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NL for Young Children & Parents: Growing Connection, Healing, and Hope

NL for Young Children & Parents: Growing Connection, Healing, and Hope

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 17, 2025 | Equine Assisted Trainings, Parenting and Counseling Children, Testimonials & Reflections

Every parent longs to see their child thrive. Yet often, the tools they are given either fall short or leave them feeling conflicted. One message says, “Be firm.” Another says, “Be gentle.” Parents are left swinging between extremes, unsure of what will truly help...

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The 5 Steps for Repair in a Relationship

The 5 Steps for Repair in a Relationship

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Jul 24, 2024 | Applied Principles, Parenting and Counseling Children, Personal Growth

By Bettina Shultz-Jobe I recently wrote a blog about how we can build strong connections with ourselves and others through rupture and repair.  Many of us have not had healthy rupture and repair modeled in our lives and are, therefore, just beginning the journey of...

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Building Strong Connections through Rupture and Repair

Building Strong Connections through Rupture and Repair

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Jul 23, 2024 | Applied Principles, Parenting and Counseling Children, Personal Growth

By Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor One of my mentors and teachers, Margery Segal, once said that if you’ve made it to the end of a therapy (or coaching, wellness, etc.) session and haven’t needed to make a repair yet, that you need to hurry up and make a mistake....

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Repairing Relationships When They’ve Gone to Pot

Repairing Relationships When They’ve Gone to Pot

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Mar 21, 2020 | Applied Principles, Parenting and Counseling Children

Currently, many of us parents are taking the meaning of “work/family balance” to an entirely new level.  Our children (and maybe spouses) are home and we are searching for innovative ways to continue to support our clients and pay our own bills.  Additionally, we are...

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The Difference Between Having Boundaries and Setting Boundaries

The Difference Between Having Boundaries and Setting Boundaries

by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Aug 5, 2019 | Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies, Parenting and Counseling Children, Personal Growth

In this field, it is not uncommon to hear people answer the question “Why Horses?” with some variation of how horses help us learn how to set healthy boundaries.  Is this true? Well, it depends. . .       In Natural Lifemanship we believe that horses help us...

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Is There a Difference Between a Tantrum and a Meltdown?

Is There a Difference Between a Tantrum and a Meltdown?

by Kate Naylor | Jul 25, 2019 | Applied Principles, Parenting and Counseling Children

By Kate Naylor & Bettina Shultz-Jobe A couple weeks ago, we shared this meme created by Our Mama Village about tantrums. After several long discussions on that Facebook post, we here at NaturalLifemanship felt we should write on the topic to help clarify the...

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What I Learned from My Dog with Attachment Trauma

What I Learned from My Dog with Attachment Trauma

by Kate Naylor | Dec 23, 2017 | Applied Principles, Parenting and Counseling Children

The greatest lesson my dog is teaching me is that building a relationship… doesn’t just take time, it takes intentionality over time.

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