One experience that all parents hope they never have to go through is losing their child. The grief and loss can be overwhelming and figuring out how to navigate that can be incredibly hard.
Sadly that was an experience Barbra Schulte had to go through when she lost her son Zane to bone cancer.
Since working her way through how to process her grief she is now a High-Performance Coach, Cutting Horse Trainer, the Author of six books, the Publisher of video blogs and Online Programs, a Clinician, a Speaker, and an Honoree in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
She was awarded the National Female Equestrian of the Year Award by the AQHA and the Women's Sports Foundation. In 2020, she received the American Horse Publications Equine Industry Vision Award for her positive impact on the horse industry. In 2021, she received The Western Horseman & The Art of the Cowgirl's Women of the West Award.
In this episode she shares:
- What her sone Zane was like
- How things started to go wrong when a tumour was found in Zane’s knee
- What happened when Zane was misdiagnosed
- The fun, creative things Zane would do while in hospital
- What she learnt from Zane
- What it was like when he first passed
- What happened in her marriage after Zane’s death
- Her spiritual discovery and how it helped her
- Why she now sees life as before Zane, with Zane, and after Zane
- How her grief has changed her
Key Quotes
“I had never known grief like I had experienced with him.”
“They gave him a 65% chance of survival. Well of course Zane and I took it for granted that he was in the 65th percentile.”
More about Barbra
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You can find her books via her website.
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If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:
http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au
For her other business you can find it through the websites: www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au
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