Each month, we take a moment to recognize one of our members who’s made an impact in our beloved community.
For this month’s Member Spotlight, we’re focusing on Beth Burgmeyer, a Fundamentals graduate who is also a licensed mental health therapist and equine professional. Beth recently completed Dual NL Certification as a practitioner and equine professional (NLC-P,EP), and is well on her way to becoming Advanced Certified!
Learn more about Beth’s journey, including her life-changing experiences with Natural Lifemanship and how it has helped her learn more about herself and live a rewarding life doing what she is passionate about.
Journeying with Horses and Healing
Beth has been a horse person her whole life, tracing back to her teenage years and early 20s. She started her work with horses as a trainer, but got out of that world because she didn’t like the horse show world and the methods they used.
Embarking on a new journey, Beth ended up going to college and grad school to become a therapist. After about a decade of working as a therapist, she experienced burnout, and this was when she decided to have a career shift.
Beth had been away from horses for eight years when she found a barn near her home and discovered an equestrian program. It was there that she learned how Natural Lifemanship works and realized that this was the piece about working with horses that she’d been missing in her life.
Fundamentals Experience
About a year after learning about NL, Beth signed up for Fundamentals. Initially, she wanted to go the equine professional track as she had no interest in reactivating her therapy license. But as she was taking Fundamentals, she resonated with how NL approaches trauma, therapy, and working with horses. “It all just felt really right to me,” Beth said.
She then decided to reactivate her therapy license and become an equine professional and mental health therapist. Now, she is doing what she is passionate about and having the career she has always dreamed of.
“I never thought I’d love doing mental health therapy as much as I love doing it now,” she said. “I love that the way we do therapy is principle-based, and not technique-focused.”
After taking the Fundamentals, Beth learned that when she let go of the tasks she wanted to do in therapy and simply lived out the NL principles, things beautifully unfolded in the therapy session far beyond what she ever could have imagined.
Beth’s Insights about NL
We asked Beth a few questions about her insights on Natural Lifemanship and what she loves about her membership.
What has changed since you completed the Fundamentals training?
“NL has been life-changing for me personally. I’ve seen clients with complex trauma who have tried many kinds of therapy without results. This approach is transformative for both people and for horses.”
What can you share about NL Membership?
“Even for people who don’t want to go on and get certified, the membership gives people so much. All of the classes available online for free with your membership are just invaluable. It’s amazing all the videos and classes that you can take part in. I use some of them to get my CE credits.
In the videos, you can find anything you’re interested in – breathwork, different modalities of therapy, ice breakers if you’re working with groups, connection games, and so many other topics.There’s a really broad range of training available.”
What would you say to someone who is starting out with NL Membership?
“I would tell them you’re starting on a journey that will be life-changing for you and the people around you, including friends and family. Whatever career you’re in, whether it’s horses, therapy, or something else entirely – NL will enrich your work and you will get to a much deeper level of working with people and animals. And you can’t help but learn a lot about yourself in this process. “
You are so right, Beth!
We’re so grateful to have Beth as a member of the NL community. Her story is a testament to the profound power of trying familiar things in a new way. We are so glad she found NL when she did and proud to be part of her journey.
If you are interested in joining our membership community, we would love to welcome you! Learn more at www.naturallifemanship.com/memberships.
Also, registration is currently OPEN for the Fundamentals of NL! We hope you can join us!
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