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Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:55:12 -0400

@Tori Oh Victoria, I’m so touched by your words. Thank you for receiving the invitation with such an open heart. 🙏♥️

I truly believe we are not meant to walk these tender passages alone. There is something sacred that happens when women come together in honesty, presence, and care.

I would love to connect with you and explore whether this… Read more

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The older I get, the more I understand that healing was never meant to be a solitary journey.

So much of my own growth has come through being witnessed, supported, challenged, […]

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:11:22 -0400

@Tori my webpage is being updated, it’s open for enrollment now, first live call will be June 1st. https://glorialybeckercoaching.com/awakening-consciousness/

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The older I get, the more I understand that healing was never meant to be a solitary journey.

So much of my own growth has come through being witnessed, supported, challenged, […]

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:05:22 -0400

@Tori Oh Victoria, thank you for sharing this so vulnerably. My heart feels the tenderness in what you wrote. 💔

There is such a deep grief when a sacred community that held so much love, healing, and connection comes apart. Those soul sister spaces become part of us, and it makes so much sense that you would miss them.

I also hear the wisdom… Read more

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The older I get, the more I understand that healing was never meant to be a solitary journey.

So much of my own growth has come through being witnessed, supported, challenged, […]

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: The older I get, the more I understand that healing […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:13 -0400

The older I get, the more I understand that healing was never meant to be a solitary journey.

So much of my own growth has come through being witnessed, supported, challenged, and loved by others who were willing to walk beside me. We need spaces where truth can be spoken, hearts can soften, and real connection can remind us that we do not have…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There is something so tender about watching a child sit […]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:29:14 -0400

There is something so tender about watching a child sit down at the piano with curiosity and joy.

My youngest granddaughter reminds me that growth does not always come in big, dramatic moments. Sometimes it begins with one small note, one willing heart, one bright thought at the start of the day.

Children have such a beautiful way of meeting…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There was a time in my life when music became a place […]

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:48:21 -0400

There was a time in my life when music became a place where I could tell the truth without having to explain it.

A song could hold what words alone could not.
Grief.
Longing.
Hope.
The quiet pieces of the soul that were still finding their way home.

In my experience artists help us see what is real — not just on the surface, but underneath it. They…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I still remember the quiet way Lacy could stand […]

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:41:26 -0400

I still remember the quiet way Lacy could stand beside someone and say so much without a single word.

She had a gift for meeting people exactly where they were — not rushing them, not fixing them, just offering her steady presence and inviting something deeper to unfold. And in that space, courage often found its way back in.

This image reminds me…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Years ago, I stood in front of a microphone with my […]

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:19:06 -0400

Years ago, I stood in front of a microphone with my band, singing my heart out… and what I remember most is not perfection. It’s the courage it took to show up.

There was a time when I doubted my voice.
A time when I wondered if I was too much… or not enough.

But something in me kept saying, sing anyway.

Looking back now, I can see that every…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I have seen fear soften in the presence of a horse.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:12:21 -0400

I have seen fear soften in the presence of a horse.

Not because the fear was forced away.
Not because someone was told to be brave.
But because something honest and steady met them there.

The horses teach this so beautifully: courage is not the absence of fear. It is the willingness to stay present in the middle of it. To breathe. To listen. To…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There was a season in my life when I spent too much […]

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:30:26 -0400

There was a season in my life when I spent too much time waiting for clarity before I moved.

Waiting to feel ready.
Waiting to feel certain.
Waiting for the fear to disappear.

But healing has taught me that transformation rarely begins with perfect certainty. More often, it begins with one honest step. One brave choice. One moment of saying yes…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I’ve learned that some of the most meaningful moments in […]

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:46:01 -0400

I’ve learned that some of the most meaningful moments in life come when we pause long enough to listen… to our own thoughts, our own truth, and the quiet wisdom that rises when we stop trying to have it all figured out.

Not every choice will be perfect.
Not every step will feel certain.
But that does not mean we’re failing.

Sometimes what looks…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Even in our darkest moments, there is a light within us […]

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:30:44 -0400

Even in our darkest moments, there is a light within us that has never gone out.

Sometimes we search outside ourselves for comfort, clarity, or strength, only to discover that what we needed was already quietly waiting inside. The path through darkness is not always easy, but it becomes possible when we remember who we are.

You are not powerless.

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sugar has a way of making everything feel a little softer.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:47:38 -0400

Sugar has a way of making everything feel a little softer.

In this moment, standing beside her, I wasn’t thinking about all the places I still needed to go. I was simply here—grounded by her gentleness, her quiet presence, and the kind of love that asks nothing except truth. She seemed to understand that some of the deepest healing happens when…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There is something so pure about this kind of love.

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:07:49 -0400

There is something so pure about this kind of love.

My grandson holding his cat, both of them completely at ease, felt like one of those simple moments that says everything without needing words. His smile was full of joy, and the cat looked perfectly content being tucked safely in his arms. It reminds me that happiness often lives in the…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: When Lacy moved through the opportunity course with a […]

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:49:30 -0400

When Lacy moved through the opportunity course with a client at the sanctuary, she had such a beautiful way of showing what became possible when trust began to grow.

As I stood beside the client, guiding her through the course with Lacy, I was reminded that healing was often less about forcing a breakthrough and more about taking the next…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sometimes healing begins in the most unexpected way.A […]

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:19:34 -0400

Sometimes healing begins in the most unexpected way.

A client arrives at the sanctuary carrying her story, and then a horse like Aragon gently comes forward—not to fix, not to force, but simply to meet her. In moments like this, I am always reminded that true transformation does not begin with having all the answers. It begins with openness. With…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: It still amazes me how much healing can happen, even […]

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:10:01 -0400

It still amazes me how much healing can happen, even through a screen.

This image reminds me that connection is not limited by distance. On this video call, what mattered most was not being in the same room, but creating a space where my client could feel seen, heard, and supported. So often, transformation begins the moment we are willing to…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There is something about being with my minis that […]

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:01:57 -0400

There is something about being with my minis that always brings me back to the present moment.

They do not rush. They do not pretend. They simply meet me where I am, asking only that I slow down enough to truly be with them. In moments like this, standing in the pasture with these three little souls, I am reminded that peace is not something…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: When I first brought Saphira home, I knew someone sacred […]

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:20:32 -0400

When I first brought Saphira home, I knew someone sacred had entered my life.

There was a quiet majesty about her, a depth in her presence that seemed to reach beyond words. And then my grandson Izaac came out to meet her. Watching the two of them together in that first moment felt like witnessing something tender and timeless—an unspoken…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Some of the sweetest moments in my life are the ones where […]

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:23:00 -0400

Some of the sweetest moments in my life are the ones where I get to simply stand in the middle of love and take it in.

This photo with my two daughters holds so much more than a smile. It holds years of growing together, learning together, walking through life’s joys and challenges, and discovering that the deepest gift of family is not…

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:53:09 -0400

@Tori Thank you, Victoria. Your words touch my heart. It means so much to know these reflections deepen your appreciation for the people in your life. I’m grateful to share this space with you and for the kindness you bring here. ♥️✨🐴

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Sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is simply begin.

At the sanctuary, I often witness quiet moments like this one—where a client softens into the presence of a horse and […]

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is […]

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:41:57 -0400

Sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is simply begin.

At the sanctuary, I often witness quiet moments like this one—where a client softens into the presence of a horse and something unspoken begins to shift. There are journeys we take with words, and there are journeys we take with the heart. Horses have a beautiful way of meeting us where…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Saphira came into my life not as a hobby, but as […]

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:33:46 -0400

Saphira came into my life not as a hobby, but as a calling.

She reflected something back to me that I could not yet fully see in myself—strength, sensitivity, presence, and the quiet wisdom of following what truly lights up the soul. Being with her reminded me that passion is not selfish. It is sacred. It is often the very path that leads us back…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sometimes the most freeing moment in life is when I […]

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:09:58 -0400

Sometimes the most freeing moment in life is when I finally realize that no matter what I do, I cannot control other people’s opinions.

There will always be voices that misunderstand, judge, or doubt. I’ve learned that if I live trying to please every voice around me, I slowly lose my connection to my own heart. But when I choose peace over…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sometimes the most freeing moment in life is when I […]

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:06:13 -0400

Sometimes the most freeing moment in life is when I finally realize that no matter what I do, I cannot control other people’s opinions.

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I got a front-row seat to the sweetest kind of medicine: […]

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:58:49 -0400

I got a front-row seat to the sweetest kind of medicine: my youngest two grandchildren and their pure, unfiltered joy.

One of them gave me that serious little “I’m-not-sure-I’m-ready-for-this-photo” face… and the other one was already mid-giggle, like the whole world was one big playful surprise. And there I was in the middle—laughing so hard I…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I love it when I get to do one of my favorite “ordinary […]

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:16:03 -0500

I love it when I get to do one of my favorite “ordinary miracles”… lunch with my son, Chris.

No big agenda. No grand event. Just the two of us, sharing a meal, laughing, catching up on the little things and the meaningful things—those moments where you realize how much love can be carried in a simple conversation across a table.

As a mother,…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This little one is my youngest granddaughter… and being […]

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:30:24 -0500

This little one is my youngest granddaughter… and being with her is the sweetest reminder that life is “always” inviting us to begin again.

Children don’t overthink the next step.
They reach. They try. They laugh. They learn.
They dream out loud—without asking permission.

And honestly, that’s a medicine I need sometimes.

Because no matter our age…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This quote feels like a deep exhale.So many of us […]

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:51:58 -0500

This quote feels like a deep exhale.

So many of us were conditioned—by family, culture, school, religion, “shoulds,” and survival—to follow rules we didn’t even choose. To keep the peace. To fit in. To live a life that looks “right” from the outside… while something inside quietly whispers, “there’s more.”

One of the most liberating…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This sweet girl right here is my oldest granddaughter… and […]

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:52:06 -0500

This sweet girl right here is my oldest granddaughter… and being with her makes “spread love everywhere you go” feel so simple and so real.

Because love isn’t always a grand gesture.
It’s the way we look at someone.
The way we listen.
The way we speak when we’re tired.
The way we choose kindness—even in the middle of ordinary life.

When I’m with…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This quote feels like permission.So many of us were […]

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:53:43 -0500

This quote feels like permission.

So many of us were taught to “pick one identity” and stick with it…
the good girl, the strong one, the caretaker, the achiever, the “easy” one.

But the truth is—I am not one thing.
And neither are you.

I can be grounded “and” wild.
Tender “and” boundaried.
Spiritual “and” practical.
Grieving “and” grateful.
In the…

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:43:44 -0500

@Tori Thank you for reaching out and for sharing how my contributions land with you! 💜🙏

I sent you a DM

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“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams

This quote makes me think about something I’ve been learning more and more over the years: […]

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can […]

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:37:05 -0500

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams

This quote makes me think about something I’ve been learning more and more over the years: “redox signaling molecules”—those tiny messengers that support how our cells communicate, adapt, and do what they were designed to do.

What I love about the “idea”…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: There are moments in life when the dark feels close… not […]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:13:18 -0500

There are moments in life when the dark feels close… not just around us, but “inside” us.

And in those moments, I’ve learned something that surprises me every time:
the light usually isn’t found by forcing positivity.
It’s found by “focusing”—gently, intentionally—on the next true thing.

The next breath.
The next honest feeling.
The next kind step.

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I love this reminder—because I think we’ve been taught […]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:20:50 -0500

I love this reminder—because I think we’ve been taught that impact has to be loud to matter.

But some of the most powerful change I’ve ever seen comes through gentleness:
a steady presence
a kind word at the right time
a boundary spoken with love
a safe space where someone can finally exhale
one brave, honest step taken in the direction of…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: One of my favorite things at the Sanctuary is watching […]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:13:01 -0500

One of my favorite things at the Sanctuary is watching a child meet a horse for the very first time.

In this moment, I was introducing a sweet little girl to Jasmine—my smallest mini… and one of the gentlest souls you could ever meet. Jasmine didn’t rush. She didn’t push. She just “stood”… soft eyes, quiet breath, letting this little one set the…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: I love this reminder—because joy is one of the most […]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:08:46 -0500

I love this reminder—because joy is one of the most generous things we can offer.

Not the “performative” kind… but the real kind:
a warm smile, a playful moment, a heartfelt compliment, a text that says, “I’m thinking of you.”

Joy is contagious.
And when I share it, something in “me” softens too—my nervous system remembers safety, connection,…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This is the kind of truth that can change a life.The […]

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:39:05 -0500

This is the kind of truth that can change a life.

The first real risk isn’t the big leap… it’s the honest moment:
admitting what I actually want
naming what isn’t working
telling the truth without abandoning myself
choosing alignment over approval

Honesty can feel scary because it asks us to stop performing and start living.

If you’ve been…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This quote names something so many of us feel… but don’t […]

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:05:51 -0500

This quote names something so many of us feel… but don’t always say out loud.

Loneliness isn’t always about being “alone.”
Sometimes it’s being surrounded by people… and still feeling unseen.

If that’s you, I want you to know there’s nothing “wrong” with you.
Your system is asking for what it was made for: real connection.

Maybe today, the…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This quote feels like something my nervous […]

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:31:41 -0500

This quote feels like something my nervous system understands.

There have been seasons in my life when everything felt uncertain… when grief, change, or old patterns rose up and tried to pull me away from myself.

And in those moments, I’ve learned something simple and sacred:

Love isn’t just a feeling.
Love is a place I can “return…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: “The new dawn blooms as we free it…” — and every time […]

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:59:12 -0500

“The new dawn blooms as we free it…” — and every time I read that line, I feel it land in my body like a quiet yes.

Because freedom isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s a soft release.
A deep exhale.
A moment where I stop arguing with my own becoming.

I’ve learned that the light doesn’t always arrive as a miracle.
Often, it arrives as a choice:

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the journey… it’s the […]

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:07:44 -0500

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the journey… it’s the “first step”.

Not because you don’t want change.
Not because you don’t care.
But because your nervous system has learned to equate “new” with “unsafe.”

So you overthink.
You wait for clarity.
You tell yourself you’ll start when you feel more confident, more ready, more certain.

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: When I look at my youngest granddaughter, I’m reminded how […]

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:52:59 -0500

When I look at my youngest granddaughter, I’m reminded how naturally children live in possibility.

She doesn’t wake up thinking, “Is this too much?”
Or, “Will I be judged?”
Or, “What if I fail?”

She wakes up and simply… does her best.
Climbs. Wonders. Asks. Laughs. Begins again.

And honestly, that little smile is medicine—because somewhere along…

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: One year for my birthday, my son Chris gave me a gift […]

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:29:04 -0500

One year for my birthday, my son Chris gave me a gift I still feel in my body when I think about it.

He didn’t hand me a bag or a box.
He said, “Mom, I’m taking you out on the boat.”

Just the two of us.

Chris packed a simple picnic—nothing fancy, just the kind of food that tastes better because you’re eating it outside. The lake was calm, the air…

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:26:55 -0500

@Tori 🌟🙏

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This photo of me with my oldest and youngest sons holds so much more than a moment—it holds a whole “story.”

There were years when I carried hope like something fragile. Like a […]

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:36:05 -0500

@Tori this is so beautifully said. ✨ And I love the way you’re pointing to something deeper than beliefs—more like Truth… a lived connection with Spirit, a resonance you feel in your whole being. 🤍
When you’re in community with people who recognize that, it’s like your nervous system can exhale… “I don’t have to translate myself here.”
Thank… Read more

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There’s something about a trail ride with good friends that feels like therapy… without a single word needing to be said.

This day, it was me, Ruth, and Kelly—wide-open […]

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: This photo of me with my oldest and youngest sons holds […]

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:28:25 -0500

This photo of me with my oldest and youngest sons holds so much more than a moment—it holds a whole “story.”

There were years when I carried hope like something fragile. Like a candle I had to protect from the wind of life… the hard seasons, the worries, the places where things didn’t go the way I thought they would.

And then there are moments…

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Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:28:51 -0500

@Tori, yes. 💛 I love this—there’s nothing like soul family and spiritual community to help us come home to ourselves. ✨

Thank you for sharing. What is it about those communities that feels most “at home” for you? 🤍

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There’s something about a trail ride with good friends that feels like therapy… without a single word needing to be said.

This day, it was me, Ruth, and Kelly—wide-open […]

Gloria Lybecker posted a new activity comment

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:25:08 -0500

@Tori Hi Victoria, thank you so much. 💛🙏 Yes—I do hold retreats at Healing You Sanctuary just outside Spokane, WA, and the horses are beautiful co-regulators for nervous system support. I currently have 5 horses here.

Feel free to message me or email me at gloria@glorialybecker.com and I’ll happily share more details and help you explore what… Read more

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A few summers ago at the Sanctuary, I was squatting down beside my baby granddaughter, introducing her to one of my favorite residents… my cat “Bella”.

There was nothing big or […]

Gloria Lybecker posted an update: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do […]

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:12:37 -0500

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

When I read these words, I don’t just think of history—I think of “everyday life”.

The hard conversations.
The family tension.
The comments that sting.
The moments when my nervous system wants to go into fight,…