How Horses Are A Mirror To Our Souls and Help Us Heal | Mary Poupon | TEDxDanbury

Mary A. Poupon is an advanced practice psychiatric nurse/psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed to practice in CT and NY. She completed her graduate education at Columbia University and is published in her field. She is currently a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Four Winds Hospital, an inpatient hospital providing exemplary inpatient psychiatric care to children, adolescents and adults. She was the program director and clinician with the Ryan White Mental Health Program at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children which provided innovative mental health treatment for difficult to engage children, adolescents and adults living with HIV/AIDS in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx for over 18 years. In 2013 she became certified as an equine assisted psychotherapist and is the Director of Mental Health at Embrace Hope in Sandy Hook, CT. Embrace Hope has been providing equine assisted psychotherapy to children, adolescents and families who were victims of trauma related to the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. She brings a broad set of skills to Embrace Hope with a special focus on children and adolescents. Her expertise includes psychiatric consultation and assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention and bereavement counseling.
Mary is an EAGALA certified professional who combines her academic training, clinical experience and love of horses to deliver the gentle care Embrace Hope participants seek. Mary A. Poupon is an advanced practice psychiatric nurse/psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed to practice in CT and NY. She completed her graduate education at Columbia University and is published in her field. She is currently a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Four Winds Hospital, an inpatient hospital providing exemplary inpatient psychiatric care to children, adolescents and adults. She was the program director and clinician with the Ryan White Mental Health Program at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children which provided innovative mental health treatment for difficult to engage children, adolescents and adults living with HIV/AIDS in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx for over 18 years. In 2013 she became certified as an equine assisted psychotherapist and is the Director of Mental Health at Embrace Hope in Sandy Hook, CT. Embrace Hope has been providing equine assisted psychotherapy to children, adolescents and families who were victims of trauma related to This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@youthful6098]

One thing this world forgets that we humans can't go with socializing with each other only as people. We need the companionship of the animals too and live with them symbiotically.

[@Inthefoxhole]

I was in Equine therapy back in 2008, My mind was blown from what I experienced. The first day we had to walk around and look into the eyes of each horse. To see if you made a connection. That would be the one you worked with over the six week period. 2 hrs twice a week. A horse can definitely read your mind.

[@samanthareed2487]

🐴💗 the best therapy in my experience

[@joshkennedy9518]

That is also why small falabella horses make such great guide animals for blind people. They can also be housebroken. A fully working guide horse does not need a companion horse, it sees humans as its herd.

[@animalauntiebev7596]

I also highly recommend reading the book Manchester The Night of the bang, by Richard D. Hall

[@surendersingal9122]

Bombastic pressetation on revealing horse is carbon copy of humans in soul. Thank you Jussojuan surender dingal

[@adihelenagur7915]

Amazing. Thanks for performing this and uploading

[@louisesawyer1866]

So very true 👍

[@MrMarkusfyi]

I need this in my life.

[@wuddafxuppp]

You keep talking about kids.....? Who cares? What about adults? Do you think kids are listening to this..........?

[@tinydream]

Adults are just old kids. Think about it.

[@bexw]

omg she's talking about the kids who experienced sandy hook you monster lol

[@BJB1122]

Listen

[@valentinamarianatasciacanz6405]

❤

[@lornahay2328]

Wonderful ❤️

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

Traumatic People, with traumatized horse's no way,

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

Mirror someone, or yourself, nasssim,

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

A impreson horse,. Is a captured horses,. They just wanna experience less, hard work Less mental violation, assaultive So,. No horses, ponies,. Don't help people, they are abused, So people,. Can help people,

[@mikamiks2475]

You are completely right. People love using and abusing horses, especially for sport

[@bukho2731]

Superb.