Aurora Mental Health

25/11/2025

‼️New Town Public School District is a 2 Hour Late Start: School starts at 10:30 am ‼️

20/11/2025

As we enter the Winter season ❄️
Staying active is one of the best ways to keep your mood bright. Moving your body boosts your energy, helps chase away those winter blues, and makes the season a little bit more fun.

Here is a great event for youth ages 0 - 14
A family fun event. Plus, it's in the indoor arena!

What’s more exciting then Christmas break? A rodeo to kick it off! Pre enter with the link below!

https://forms.gle/uoMbNu4q27vVegrP6

Aurora Mental Health TR 4 Heart and Soul NHSC Equine Studies and Ag-tivities

17/11/2025

Here is a great opportunity for mental health professionals. I have personally heard Bridget Meranda’s passion for giving professionals eduction and training on Sibling Sexual Abuse (SSA). I am excited to participate in this training myself!

If you are a professional working with kids and families join me for a unique training opportunity on sibling sexual abuse (SSA) and explore the complexities of responding to SSA

Register today at:
https://www.bridgetsempowermentsolutions.com/services

16/11/2025

Veterans & Open House Appreciation 🇺🇸 Come see us

Come see us at our Favorite place, the Healing Horse Ranch! Please share this opportunity with your Veteran relatives & friends.
Contact: Jim Baker 701-421-0296 or Katie Oakland 701-367-6136 to RSVP

13/11/2025

It’s a good day for Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy!!!
Located at Healing Horse in Parshall, ND.
Contacted Amy Ham at 701-751-1545 or email aham@auroramhnd.com for information

Amie Jo and Francis are loving the Sun today!!!!!

12/11/2025

Calling All Aurora Hunters & Photographers!
We’re looking for stunning Aurora Borealis photos to feature in our upcoming flyers, website refresh, and updated logo design! aham@auroramhnd.com

What We’re Looking For:
Quality Aurora Borealis images (any style or location!)
Horse Silhouettes/ Person Silhouette with the Aurora's
Natural, inspiring, and colorful photos
Permission to use your image for marketing and branding materials

In return:
You’ll receive photo credit wherever your image is used, and our heartfelt gratitude for helping us highlight the beauty and spirit.

Interested? Please send your photos or questions to aham@auroramhnd.com with the subject line “Aurora Photo Submission.”

07/11/2025

What’s the purpose behind a name anyway?

What Makes the Aurora So Unique — Through the Lens of Mental Health

Just like the night sky, our minds hold both darkness and light. The Aurora reminds us that even in our darkest moments, beauty and transformation are possible.
1. Born from Turbulence:
The aurora exists because of powerful solar storms colliding with Earth’s atmosphere — chaos meeting stability.
In the same way, our emotional storms can spark growth and light. Healing often begins when energy, pain, and vulnerability meet safety, support, and connection.
2. Unique Expression of Energy:
No two auroras are ever the same — and neither are people.
Each person’s healing journey glows in its own colors and patterns, reflecting their experiences, strengths, and resilience. There’s no “one right way” to heal — only your way.
3. Movement and Change:
The aurora is constantly shifting and flowing. It never stays still, just as our emotions move and evolve.
Mental health isn’t about being steady all the time — it’s about learning to flow with change, trusting that light can reappear even after the darkest nights.
4. Connection and Wonder:
Auroras happen when forces beyond our control align just right — a reminder that we’re part of something bigger.
In healing, connection with others and the world around us helps reawaken hope, curiosity, and awe — powerful antidotes to isolation and despair.

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✨ The Aurora teaches us:
Even in the coldest, darkest seasons, light can appear — not despite the storm, but because of it.

🌌 AURORA ALERT — LOOK UP TONIGHT! 🌌

A powerful geomagnetic storm is hitting Earth tonight — and it could push the Northern Lights farther south than usual.
For one rare night, the sky may come alive across 22 U.S. states and much of Canada. 💚💜💛

📍 Possible Visibility Tonight:
Washington • Oregon • Idaho • Montana • Wyoming • North Dakota • South Dakota • Minnesota • Wisconsin • Michigan • Iowa • Nebraska • Kansas • Missouri • Illinois • Indiana • Ohio • Pennsylvania • New York • Vermont • New Hampshire • Maine

📅 When to Watch:
November 7, 2025 — from sunset through early morning (peak chances near midnight).

🔭 How to Watch:
• Face north — that’s where the glow will appear
• Go away from city lights for darker skies
• Give your eyes 10–15 minutes to adjust
• Take photos! Even faint auroras often appear brighter on camera 📸

✨ Why It Happens:
When charged solar particles collide with Earth’s magnetic field, they paint the sky in ribbons of green, purple, pink, and gold light.
It’s a dance of solar energy — a cosmic reminder that we live beneath a living, breathing sky. 🌠

Look up. Stay patient. Feel small in the best way.
Tonight could be one of those nights you’ll never forget. 💫

29/10/2025

Community outreach at the New Town Middle/High School. We are sharing our services while providing education about Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, and Equine Assisted Services.
We are pleased to be apart of this community 🥰
ND Association for Play Therapy
Journey Equine, LLC
Healing Horse Ranch

24/10/2025

Come Visit Healing Horse Ranch for some sweet smells, furry friends, and costumes.

What’s better then dressing up and trick or treating? Doing it with your horse!
But don’t worry if you don’t have a horse we have a couple you can come pet.
Everyone is welcome!

23/10/2025

Aurora Mental Health has officially partnered with Healing Horse Ranch and Journey Equine, LLC.

We provide Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy!!
A further detailed post to come.

Call or Text Amy at
701-751-1545
aham@auroramhnd.com

04/09/2025

Introducing Sarah Rismon!

Hello! 🤝

My name is Sarah Rismon. I am the founder of Journey Equine, LLC. I am a life long resident of Mountrail County, ND with roots in Stanley and New Town. I have combined my love and appreciation for the horse with my twenty plus year career in human services to bring Equine Assisted Services to my community.

I am a PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, with an Associate Degree in Equine Studies and a Bachelor's Degree in Developmental Disabilities. While the knowledge I received to earn these pieces of paper have a purpose, the true lessons I have learned have been with the horse. I have much more to learn from them but now feel called to share the gifts they have given me so far.

Thank you!

04/09/2025

What is Equine Assisted Services? Journey Equine, LLC helps explain.