Explore every episode of the podcast Half Halts & Chaos - a forty something’s return to riding
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resilience & Reflection | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:12:19 | |
This episode explores what it means to face fears, build resilience and reflect on those small wins - whether you ride or not - this is about the human experience. Including a short 60 second guided breathing exercise in this episode to help you pause, reflect and realise how far you have come. | |||
| Hormones & Half Halts | 25 May 2025 | 00:18:05 | |
When the hormones cause havoc in the saddle, how do we move through that? Here for your weekly dose of compassion, support and love. | |||
| Episode : Shifting Goal Posts | 09 May 2025 | 00:16:25 | |
The moments when you can’t ever imagine being able to surpass your goal of walking, trotting or even cantering the school, hacking out alone or getting back on after a fall. We are here to remind you that you’ve got this. Cohost Dani joins us again tonight, for chats, laughs and reflection. | |||
| Learning to trust your body again | 04 May 2025 | 00:23:15 | |
Raw, real and vulnerable - in this episode we discuss the battle faced when learning to trust your body in the saddle. Muscle memory versus anxiety. I’ve got you. | |||
| Body Confidence in the saddle, a Catfish and positive equestrians | 25 Apr 2025 | 00:11:56 | |
This episode, we focus on body confidence in and out of the saddle. The challenges faced by those returning to the sport, anxieties, hopes and dreams and most of all, a dash of humour. Whilst also introducing the Catfish mentioned in episode 1. | |||
| Fear, Anxiety and Embarrassment: The truth about getting in the saddle | 20 Apr 2025 | 00:19:57 | |
Today we’re talking about something that every adult rider deals with—fear, anxiety, and that quiet, nagging worry of… being embarrassed. Let’s get into it. | |||
| The Return: Where it all began | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:17:03 | |
How this then unfit, nervous, anxious mum of two got her saggy, scared bum back in the saddle after a 15 year break | |||