Mane Source Counseling

01/14/2025

Mane Source has 2 new interns starting this fall, here is our first one:

Meet Loren!

Loren is a graduate student enrolled in ECU's MS in Clinical Counseling program. She is passionate about providing mental health services to underserved communities including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx. She strives to use multiculturally sensitive and person-centered approaches to support youth and adults navigating transitions in life, minority stress, trauma, and other mental health concerns.

When she's not studying or working, Loren enjoys playing cozy games, creating art, and spending time with her husband and little dog.
Please reach out if you think that Loren would be a good fit! She offers reduced fee provate pay solutions for those without insurance

12/29/2024

🎄✨ Is your future bestie/snuggle bun waiting for you? ✨🐰
Our sweetest little holiday hoppers are ready for their new homes on January 13th! 🎁💕
Cuddly, lovable, and already used to lots of human affection – they can't wait to hop into your heart! 💖

Message us to see if your perfect bunny is still available! 🐇❄️

12/28/2024

Octavia supporting me through some release work in the floating hammock workshop. Sophia is there too! Thank you, Anna Dixon! Can't wait to do this again!

12/27/2024

Hoppy Holidays! Come visit our Lionshead babies before they're all gone!

12/14/2024

Co-Regulation with Horses: Join us on Dec 21st!

Discover the Power of Connection

Co-regulation is the process of sharing calm, grounded energy with another being. Horses, as sensitive and social animals, are perfect partners in helping us learn to regulate our emotions and nervous systems.

Why Horses?
Highly Intuitive: Horses naturally sense and respond to our emotions and energy.
Non-Judgmental Presence: They accept us as we are, creating a safe space to explore our feelings.
Grounded in the Moment: Horses live in the present, reminding us to stay centered.

Ventral Vagal State
When we’re in a ventral vagal state (the most regulated and socially connected state of our nervous system), our body and mind are in harmony and can communicate with each other more effectively.

Our special guest, Anna Dixon, will introduce you to further ways to regulate your nervous system in the presence of horses with her unique Floating Hammock Massage.

Join us for this very unique experience!!

12/14/2024

We are delighted to announce that Aniya DeRiggs, our intern since January, graduated today with an Outstanding Student Award. We are thoroughly impressed by her accomplishments and thrilled that she will be joining our team of clinicians next month. Congrats, Aniya! It all started with a KitKat!

11/23/2024

Gonna have some suppper cute bunnies ready to go home around the holidays....purebred Lionsheads and handled from a young age so super friendly and love people. Pic of Mom below

11/17/2024

AGE WITH GRACE!!!!
Julia Roberts, recently talked about her age and why she looks older than many contemporary artists who want to keep looking young.

“I am aging with dignity, humor, and serenity..

I don't resort to lifting or Botox and I know by Hollywood standards I'm risking my career. If they don't want to give me a role because I look old, it means I produce the project and I choose who I want. The important thing is not to take this job too seriously.

I know a lot of moms struggling to make ends meet: those are the serious problems, those are the women I admire, who are beautiful and good even when everything is hard. Honestly, I have other fears...

I fear for my children, that I cannot protect them from anyone who wants to take advantage of them.. It's more important for me to be well and make my family live well..

I am blessed and I appreciate all that I have!. I’m thankful for my husband and kids everyday. For this reason, for me the most important moments of the day are never the ones I spend on set, but the ones I have at breakfast because we talk about everything...

It's a magical moment. "
How beautiful it is to be planted in the Earth and live it to the fullest without the frivolity of marketing.
We are valuable because of who we are, not how we look!!!.
Credits: Francisco Javier ochoa Alvarez

11/07/2024

Next Saturday, take part in our interactive session on nervous system regulation, joined by a special guest who will provide extra insights and methods for achieving well-being. And of course Annie and Eddie will be there!

10/31/2024

Shenanigans and connections with our nursing group!

10/27/2024

10/25/2024

Another magical day introducing people to the therapeutic nature of horses! Thank you Eastern AHEC for sponsoring this event!!

10/20/2024

We had a delightful experience with our inaugural Scholars group visit from Eastern AHEC. They acquired skills in communicating with horses through nonverbal cues, successfully forming bonds with our equine herd, participating in grooming, at-liberty walks through the woods and asking the horses to follow them over obstacles. Following their interaction, they were invited to express their experience through art, and several shared their impressive creations with us. It was a truly enjoyable day!

10/10/2024

This semester has been a blast with Susan Willson Lally and our fabulous nursing students! They're discovering the magic of mindfulness, resiliency, and stress less living, all thanks to our four-legged friends. Shannon Burleson's research study at the University of Nevada, Reno is the mastermind behind it all. And those horses? They're totally smitten, ditching their snacks for student social hour. Susan Willson Lally

09/30/2024

This is so crazy, but Annie Crosby helped me find the perfedt home for these 2 beautiful girls, and without knowing, they named Bugsy Bugsy! They had no idea we called her that too. Must be fate!! They are so loved!
And all my buns went to indoor family homes and are so loved!!! I still have one more boy looking for a forever home 🏡

09/30/2024

Provide your kids with a unique learning experience through a bunny tutor. Our next litter is due next month. Secure enrollment now!
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