In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, host Heather McKean sits down with horse enthusiast and competitive barrel racer Nicole Kallstrom during a clinic and mini-retreat in Walla Walla, Washington. At the retreat, Nicole applied what she has learned in both horsemanship and emotional healing. She discusses how pursuing her goal of becoming a world champion barrel racer has required her to confront and heal deep emotional wounds and relationships.

Throughout her three-year healing journey, Mind Change became the missing piece that helped her overcome challenges, including Hashimoto's disease, multiple miscarriages, and emotional trauma. After reading the Mind Change book and beginning sessions with Kent, Nicole experienced significant transformations, such as being able to tolerate milk and gluten for the first time in years.

The episode highlights the profound connection between physical health, emotions, and the mind-body relationship, explaining how true healing often goes beyond surface-level symptoms to address deeper emotional issues. Nicole shares how her dream of becoming a world champion barrel racer is closely linked to confronting emotional wounds and healing relationships. The conversation also explores her work with horses, where she uses Mind Change techniques to help animals heal from trauma, illustrating how horses mirror the emotional state of their handlers.

Insights from her work with horses like Birdy and Deen have taught her valuable lessons about emotional regulation and healing. By drawing parallels between horse training and human healing, she shows how both require presence, emotional awareness, and trust. Additionally, Nicole shares her experience with French Classical Dressage under Pippa Callanan, connecting the principles of horsemanship to her own healing journey and her goal of returning to professional rodeo.

Tune in to discover how Mind Change can be applied to both personal growth and animal healing, offering a unique perspective on the mind-body connection, emotional healing, and the pursuit of life’s biggest dreams.

In this episode, you will learn:

📖 Mind Change can be the missing piece for integrating emotional and physical healing.

💡 Learning to process emotions helps you move beyond them and experience true healing.

🧠 Using Mind Change tools like workbooks and sessions can accelerate your healing journey.

🦋 Healing from chronic conditions like Hashimoto’s and miscarriages is possible by addressing root emotional causes.

🥛 Mind Change can help your body accept foods it previously rejected, like milk and gluten.

🐴 Pursuing your dreams can be a path to deep emotional healing.

🐎 Mind Change techniques work for animals too, helping them heal from emotional traumas.

💓 Horses mirror human emotions, offering unique opportunities for mutual healing.

🔄 Emotional regulation improves relationships, both with people and animals.

🌟 Healing requires creating safe internal spaces, which impacts both emotional and physical health.

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