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How Grief Evolves
Happy Saturday friends!
I'm wondering if you guys can track your own grief like this too? Has grief changed for you as you grow older?
I can remember back to 2002 when my very first Border Collie pa...
RIP Polar Bear đź’ś
Video above is from Colorado, Tessa is smaller with the black nose :-)
Tessa aka The Polar Bear
November 11, 2013—February 20, 2026
I will write about it all next week but for today, I will just sh...
Monkey Mind
Happy Saturday friends!
Did you see the Walk for Peace monks arrive in Washington, DC on Wednesday? We changed up our Wednesday Women's Circle just to watch Bhikku Pannakara speak on tv together!
Choosing Kindness Still
Happy Saturday friends,
A different format, today's newsletter includes a funny story about driving with ManChild and how he's still learning, a yummy memory-filled recipe, how the goats are proving ...
Farm Life Myths
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I've been thinking about people who live on farms this week. Out in the elements, doing all the things to make sure that their critters are okay in the weather. We made it thr...
Fire Horse Art Class, 2/2/26!
Happy Thursday friends!
Why am I popping in on a Thursday? Craziness! What is going on? As you probably know, Chinese New Year is February 17 and that's when the Year of the Fire Horse begins so...
...I saw the monks!
Happy Saturday friends!
Yesterday was a good day, I got to see the monks as they walked toward Apex! A once in a lifetime experience and I got to see them with some of the Women's Circle girls too wh...
Currently buffering...
Happy Saturday friends!
I am in recovery mode this week and will leave you with just a short newsletter but some really good memes!
I was poisoned in my pottery class last week by Glade Plug-ins or ...
The Anxiety Within
Happy Saturday friends!
Let's first talk about the monks walking for peace! They are walking from Texas to DC. It won't be too much longer and they will be here, walking through our area. Will you be...
Happy 2026!
Happy Saturday friends!
Ok, it's the new year and I am excited! I am working on manifesting a fabulous year and I keep seeing these:
(Haha, if you've had that chestnut mare, you know!)
These di...
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Julia MacMonagle
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I’m Julia MacMonagle—artist, equine-partnered coach, and founder of The Mother Ranch in Apex, NC, a 7 acre sanctuary where women come to breathe, create, and reconnect with themselves. My work blends creativity, presence, and nervous-system awareness to help women (and the occasional teen girl) listen to their Inner Voice and remember what’s true for them. Whether I’m leading an Women’s In-Person Circle, hosting a Women’s Online Creative Circle, or offering equine partnered coaching, everything I do is rooted in gentleness, compassion, and personal agency. I believe we all deserve a place where we don’t have to hold everything together—a space where creativity, connection, and quiet insight can unfold naturally. Art and writing is how I listen to my own Inner Voice. Animals are how I stay grounded. The Mother Ranch is where those worlds meet. When I’m not teaching or painting, you’ll find me with the herd, walking the land, or sketching the tiny moments that make life meaningful.
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