Meagan Hruska, MS, LMHC

04/09/2026

More info on our Dusty Boots Barn Equine Services side of things! We are also in a transition process to expand on our vision, so we ask for patience as we do this. Excited for what’s to come!

04/07/2026

04/05/2026

This is a such a beautiful documentary for anyone who is curious about equine therapy, and why we are cultivating opportunities through my services and Dusty Boots Barn Equine Services for others to experience healing in the presence of horses.

Just this week, I went out to our pastures and decided to just be- feeling the sun and breeze on my face. Our horses, Larry, Holli, Parker and Breezy were all there. As I sat there, a deep peace was present, and I could also feel the presence of our horse, Jesse, who recently passed. All of our horses stood right there with me, and each of their eyes connected with mine. I felt home in the herd with them- a deep sense of being seen and belonging. I felt all five of them there with me, ready for the next chapter of the journey.

We have not shared yet openly as to what’s to come, but we are transitioning our program into a beautiful next chapter. We are doing that now, and as it unfolds, we will share it and slowly, in its own pace open it to others when it’s ready.

There is so much opportunity in coming back home to ourselves in deep and powerful ways for those that choose to incorporate horses in their personal journey.

I’m so excited that this vision gets to come through my beautiful team of people and horses! ❤️

The time has come!! You can now watch Rescued Hearts - a film about the miracles, mystery, and science of healing with horses.

We are so excited for you to see it 😭

Purchase your ticket to watch April 1-8:
rescuedheartsfilm.com

Subtitles available in 7 languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, and Hebrew

04/03/2026

Journaling is powerful medicine when used intentionally in a healing protocol. In our telehealth practice, we weave multiple forms of journaling into patient plans to support nervous system regulation, lower inflammation, balance hormones, strengthen the gut-brain axis, and help the body metabolize stored emotional trauma at the cellular level.   
   
Healing is always both-and. We optimize physical detox pathways — supporting liver function, lymphatic drainage, cellular detoxification, and toxin elimination — while simultaneously creating space to process and release the emotional stress and generational trauma stored in the tissues. Journaling becomes the bridge that allows both to happen.  
  
We guide telehealth patients in different methods depending on what their nervous system is asking for. Ugly Journaling is raw, messy, and unfiltered — giving full permission to write imperfectly with half-sentences, rage, and real emotion so the body can finally discharge what it’s been holding. They write their deepest truths onto the page, helping release repressed emotions, activate the vagus nerve, and create profound felt safety.   
   
Some of my favorite prompts include: “What emotions has my body been carrying that I’m finally ready to release?”, “If the younger version of me could speak freely right now, what would they say?”, “Where do I still feel unsafe, and how can I offer myself safety today?” or “What does it feel like to be me today?”   
   
When these practices are paired with functional medicine support, patients experience deeper regulation and sustainable healing from the inside out.   
                   

03/27/2026

Sharing a recent interview with Brainz magazine! It gives a little more insight into how I approach and work in therapy sessions with clients.

Meagan Hruska is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, entrepreneur, and trauma-informed practitioner who is redefining how healing is experienced in modern therapy. Through her integration of experiential and...

03/23/2026

03/12/2026

03/06/2026

“There’s something rhythmic and soothing about listening to horses eat hay. As you can also see, our horses have no inhibitions about playing and rolling in the mud on a rainy day 😅😂

I know not everyone gets to listen to the rhythmic noise of horses chewing on a consistent basis, but anything rhythmic is a great nervous system regulation tool that offers communication to the body that it is safe. This could also be creating rhythm or consistency in a schedule, morning or bed time routine. It could be other rhythmic sounds, like creating a beat with a drum or your hands. Rhythmic music, a rocking chair, or breathing in a rhythmic patterns are other good options, but there’s plenty of creative ways to include more rhythm in your daily life!

One of my favorites is listening to a metronome! I incorporate this into sessions now. I love how it sounds like a heart beat and helps us connect to our bodies, breathing and heart. And you can pick the speed of the rhythm. Some of my kiddos now request the metronome to be ticking in the background.

Spend some time exploring some rhythmic options for your personality to try out and see how it feels! 💜”

03/01/2026

I think this is a good read! Although it specifically refers to “executives”, in my opinion, it applies to pretty much anyone in any job.

02/20/2026

With all the nervous system lingo and emphasis lately, it can be confusing as to what a “regulated nervous system” actually means. It’s a misconception to think regulated means “calm and relaxed”, esp. at all times. This is actually a more accurate way of describing it! 👏🏼👏🏼

Lindsey Lockett also goes on to say in this post: “To be embodied in authenticity means your nervous system can hold activation in the presence of a perceived lack of safety without suppressing your truth.”

My way of saying it:

Authenticity is being present and self-aware enough in all states and still having control over your choices, behaviors and words; It is choosing your responses in all states without losing yourself or awareness.

Or another way: You are capable of choosing who you are in each given moment because you can handle all the emotions and sensations in your body without being afraid of them. You allow them to help you vs. checking out from them.

When this happens, emotions and sensations can no longer “hijack” or “overtake” you (or not as often at least because we are still human 😉). This is self-mastery! And this is also why self-mastery is directly tied to the nervous system and why it is important to learn how to work with it to inhabit your body fully.

02/14/2026

I wanted to share what sacred and beautiful moments we can experience in our lives when we have the courage to work on ourselves; when we have the courage to become embodied into our best, most present and congruent self.

Yesterday, I got to spend time with Holli in her most vulnerable state, lying down and sleeping. Horses are prey animals so they spend very little time lying down, and even littler time in REM sleep. They can only enter REM sleep when they are lying on their side.

Although horses can and will lay down in the same space with you, I’ve learned over time that it is a huge honor when they trust you to be right next to them in this state.

When Holli eventually laid down all the way and went to sleep when I was sitting next to her, she communicated to me that she trusted me with her life. That she trusted me in that moment to be her protector. (And if you know Holli, you know how significant this is for her).

I’m still not sure how to put into words how beautiful it felt to know that our relationship reached a point where Holli sees me in that way. I do not take that honor lightly. It requires deep trust, safety and knowing to surrender into that level vulnerability with another being.

Holli and I didn’t get to this experience and level of trust and vulnerability over night though. It took time to build our relationship to this. We’ve had plenty of ups and downs, miscommunications, ruptures and repairs. It also took time and effort for me to become this version of myself.

I also know that horses, esp. Holli, are sensitive to energy. You cannot fake anything, hide or lie to a horse. This is why building relationships with horses are so powerful. You have to be willing to grow, face yourself, and learn to show up as your true self, fully embodied.

This moment with Holli showed me what happens when we do the inner work to become the best version of ourselves. Since you can’t fake stillness, peace or safety, you have to BE it in mind, body and soul authentically. If I wasn’t embodied fully in a presence of peace and safety, if this wasn’t what Holli was experiencing in relationship with me, she would have never laid down, let alone gone to sleep, with me right next to her.

I recognize what an honor it is for a horse to choose vulnerability with you, and I’m feeling so grateful for it. I don’t think I’m anything special though. Anyone can have this experience. But it is not about the horse, it is about YOU! You have to become safe and present in yourself so that the horse is able to sense it and know it is the truth (and same is true for any other relationship- with our partners, families, kids, friends, colleagues). This takes time, effort and commitment to doing this work on ourselves.

Even though I had this incredible moment and connection with Holli, it doesn’t mean we still won’t have hardships to navigate in the future or that this will happen all the time now. I’m sure there will still be plenty of times I don’t show up as my best self and she doesn’t either. However, I know we will also continue to have moments full of joy and connection with each other too. And that hopefully these experiences will become more and more prevalent knowing the foundation in our relationship is now at this level: secure, safe and trusting.

I also appreciate my Dusty Boots Barn Equine Services crew who held the space for this. Although you can’t see them, they were in the space with us. This is the power of community and safety in our herd of humans and horses- Holli clearly felt safe with our entire team too, not just me.

And…. because it is Valentine’s Day today, a day that is about relationships, I will say the most beautiful, powerful, secure and healthy relationships require us to learn how to BE our best selves first, so that we can then create it with others ❤️💫 this is why healthy relationships require self-work in addition to working on the relationship itself 😉. We can only be for others what we can be for ourselves.

P.s. this experience also showed me that Holli snores 😅😂 Happy Saturday, everyone!