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Hey Reader,

My mare, Misty, has been reminding me lately how powerful it is to meet someone exactly where they are.

When she first came to me, she was inverted — her back hollow, head high, eyes wary. She carried tension in every line of her body. Distrusting. Anxious. Distant.

She didn’t want to be touched, and honestly, I didn’t blame her. She’d learned that closeness came with pressure, that being handled meant being controlled.

But over time, with choice and freedom and gentleness, something changed.

Now, Misty is relaxed and nurturing — warm, patient, giving. She leads in that beautiful way Mark Rashid calls a passive alpha: grounded, calm, quietly confident. The kind of leader who guides by presence, not push.

Watching her, I’ve been thinking about how much we humans are the same.

When we’re met where we are — not judged, not rushed — we soften too. We become more generous, more open, more real.

We give most richly when we’re true to our best self.
When we choose what really works for us — in our food, our words, our relationships — we give fuller expression to our gifts in the world.

Guarded to grounded.
That’s not just about what goes into our mouths… but what comes out of them too.

Misty’s journey mirrors what I see so often in the women and teens I work with: the shift from anxious striving to embodied trust. From living by other people’s expectations to standing quietly in their own truth.

If you’re feeling a little ungrounded lately, take a moment today to reconnect — with your breath, your body, your truth.

Ask yourself: Where might I need to meet myself where I am?

If you’d like to explore this more deeply, here are three gentle ways to begin:

🌿 Take the Self-Priority Compass Quiz​
A soft check-in to see where your energy and attention might be drifting.
​https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68e38a267039fa00154a75b2​

💛 Book a complimentary Reconnection Call​
A free 30-minute conversation to help you return to what steadies you and supports your next health & wellness step. https://calendar.app.google/KhCsEDeJAah5LQfY9​

🐴 Work with the horses​
For equine sessions — or to be one of the first to try A Quiet Reset with the Herd (a 45-minute breathe, connect, feel session) — just reply to this email and we’ll find a time that suits you and the herd.

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With loving encouragement,
Liesl

P.S. When we feel safe enough to be ourselves, the best of us begins to lead the way.

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