Horses Can Help Uncover Personal Truths

By Colleen DeRango, MA, LISAC, SEP, Co-Facilitator of Equine Workshops

In my most quiet moments of reflection, I often recall what one client said in one of her somatic equine sessions:

"Nothing reduces my anxiety from a 9 to a 3 faster than being with a horse."

I don't know why this is, but I do know that it is my daily experience around these sacred beings who have blessed my life. In this world of addiction, trauma, and mood disorder treatment, we often spend time looking through the lens of pathology; whereas, in the presence of a horse, we seem to quite often be looking through the lens of authenticity. Horses somehow help us return to the truth of who we really are.

Horses can also often help us find a subtle, gentle, whole, connected sense of being. Being with another being. Being seen, being understood, being accepted it is deeper than the sensation of love. It is perhaps presence in communion.

REGISTER FOR SPIRIT: A SOMATIC EQUINE WORKSHOP

You can experience the gentle light of acceptance too, by attending one of our Spirit Equine Workshops. The Spirit workshop has a 5-day and a 3-day option. The next 5-day workshops will be offered on Sept. 7-11 and November 2-6. The next 3-day workshops are October 2-4 and Dec. 4-6. Register today as spaces are limited. Call 800-244-4949 for more information.

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Runyan to Speak at Eating Disorder Conference - Remuda Ranch

Runyan to Speak at Eating Disorder Conference

Eating Disorder Treatment

The Southeast Eating Disorders Conference will take place in New Orleans, August 26-28. Remuda Ranch will be represented at the conference by Clinical Director Buck Runyan, who will be presenting on “Unveiling the Mysterious Relationship between Temperament and Eating Disorders.” The goal of the presentation is to inform treatment professionals of the common temperament traits of individuals with Eating Disorders. This knowledge may then allow for a developmental process of psychotherapeutic interventions that can facilitate a decrease in fear and shame, as well as eliminate many unnecessary conflicts that are common in treatment between a patient and their family. When each treatment participant has a support system that understands their temperament and personality, is educated well and effectively trained, their confidence for success improves significantly.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the common temperament profiles for eating disorders
• Apply individual results of these exams in the education and counseling of individuals and family members
• Develop a treatment plan strategically adapted for appropriate therapeutic interventions and applicable CBT/DBT skills training

Register Today!

Be a part of the evolution in understanding and treating Eating Disorders by attending the Southeast Eating Disorder Conference. In addition to Buck Runyan, you will hear from other current experts in eating disorders, including those with interests in the fields of Western, complementary and alternative medicines, broadening your view about working with Eating Disorders. Professionals can earn continuing education credits when they attend.

More about Buck Runyon

James “Buck” Runyan, has over 20 years of experience in the treatment of eating disorders. Buck currently is the Clinical Director for Remuda Ranch at the Meadows eating disorders In-patients and Residential Life programs in Wickenburg, Arizona. His prior roles have included supporting eating disorder treatment programs as a Program Director, Chief Operations Officer and Clinical Director. For a number of years, Buck had a private practice in Redlands, CA providing family and individual therapy for a broad range of mental health issues including marital and family relationships, mood disorders, self-harm, eating disorders, and bariatric surgery. Buck has served on the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Board of Directors since 2010. He is the current past-President of the Board of Directors and is a Fellow of iaedp™. Buck remains an active member of the iaedp Certification Committee. He was the founding chapter president for the first of iaedp’s™ regional chapters in 2004 and has been involved with the development of multiple regional US chapters. His credentials include those as a California Marriage and Family Therapist, an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor, and an IAEDP Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and a Fellow of iaedp. Buck’s completed a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology California Baptist University.

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Eating Disorder Community Meeting with Jessica Setnick

Eating Disorder Community Meeting with Jessica Setnick, Oct. 9 2015

Eating disorders are complex diseases that are often misunderstood. Are you a parent, teacher, family member or friend who has a loved one suffering from an eating disorder? Are you a survivor or currently suffering? Would you like to learn more about eating disorders?
 

Knowledge is powerful. If you are able to recognize the early symptoms, you may save a life. Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD and Senior Fellow at Remuda Ranch at The Meadows will host a community question and answer session at the Paso Del Norte Children’s Development Center in El Paso, Texas on October 9, 2015.




The meeting is geared toward family members, significant other, teachers, coaches, caregivers, survivors and anyone else with an interest in eating disorders. It will help them to identify early eating disorder symptoms, learn effective coping skills to help manage negative symptoms, and help them to start building a healthy relationship that will help facilitate recovery.
The meeting lasts from 2 – 4 p.m. and is free to the community.

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