“Herd Dynamics” is a metaphor that refers
to how horse herds are able to function together as a single unit for the sole purpose of survival. Horses have clear and
honest communication, healthy boundaries, and effective discipline within their horse-family. This allows them to work together
in an effective and efficient manner. In the same way, families in the “Herd Dynamics” program will learn and
practice related skills so that when the herd dynamics of your family are changing or struggling, your herd can learn to work
together as a cohesive and loving unit by learning to be more self aware and honest.
Each horse in a herd has distinct job and placement in their "family."
The placement is called the pecking order. A human family stucture functions in a very similar fashion. There
is the "head of the family," and the "baby of the family." The middle child often has the "job"
of jokester or deliquent. There may be a "scapegoat" in the family - which is a person who is always blamed
for problems. Sometimes we're able to clearly see where we stand with our family and what our job is, sometimes
it's not so clear. Sometimes our families function on a healthy level and sometimes it's unhealthy. Every
family has cycles of functioning. Herd Dynamics is designed to help participants gain a better understanding of how
their family works, what works well and what needs to be improved. Herd Dynamics is also designed to help when a change
has occured in the family. That change might be a death, an added member, a move, loss of a job, etc. To the right
we will describe some of the issues that may be covered in a Herd Dynamics session, although the possibilities are endless.
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Communication, parenting struggles,
rebellious child/ren, discipline issues, death, job changes, abuse, relationship building, understanding
consequences, mental health challenges, physical disability challenges, addiction to substances, yelling,
fighting, children not listening, run aways, re-marriage, divorce, grief, loss, spiritual issues, fears,
and more...
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