Would you quit your career if your horse asked you to?

Ever raise your prices... and then watch your confidence nosedive?

You know your work is good. Probably better than good. But the second money comes into the conversation, something shifts. You hesitate. The sale feels heavy. The process turns awkward instead of smooth.

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She Moved the Horses, Then Everything Else

It wasn’t some polished “I’m ready now” moment.

Michelle Holling-Brooks was commuting into DC by day, then driving out to the barn by night. Power suit in the morning. Muck boots by sunset. City grit mixed with pasture peace.

That kind of dissonance catches up with you. You start asking questions no spreadsheet can answer. Like why do I feel more alive in a stall than in a staff meeting? Why does this barn feel more honest than anything I’ve ever built with a whiteboard?

Then one day, Michelle heard something—quiet but firm: You don’t have to live this split life. You can work and rest in the same place. You can stop building someone else’s dream and finally build your own.

So she did.

Now she runs Unbridled Change, a nonprofit helping people reconnect with their own internal guidance system through equine-partnered coaching, energy healing, and online programs. It’s not just a horse thing. It’s a healing thing.

And Michelle knows that road firsthand.

The Barn That Raised Her

Michelle was only 13 when illness knocked her life off track. Horses pulled her back. Not because she owned one, but because she hustled for any chance to be near them.

Brushing. Scooping. Watching. Listening.

They gave her space to breathe again. To feel her body. To feel... anything.

Later, Michelle would find herself back in the structured chaos of juvenile justice and trauma-informed care, building programs and helping others heal. She was good at it. But something felt off.

She wasn’t supposed to be managing someone else’s system.

She was here to build a sanctuary.

In 2008, with a newborn in one arm and a resignation letter in the other, Michelle launched Unbridled Change.

Sacred Work in Sacred Spaces

Today, Michelle lives and works on her own land in Southwest Virginia. It’s the kind of quiet most people say they want until they realize it comes without distractions to numb the noise inside.

Which is exactly the point.

Unbridled Change combines equine therapy, coaching, meditation, energy healing, and somatic tools. Some of it happens in a paddock. Some of it happens over Zoom. All of it is designed to help people find their own rhythm again.

To stop pretending they’re fine.

To hear the wisdom their bodies have been yelling for years.

Michelle’s clients show up with trauma, illness, burnout, or that unshakable feeling that something is missing. What they get is someone who doesn’t flinch, doesn’t fix, and doesn’t pretend she has all the answers.

What they get is a return to truth.

When Content Gets in the Way

Michelle’s presence online is growing. But it doesn’t come easy.

Her team wants “daily diaries.” Her instincts say no.

She used to find her best ideas while walking to the pasture or watching the sun hit the frost. Now, every magical moment feels like a content opportunity—and it’s messing with her presence.

“I went to grab my phone the other morning,” she said, “and I just… didn’t want to. I didn’t want to miss the moment I was in.”

For people whose work is their life, the boundaries get blurry. Especially when the work is sacred.

Michelle’s navigating that edge. Still sharing. Still protecting. Still listening for when it’s time to unplug and let the land refill her.

Change Wasn’t the Goal. It Was the Vehicle.

Michelle resisted the name “Unbridled Change” when it first came to her. She liked routine. Predictability. She did not like chaos.

But change, especially when guided by joy instead of fear, has a funny way of unlocking the next level.

Michelle is now writing her second book and planning immersive retreats around it. Her goal isn’t scale. It’s depth.

She wants each person she works with to feel known. Held. Shifted. Like the ripple effect of their healing might reach every part of their life.

Because it usually does.

You’re Allowed to Build Something That Feeds You

Michelle isn’t trying to convince anyone to follow her path. She just wants you to listen to your own. The whisper that keeps nudging you forward? It’s not your imagination. It’s your knowing.

You don’t need a horse to hear it. But it helps.

If you’re ready to move the way love moves, and not the way fear demands, Michelle’s work might be the bridge.

Connect with Michelle at https://unbridledchange.org

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