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Happy Saturday friends!
It was a good week! A great week in fact! After 3 days of working through the tech (not particularly my forte and I get frustrated quickly when things don't go right) I starte...
Well yay, I DID NOT have a stroke! Gawd...
Happy Saturday friends!
2025 just keeps giving. I had a crazy week since I last wrote and the short version is: I didn't have a stroke.Ā
YAY!Ā
On Sunday I woke up feeling a little off. Stressed. Ti...
Filled to the brim with memories :-)
Above: a quick video of yet another rain storm this week, love hearing that rolling thunder!
Happy Saturday friends!
Iāve moved eight times in my life, nine if you count moving back into this house ...
A magic app AND pill for chronic illness
(I love the happy sound of Purple Martins flitting around their house!)
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How often does a magic pill come along? Not the kind the makes you bigger or smaller like in Alice in ...
Tiny vignettes, perfectionism, & "good enough."
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Weāve finished week two of unpacking and miles to go before we sleep ;-) As things come out of boxes, we cover every available flat surface until night time comes and then I s...
Itās okay to not be okay.
Ā Happy Saturday friends!
As with most weeks lately, itās both happy and sad: we said goodbye to our buck Poppy, and yearling goat Rosemary on Friday. If you remember Rosemary has had an autoimmune di...
āPeace that passes all understanding.ā
Happy Saturday friends!
Before I get started: Womenās Circles: the next circle starts June 18th, contact me if you'd like to join! Wednesday nights, 6-8pm.
All through the week I had ideas on how to...
My general contractor talked me off the ledge.
Happy Saturday friends,
Friday was one of those weird days where everything that could go wrong, did. My Aunt Katy (still in the hospital at that time) put in a Whole Foods order that I was going to ...
Fire š„ Update #503: We have work dates!!! š¤øš½āāļø Yippee!
Happy Saturday friends!
And a happy, happy day it is too! Goodness! This is the week we got the news, ManChild's windows have arrived, and the schedule has been made! OMG! We have an actual date of w...
4 fun new events happening at TMR soon!
Happy Saturday friends!
I did it! Here are FOURĀ upcoming events happening at The Mother Ranch!
1 ā¢ Wednesday, April 16th, 7:00-8:30pm (EDT), Substack Livestream, a freebie paint-along class with me....
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Julia MacMonagle
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Iām Julia MacMonagleāartist, 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 whatās true for them. Whether Iām leading an Womenās In-Person Circle, hosting a Womenās 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 donāt have to hold everything togetherāa 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 Iām not teaching or painting, youāll find me with the herd, walking the land, or sketching the tiny moments that make life meaningful.
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