Unbridled Way Forward

02/18/2026

Welcome to Unbridled Way Forward!

If you’re new here, we’re so glad you found us.

Unbridled Way Forward exists to create space for growth, healing, and forward momentum. We believe progress isn’t always loud or linear, sometimes it’s steady, intentional, and deeply personal.

Here you’ll find:
✨ Encouragement for the journey
✨ Conversations around mental wellness and resilience
✨ Tools and insights for meaningful growth

Whether you’re navigating change, rebuilding confidence, or simply looking for inspiration to keep moving forward, you belong here.

There’s no perfect path. Just the next right step.

Let’s take it together ❤️

Visit the 🔗 in our bio to learn more about the services we can assist you with!

02/15/2026

February is National Heart Month ❤️

And while we often focus on physical health, mental health is just as important for a strong heart. Stress, anxiety, and depression can all impact blood pressure, inflammation, sleep, and lifestyle habits — key factors in heart disease. Taking care of your mind is one powerful way to take care of your heart.

Here are a few heart-healthy mental wellness habits to try this month:

🧘‍♀️ Practice mindfulness or deep breathing
🚶‍♂️ Take a short daily walk to clear your head
📵 Set boundaries with work and social media
💬 Reach out to someone you trust
😴 Prioritize consistent, quality sleep

Supporting mental health isn’t separate from heart health; it’s part of the same journey.

This National Heart Month, let’s commit to caring for our whole selves.

02/12/2026

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02/09/2026

Grief Retreat with Horses
A sacred, embodied experience of healing, nature, and community

🗓️ Saturday, March 7, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
🎟️ Cost: $115

Join us for a powerful and tender gathering at Unbridled Way Forward, where grief is welcomed, honored, and explored in the wisdom-filled presence of horses and nature.

This retreat offers a safe, compassionate space to gently land with your grief—whatever form it takes. Through facilitated experiences, shared stories, and embodied practices, we’ll move out of our heads and into our bodies, where deep healing and clarity can emerge.

Horses create a non-judgmental, grounding presence—helping us access inner wisdom, uncover what’s been hidden, and move toward greater wholeness.

Facilitated by licensed clinical mental health counselors Amanda Graham and Jenna Little, who are deeply committed to holding compassionate, integrative healing spaces for grief.

Space is limited, and only a few spaces remain!

Registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/4kiJB7G

02/08/2026

This photo is a blast from the past. Some of you may remember this amazing couple of minis. I sponsored Amulia for several years and she certainly touched my heart.. and the hearts of many others. Any guesses about where this is and what year?

02/07/2026

I could not have said it better.❤️🙏

Some of us were never meant to fit in…
we were meant to find our place. 🐴

There was a time in my life when I genuinely thought something was wrong with me.
Everyone else seemed content with “normal”.

Normal weekends.
Normal jobs.
Normal conversations.

And I just… wasn’t.
I didn’t want nights out.
I didn’t want small talk.
I didn’t want the safe, sensible route.

All I wanted was horses.
Learning.
Growing.
Understanding behaviour, connection, the nervous system, the quiet language underneath it all.

While other people relaxed,
I studied.
While others switched off,
I leaned in.

And for years it felt lonely.

Like I was walking a path no one else could see. People would say i was heading for burn out but I wasn't, I was passionate and had to learn to grow, i wanted to learn it all now!

But here’s what I know now:
That wasn’t me failing to fit in.
That was me being shaped for something different.

Some of us aren’t meant to follow the crowd.
We’re meant to follow the pull.

The muddy boots.
The early mornings.
The long road that doesn’t make sense to anyone else yet.

Because one day you look around and realise…
You’re standing exactly where you’re meant to be.

With the horses.
With your people.
Doing the work your heart always knew about.

And suddenly all those years of “not fitting” make perfect sense.

Maybe you weren’t lost.
Maybe you were just finding your way home and listening to that instinct
— Dina Shale, The Way of the Horse ✨

02/06/2026

Where the warm light meets a gentle spirit ✨

02/03/2026

Join us for a unique meditation experience with the horses.

🗓 Feb 22, 2026 | ⏰ 2–4 PM EST

Guided meditation with UWF founder Amanda Graham + silent time with the herd to ground, calm, and reconnect with your inner wisdom.

Space is limited to 10. Light refreshments provided.

Register today ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4qLXXjf

02/01/2026

Girl Scout continues to go for what she wants and needs despite the obstacles. Here she has choices. Magic, Dutch and Grace are in the barn out of the wind which is fierce but they also have hay and are blanketed. The wind chill was 6’ this morning and yet, they are relaxed and taking things in stride. What can we learn from them?

01/31/2026

"The monks are walking their purpose… not to fix the world, but to share a measure of peace in the moment.”

If you’re seeking steadiness, compassion, or a breath of clarity — this week’s journal entry may speak to you ❤️

Read Amanda’s full journal entry ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4bjFequ

01/28/2026

Compassion and care for all beings 🙏❤️

🐕 It was a beautiful sight to see Aloka right by the side of the venerable monks this morning! After spending a long, peaceful night staying close with them, he was ready for a new day.

His presence brings so much comfort and joy to the Sangha, and it is clear how much he loves being part of the circle of peace. Whether resting or walking, our Aloka is happiest when he is right where he belongs—with his family on the Walk for Peace.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

01/28/2026

Join us for a two-day, story-centered workshop on the farm using the Arenas For Change (ARCH) facilitation framework. Explore the power of story, connection, and horses to spark meaningful change.

🔹 Hands-on learning
🔹 Supportive, nature-based community
🔹 Growth in facilitation + personal insight

📍 Rougemont, NC
📅 July 16–17, 2026

Space is limited — register now!
https://bit.ly/4oozFub