Riding Fences

poems from the crossed country of my body

Christin Marie Staszesky

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English

Light Rider Press
29 April 2025

Memoirs; Poetry; Horses & ponies

Riding Fences is a memoir in poems that illustrates the author's heroic pilgrimage of finding her way back home to herself.

The first step toward healing from childhood sexual abuse-and all abuse-is to admit that it happened. What comes next is a rough, jagged road . . . one that's impossible to walk alone.

When Christin Marie Staszesky was ready to face her own history, she had her herd by her side. Surrounded by horses-her truest companions-she took her first steps on her healing journey. In powerful, heartrending poems, Staszesky recounts the wreckage of abuse and its aftermath, and how her love and devotion to horses helped her rebuild emotional fences to reclaim safety, self-love, and trust for her body, mind, spirit, and heart.

Riding Fences is an evocative personal tribute-and an exaltation of stepping into your own strength.

By: Christin Marie Staszesky
Imprint: Light Rider Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 662g
ISBN: 9798998554209
Pages: 370
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christin Marie Staszesky is a trauma survivor who knows that recovery, like trailblazing a new fence line, often requires forging through unknown and dangerous territory.She is a Gestaltist, somatic practitioner, yogi, poet, memoirist, oneironaut, lifetime horse listener, and equine wisdom weaver. In her private practice, Christin synthesizes these passions to be in service to those ready to dive into self-discovery, that they may begin to mine the gems of their own life stories, cultivate the power of self-understanding, and experience individual transformations.She lives in Houston, Texas, but feels most at home on a horse.

Reviews for Riding Fences: poems from the crossed country of my body

""Fearless. Raw. Wise. Exquisite. This is a journey of revelation and redemption. . . . Unforgettable."" -Amy K. Musson, MA, PCC, host of The Growth Moment podcast ""A stunning and absolutely unique body of work. . . . This collection of memoir poems is not to be missed by anyone interested in the healing of intergenerational trauma, the healing between mothers and daughters, and especially the healing of childhood sexual abuse."" -Diane Haug, MA, LPCC, founding director of the Grof Legacy Project ""Exquisitely crafted and profoundly revelatory."" -Pamela Stockton, MA, somatic experiencing practitioner ""This poetic memoir is a beautiful and brilliant example exemplifying the dedication and tenacious spirit needed to embody the trauma-healing journey."" -Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, author of Trauma-Sensitive Movement: 96 Somatic Techniques to Support Nervous System Regulation and Embodied Transformation in Therapy