Hope From Horses Counseling

10/31/2025

We all have a role in breaking the stigma of addiction. By choosing compassion over judgment and education over assumptions, we can create a community where healing is possible and seeking help is seen as strength, not shame.

Wellworth Therapy

We have been partnering with Chestnut Health Systems and various agencies across the State of Illinois to create a campaign to reduce the stigmatizations surrounding substance use disorder! Each of the agencies that sit on the board are working within their own regions and we have naturally taken on Stark, Marshall, and Putnam! We will be posting 5 posters across 9 months! We have our first 5 spots picked BUT we are looking for some collaboration in each county to post our 2nd though 9th rounds!

We are providing a little look into the nature of the posters so that people can get a feel of the content and imagery!

Who wants to be part of making change?! Please message our page if you are a business/agency within the counties! This can include anywhere that there is traffic with the general public!

10/30/2025

Please share upcoming Special Needs Resource Fair. Great opportunity to discover options, ask questions, and build your village.

Resource Fair hosted by Dunlap School District November 5th for parents and families of children with special needs.

It is open to the general public. Detail listed on the flyer.

10/29/2025

Great advice. 😌

It’s going to be SPOOKtacular when you do more of the things that truly make you happy this week. 🎃

For me, that’s illustrating for fall, and I had planned to make this last week of October a special Halloween Week.

But then I got cold feet, and the fear crept in…
What will people think?
What if they don’t like it?
What if it’s not good enough?
What if it’s not what they want?

Then I remembered my own advice…
If it brings you joy and you’re having fun, do more of it.
You can’t please everyone, and that’s okay. The most important person to please is you.

So, here’s to a FABOO-LOUS week of creative Halloween fun! 🎃✨🪄

Let’s see where the magic takes us…and I hope you can find the magic within!

10/25/2025

As the Seasons Change, So Do We

As the leaves fall and the air grows crisp, nature reminds us that growth requires change.

Just as the seasons shift, we, too, go through transitions — some gentle, some uncomfortable, all necessary for transformation.

Growth isn’t always easy, but it’s a sign that we’re evolving, healing, and becoming who we’re meant to be.

Take a moment to honor your own season of change — the letting go, the slowing down, and the quiet moments that make space for something new to bloom. 🍁

10/23/2025

The speaker lineup for the Nov 6th “Women, Wealth, and Wellness” event is LIVE — and wow, it’s an incredible group of powerhouse women!
This is a great opportunity to put yourself in a room with other women who can help you grow personally and professionally. Top execs and leaders intentionally surround themselves with people who challenge and inspire them, and now you can too!
Come learn, connect, and grow alongside some amazing women who are ready to show up for each other.
Grab your FREE spot now 👇
https://foundingfemalesco.com/women-wealth-wellness-event

10/22/2025

Some days all we can do is be present - not fixing or doing - just pause - and on those days, we give ourself strength in honoring our own needs in those moments.

Some Days Are Just for Breathing

Some days, to simply be here,
to breathe, to rest, to exist,
is enough.

To rest in the stillness of your own being,
and let the world move as it will.
You don’t have to accomplish, impress,
or rise to meet the day with purpose.
There are moments in life
when quietly existing,
without demand, without effort,
is the bravest thing you can do.

The world can wait.
The unfinished tasks, the noise,
the restless tide of expectation,
all can pause.
The sun still rises,
the sky still turns,
and life continues
without your constant tending.

Allow yourself to soften.
Feel your breath move through you,
the steady rhythm asking nothing in return.
Healing lives here,
in these small, unremarkable hours
when you grant yourself permission
to simply be.

So let this day be gentle.
Let it ask nothing more
than your quiet presence.
Stay, breathe, rest,
and know that this moment, too,
is enough.

Not every day has to shine.
Some days are just for breathing.

~ 'Some Days Are Just for Breathing' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Annacozysoul

10/21/2025

Oh how I LOVE this statement! Motivates me everythime I read it! How about you?

10/20/2025

Starting the week with a little reflection on personal growth.

It’s easy to focus on what’s still on the to-do list or where we wish we were by now. But when we take a moment to look back, we often realize how much progress we’ve actually made — in patience, boundaries, mindset, and courage.

Growth doesn’t always look loud or dramatic. Sometimes it’s simply handling something with more grace than you would have before. That counts too.

Wellworth Therapy Kellie Branch-Dircks
Here’s to a week of noticing the small wins, giving yourself credit, and continuing to grow — one step at a time.

Celebrate the View

Sometimes we’re so busy
chasing what’s next,
fixing what’s broken,
striving to become
who we think we should be.

We forget to pause,
to simply breathe,
to acknowledge our journey.

We overlook the quiet triumphs
stitched into our days,
the moments we thought
we wouldn’t survive,
but did.

Progress isn’t always immediate;
it’s an ongoing journey,
sometimes slow, always steady.

So take a moment to stop,
to look back,
and celebrate the view from where you are now.
The climb matters,
but so does realizing
how far you’ve already come.

~ 'Celebrate The View' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by LH Designs

10/19/2025

Enjoy - no matter where you are or what you are doing. The rest will still be there when.

10/19/2025

As the leaves start to change, I’m reminded how nature quietly models transformation — letting go of what no longer serves and making room for what’s next. 🍂

Fall is the perfect season to pause, reflect, and speak kindness into our own lives. Self-affirmations aren’t just positive words — they’re small, powerful reminders that help us stay grounded when everything else is shifting.

Try starting your mornings this week with gentle affirmations like:
✨ I am growing in the direction that serves me best.
✨ I can find balance even in seasons of change.
✨ I am worthy of peace and progress.

Change can be beautiful — especially when we give ourselves permission to grow through it.

Wellworth Therapy Kellie Branch-Dircks

Delicate yet strong
Peaceful yet courageous 🍂🍁

I am all of these things and more. Affirmation for you today.

So this was inspired by the autumn leaves falling gracefully from above just as they are supposed to …vibrant, fiery and ever changing just like you and me -xx