Contemplative Caregiver

09/25/2025

🖌️✨ Brush With Grief at Medicine Horse
Grief lives in the body — sometimes, making something with your hands helps you carry it differently.

Join us at the beautiful grounds of Medicine Horse in Longmont for a creative grief workshop where we’ll craft personal brushes using elk, moose, raccoon fur, plant fibers, and wood. You’re invited to bring personal mementos like feathers, pet fur, or hair from a loved one to include in your brush.

🐴 About the space:
Medicine Horse is a nonprofit offering equine-assisted therapy in a peaceful, healing setting. Their mission is to foster connection—with horses, nature, and community—to support resilience and recovery.

🌿 Upcoming Dates:
📅 Sunday, October 5 | 1–3 PM
📅 Saturday, November 8 | 1–3 PM

🎟️ Free to attend
🧶 All materials provided
🤲 Donations welcome

Facilitated by Andrew Koch, LPC
📩 Questions? Email andrew@contemplativecaregiver.com

🔗 Register or learn more:

09/06/2025

Turn Your Workshop Idea into Reality — Sept 11

Counselors, social workers, and psychologists — got a workshop idea stuck in your head? It’s time to bring it to life.

Here’s a blog to help you get that workshop workin’:
👉 https://contemplativecaregiver.com/2025/09/06/workshops-that-work-for-counselors-social-workers-psychologists/

Join us September 11, 2025, to learn how to design workshops that actually work — with structure, clarity, and purpose. Special guest Mike Lyons from SCORE shares strategies for turning ideas into impactful programs.

📍 Hosted by the Contemplative Mental Health Leadership Group
💡 Let’s build something that sticks.

Shortening the Distance Between Inspiration and Ex*****on Every counselor, social worker, or psychologist has imagined offering a workshop. Maybe it arose in a session, when a client’s struggle rev…

07/11/2025

Supervision and peer consultation are more than regulatory requirements; they are practices of integrity, accountability, and humility that keep us honest and growing in our work. This July, our Contemplative Mental Health Leadership Group session will ground itself in these principles, focusing on the ways we engage with supervision and consultation to refine our professional practices while tending to the systems in which we work....

Supervision and peer consultation are more than regulatory requirements; they are practices of integrity, accountability, and humility that keep us honest and growing in our work. This July, our Co…

06/20/2025

If you’re in the business of healing, chances are you didn’t sign up for this to become a “brand.” You’re not here to sell yourself like a product or rack up likes on social media. You’re here because you care—deeply, often sacrificially—about the people you serve. And yet… here we are.In a world where people are overwhelmed, scrolling, searching for someone they can trust, your online presence matters....

If you’re in the business of healing, chances are you didn’t sign up for this to become a “brand.” You’re not here to sell yourself like a product or rack up likes on social media. You’re here beca…

05/30/2025

Big news for caregivers, mental health providers, and anyone who believes in the healing power of nature: Governor Jared Polis has signed House Bill 25-1215, expanding the Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant Program. This legislation directs new funding to outdoor education and recreation programs that make nature more accessible for youth across Colorado—especially those from BIPOC, low-income, LGBTQAI2S+, and disabled communities....

Big news for caregivers, mental health providers, and anyone who believes in the healing power of nature: Governor Jared Polis has signed House Bill 25-1215, expanding the Colorado Outdoor Equity G…

05/14/2025

On May 8th 2025, Our Contemplative Mental Health Leadership Group discussed referrals and the challenges and wins that come with it. Marketing in person is not always possible, however with technology comes online connection and digital directories. Using online directories is a strategy for therapists seeking to grow their practice, increase visibility, and connect with clients who align with their services and values....

On May 8th 2025, Our Contemplative Mental Health Leadership Group discussed referrals and the challenges and wins that come with it. Marketing in person is not always possible, however with technol…

07/22/2024

Offering mental health counseling for individuals, groups, trauma survivors, LGBTQIA, and kink-communities

03/27/2024

Rein-Bow Connection! Equestrian Club for LGBTQIA+ YouthLast Saturday of the month 2-4 PMA fun, educational, and accepting 2 hour Equine-Assisted Learning Experience for LGBTQIA+ teens (12-18).Each two hour class will involve hands-on equine learning and care.$50/class (only $5 thanks to our generous...

02/19/2024

Finding Hope and Healing Through Ephemeral Art. Learn the steps to start this artistic process. Learn more at ContemplativeCaregiver.com

http://contemplativecaregiver.com/2024/02/20/finding-hope-and-healing-through-ephemeral-art/

As a caregiver, it’s essential to find creative outlets that foster self-expression, healing, and hope. One such practice is ephemeral art – the creation of temporary art using natural or fou…