Woven in the Body Episode 12: Leading Forth: Healing with Horses

This conversation is about healing trauma through the intelligence of nature—with horses, with the land, and through the body’s own wisdom.I’m joined by Dr. Gail Todter, founder of GalleyWinter Farm and Integrative Health Services, whose equine-assisted holistic approach helps people return to nervous-system regulation and embodied trust, and by Lacie Morrison, yoga teacher and vibrational healer who integrates breath, sound, and ancestral psychology.Together we explore how horses mirror human emotion and physiology, guiding us into co-regulation and parasympathetic calm; how craniosacral therapy and psychology reveal the stories stored in the body; and how synchrony in nature—signs, sensations, and symbolic encounters—becomes a teacher in trauma recovery.Our dialogue is both scientific and mystical: a study in resonance, remembrance, and the living field of connection that unites body, psyche, and the natural world.00:00 Introduction to Woven In the Body00:15 Meet Dr. Gale Totter and Her Healing Journey01:21 Introducing Lacey Morrison: Yoga Teacher and Healer02:02 The Synchronistic Meeting and Shared Experiences02:56 The Power of Horse Therapy03:32 The Journey Begins: Personal Stories and Connections05:01 Exploring Energetic Boundaries with Horses06:24 Healing Trauma Through Horse Therapy09:51 A Mother's Hope for Her Son's Healing23:15 Lacey's Emotional Journey and Family Trauma29:59 A Tragic Accident and Healing with Horses31:02 Connecting with the Spirit of a Lost Loved One33:02 Ancestral Memories and Horseback Riding33:53 The Healing Power of Horses35:09 Experiencing Energetic Exchange with Horses38:09 The Role of Horses in Human Healing46:09 Gail's Journey with Horses and Healing50:09 Reflections and Future Possibilities