Stable & Nook - Counselling & Wellness

06/09/2026

Excellent news

Norway has just banned generative AI from primary schools. Screens are being replaced with printed textbooks.

Smartphones have been out of Norwegian schools since 2024.

The results? Studies have shown an improvement in student grades, a significant decline in playground and digital bullying, and a 60% drop in visits to psychological specialists for anxiety and mental health support.

In Steiner classrooms, this has been our practice for seventy years. Screens introduced late, thoughtfully, and only when developmentally appropriate. Not because we were against technology but because we were watching what unchecked technology was doing to childhood.

The world is catching up.

05/09/2026

ANOTHER BIG NIGHT

I’m currently sitting listening to some wild weather roll in around us so glad the horses got a break from it this morning. If it goes on too long I usually open up the indoor for them and it gives them some respite from the weather. They do have plenty of shelter from the wind and the rain, which is a really important part of keeping horses in this part of the world. They need to be able to escape not only the wind and rain, but the heat and cold.



Horses resting peacefully in a paddock | horses sleeping | horse standing guard

04/09/2026

Resting after the storm 💨 🌧️

Just like us after a big night, or when we’ve been under stress, the horses are exhausted being on watch all night with the wind. We know it’s unlikely for these guys but as prey animals wind makes everything restless. They’re all enjoying a well earned rest after a wild night.

Horses | wild weather | equine assisted therapy | rest after the storm | burnout | healing with horses |

04/09/2026

I love my job 🥰🙏🏻

I love working with ADHD kids. I’ve seen them in the classroom setting. Really struggling. Teacher talking down about them ‘just wanting to get out of doing work’. I just want to pick them up, tell them how special they are and one day they’re going to do something amazing 🤩

29/08/2026

So beautiful 🥰💖

27/08/2026

S H E E P.

For anyone that has sheep you’ll know that they can be very determined and a little bit quirky.

Well these girls are always keeping us entertained. The follow us everywhere and sometimes you have to hide from them. Taking a break and having a cuppa I see the casually stroll into our house with Collette leading the flock. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

No messes but it was a bit stinky after they left 😝

Follow along for their next adventure.

17/08/2026

Bon jovi want the algorithm to find everyone that needs a little love, a little calm and most importantly needs a pony hug 🤗

calm

Finding love within | healing with horses | horse connection | self love | finding the glimmers

15/08/2026

Herd dynamics

Don’t get me wrong. Ella is lead mare so has strong opinions about things. She’s also very food motivated. This is a pretty typical example of herd dynamics. I missed the initial argument over the food.
I think Ella and Tyson has some kind of telepathy. She was nowhere to be seen when I put the food out but Tyson was hovering. Then she appears. These two are like a gang lurking around bossing everyone.
In the end I took the feed away, let Ella and Tyson head to the stables where I locked them in a let Leo finish his feed in peace.
For the most part I seperate the horses before they get their food but Blacki was already in the shed and wouldn’t come out. I like to protect her from this kind of ruckus because I don’t like her old body to have try and get out of their way.