this type of high-stress work environment can take a life-altering toll on First Responders and their families. The goals of these retreats include processing traumatic events, educating participants on the neurobiological effects of long-term cumulative exposure to trauma, provide tools and guidance to calm the neurobiological systems, as well as provide experiences that will help participants reconnect to their relationships, communities, and life. LEARN MORE: https://www.windowstomysoul.org/copy-of-retreats-intensives

Horses can provide such wonderful comfort and healing. How amazing that this horse (flight animals by nature) is able to go into hospitals!