Angela Dunning
@angeladunning.bsky.social
Healing & Personal Growth w/Horses
Writer/Author: The Horse Leads The Way
Eponaquest, BA Peace Studies
Interests: Jungian Psychology, Trauma, Climate, Art, Cats, Eco-Socialist
https://buymeacoffee.com/angeladunning
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
Writer/Author: The Horse Leads The Way
Eponaquest, BA Peace Studies
Interests: Jungian Psychology, Trauma, Climate, Art, Cats, Eco-Socialist
https://buymeacoffee.com/angeladunning
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
“Vulnerability is the birth place of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy and creativity.
It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
~ Brené Brown
It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
~ Brené Brown
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Vulnerability is the birth place of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy and creativity.
It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
~ Brené Brown
It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
~ Brené Brown
“Most of us are dragged
toward wholeness.
We do not understand
the breakdown of what has gone before.
We do not understand.
We cling to the familiar,
refuse to make necessary sacrifices,
refuse to give up habitual lives,
resist our growth. 🧵
toward wholeness.
We do not understand
the breakdown of what has gone before.
We do not understand.
We cling to the familiar,
refuse to make necessary sacrifices,
refuse to give up habitual lives,
resist our growth. 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Most of us are dragged
toward wholeness.
We do not understand
the breakdown of what has gone before.
We do not understand.
We cling to the familiar,
refuse to make necessary sacrifices,
refuse to give up habitual lives,
resist our growth. 🧵
toward wholeness.
We do not understand
the breakdown of what has gone before.
We do not understand.
We cling to the familiar,
refuse to make necessary sacrifices,
refuse to give up habitual lives,
resist our growth. 🧵
"It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found".
~ D. W. Winnicott
#vulnerability #psychologicaldefences #emotions #fear #abandonment #neglect #beingseen #selfworth #selfesteem #relationships #coregulation #support #childhood #visibility #childhoodtrauma #childhood #Winnicott #children
~ D. W. Winnicott
#vulnerability #psychologicaldefences #emotions #fear #abandonment #neglect #beingseen #selfworth #selfesteem #relationships #coregulation #support #childhood #visibility #childhoodtrauma #childhood #Winnicott #children
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found".
~ D. W. Winnicott
#vulnerability #psychologicaldefences #emotions #fear #abandonment #neglect #beingseen #selfworth #selfesteem #relationships #coregulation #support #childhood #visibility #childhoodtrauma #childhood #Winnicott #children
~ D. W. Winnicott
#vulnerability #psychologicaldefences #emotions #fear #abandonment #neglect #beingseen #selfworth #selfesteem #relationships #coregulation #support #childhood #visibility #childhoodtrauma #childhood #Winnicott #children
We need to find a way to take that first step of following our heart's desire, whilst also supporting ourselves in our "vulnerabravery", to use Brené Brown's helpful term.
#courage #couragetoact #fear #brave #vulnerability #growth #comfortzone #heartsdesire #personalgrowth #healing
#courage #couragetoact #fear #brave #vulnerability #growth #comfortzone #heartsdesire #personalgrowth #healing
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We need to find a way to take that first step of following our heart's desire, whilst also supporting ourselves in our "vulnerabravery", to use Brené Brown's helpful term.
#courage #couragetoact #fear #brave #vulnerability #growth #comfortzone #heartsdesire #personalgrowth #healing
#courage #couragetoact #fear #brave #vulnerability #growth #comfortzone #heartsdesire #personalgrowth #healing
Absolutely love this!!!
I found it on FB, not entirely sure who the author is but it was this person's page: Lauri Addison Boatright.
I found it on FB, not entirely sure who the author is but it was this person's page: Lauri Addison Boatright.
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Absolutely love this!!!
I found it on FB, not entirely sure who the author is but it was this person's page: Lauri Addison Boatright.
I found it on FB, not entirely sure who the author is but it was this person's page: Lauri Addison Boatright.
"Cool fact: Your brain believes the things you think and say about yourself most. Choose wisely."
~ Dan Buglio, 'Pain-Free You'.
~ Dan Buglio, 'Pain-Free You'.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"Cool fact: Your brain believes the things you think and say about yourself most. Choose wisely."
~ Dan Buglio, 'Pain-Free You'.
~ Dan Buglio, 'Pain-Free You'.
"The body “remembers” emotional states and adapts structurally to them. This is called allostatic load. That tension is not random, it's your felt history."
~ Kimia Nora
Art by Heather McLean
~ Kimia Nora
Art by Heather McLean
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"The body “remembers” emotional states and adapts structurally to them. This is called allostatic load. That tension is not random, it's your felt history."
~ Kimia Nora
Art by Heather McLean
~ Kimia Nora
Art by Heather McLean
"Truth: You are a normal human being having a normal human experience. you're not broken, crazy, out of control, weak, or anything like these".
~ Dan Buglio, ‘Pain Free You: Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain’, p91
Image ©Alena Menshikova/Shutterstock.
~ Dan Buglio, ‘Pain Free You: Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain’, p91
Image ©Alena Menshikova/Shutterstock.
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Truth: You are a normal human being having a normal human experience. you're not broken, crazy, out of control, weak, or anything like these".
~ Dan Buglio, ‘Pain Free You: Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain’, p91
Image ©Alena Menshikova/Shutterstock.
~ Dan Buglio, ‘Pain Free You: Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain’, p91
Image ©Alena Menshikova/Shutterstock.
“When I rise up
let me rise up joyful
like a bird.
When I fall
let me fall without regret
like a leaf.”
~ Wendell Berry
Art by Elin Manon
let me rise up joyful
like a bird.
When I fall
let me fall without regret
like a leaf.”
~ Wendell Berry
Art by Elin Manon
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“When I rise up
let me rise up joyful
like a bird.
When I fall
let me fall without regret
like a leaf.”
~ Wendell Berry
Art by Elin Manon
let me rise up joyful
like a bird.
When I fall
let me fall without regret
like a leaf.”
~ Wendell Berry
Art by Elin Manon
1) FRANZ MARC’S BLUE HORSES by Mary Oliver
"I step into the painting of the four blue horses.
I am not even surprised that I can do this.
One of the horses walks towards me.
His blue nose noses me lightly. I put my arm
over his blue mane, not holding on, just
commingling. 🧵
"I step into the painting of the four blue horses.
I am not even surprised that I can do this.
One of the horses walks towards me.
His blue nose noses me lightly. I put my arm
over his blue mane, not holding on, just
commingling. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
1) FRANZ MARC’S BLUE HORSES by Mary Oliver
"I step into the painting of the four blue horses.
I am not even surprised that I can do this.
One of the horses walks towards me.
His blue nose noses me lightly. I put my arm
over his blue mane, not holding on, just
commingling. 🧵
"I step into the painting of the four blue horses.
I am not even surprised that I can do this.
One of the horses walks towards me.
His blue nose noses me lightly. I put my arm
over his blue mane, not holding on, just
commingling. 🧵
“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. 🧵
"Be so steady in your own energy that you invite people into your peace, instead of falling into their tension."
~ Yung Pueblo
~ Yung Pueblo
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Be so steady in your own energy that you invite people into your peace, instead of falling into their tension."
~ Yung Pueblo
~ Yung Pueblo
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
~ Franz Kafka
~ Franz Kafka
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
~ Franz Kafka
~ Franz Kafka
“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. 🧵
“Everything good is costly, and the development of the personality is one of the most costly of all things. It will cost you your innocence, your illusions, your certainty.”
~ C G Jung, ' The Secret of the Golden Flower', Page 92.
Art: "Beyond the Veil” by Dongni Hou
~ C G Jung, ' The Secret of the Golden Flower', Page 92.
Art: "Beyond the Veil” by Dongni Hou
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Everything good is costly, and the development of the personality is one of the most costly of all things. It will cost you your innocence, your illusions, your certainty.”
~ C G Jung, ' The Secret of the Golden Flower', Page 92.
Art: "Beyond the Veil” by Dongni Hou
~ C G Jung, ' The Secret of the Golden Flower', Page 92.
Art: "Beyond the Veil” by Dongni Hou
"We pay a price for coping—we're great on the outside and we suffer on the inside".
~ John E. Sarno, MD, 'Healing Back Pain'.
#copingmechanisms #stress #pain #mindbody #psychologicaldefences #emotions #emotionallife #somatic
~ John E. Sarno, MD, 'Healing Back Pain'.
#copingmechanisms #stress #pain #mindbody #psychologicaldefences #emotions #emotionallife #somatic
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"We pay a price for coping—we're great on the outside and we suffer on the inside".
~ John E. Sarno, MD, 'Healing Back Pain'.
#copingmechanisms #stress #pain #mindbody #psychologicaldefences #emotions #emotionallife #somatic
~ John E. Sarno, MD, 'Healing Back Pain'.
#copingmechanisms #stress #pain #mindbody #psychologicaldefences #emotions #emotionallife #somatic
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
~ Mary Oliver
Art: 'Winter' by Alla Tsank
#Poems #poetry #innerwork #consciousness #healing #darkness #shadow #pain #suffering #MaryOliver
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
~ Mary Oliver
Art: 'Winter' by Alla Tsank
#Poems #poetry #innerwork #consciousness #healing #darkness #shadow #pain #suffering #MaryOliver
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
~ Mary Oliver
Art: 'Winter' by Alla Tsank
#Poems #poetry #innerwork #consciousness #healing #darkness #shadow #pain #suffering #MaryOliver
It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
~ Mary Oliver
Art: 'Winter' by Alla Tsank
#Poems #poetry #innerwork #consciousness #healing #darkness #shadow #pain #suffering #MaryOliver
"We think awakening is light and bliss.
But the body wakes through trembling, tears,
and the slow surrender of defenses that once kept us alive."
~ Dr Gabriel Barsawme
But the body wakes through trembling, tears,
and the slow surrender of defenses that once kept us alive."
~ Dr Gabriel Barsawme
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"We think awakening is light and bliss.
But the body wakes through trembling, tears,
and the slow surrender of defenses that once kept us alive."
~ Dr Gabriel Barsawme
But the body wakes through trembling, tears,
and the slow surrender of defenses that once kept us alive."
~ Dr Gabriel Barsawme
“I am not looking to escape my darkness, I am learning to love myself there.”
~ Rune Lazuli
~ Rune Lazuli
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“I am not looking to escape my darkness, I am learning to love myself there.”
~ Rune Lazuli
~ Rune Lazuli
"If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way."
~ Nichiren Daishonin
Art: 'The Hope' by Laura Makabresku.
~ Nichiren Daishonin
Art: 'The Hope' by Laura Makabresku.
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way."
~ Nichiren Daishonin
Art: 'The Hope' by Laura Makabresku.
~ Nichiren Daishonin
Art: 'The Hope' by Laura Makabresku.
"Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."
~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."
~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life
“Don’t worry if you don’t think of yourself as a resilient person. The truth about resilience is that it’s a learned behaviour. If you gravitate towards hopelessness, it’s not because you’re hopeless, but because your brain has done it so many times before. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Don’t worry if you don’t think of yourself as a resilient person. The truth about resilience is that it’s a learned behaviour. If you gravitate towards hopelessness, it’s not because you’re hopeless, but because your brain has done it so many times before. 🧵
"Be so steady in your own energy that you invite people into your peace, instead of falling into their tension."
~ Yung Pueblo
~ Yung Pueblo
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Be so steady in your own energy that you invite people into your peace, instead of falling into their tension."
~ Yung Pueblo
~ Yung Pueblo
"Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone
suddenly born into color. 🧵
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone
suddenly born into color. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone
suddenly born into color. 🧵
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone
suddenly born into color. 🧵