S2E01: Hope-full Healing with Horses - a podcast by Laura Zielke: Nonprofit Leadership Advocate

SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: CONTENT WARNING
This episode includes discussions about sex trafficking and how sustained sexual abuse impacts survivors even years after they’ve been trafficked. So, if this is something you want to skip, you should skip it. Listener discretion advised.

January is the official National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and this episode was released on January 11, 2021, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Throughout the month of January, I am interviewing nonprofit leaders—founders, ceos, and executive directors—who run organizations which are not only working tirelessly to raise awareness about human trafficking but also walking alongside victims and survivors of sex trafficking while they try to rebuild their lives.

Sidenote: This episode was recorded in late December 2020.

Vanessa Schmidt is the founder and board chair of The Wild Hope, an equine therapy ranch which provides healing, safety, and connection for survivors of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking. The Austin-based organization is currently in phase two of start-up having successfully launched their pilot program in October 2020.

During our interview, Vanessa is extremely vulnerable sharing her own life experience of childhood abuse, her incredible connection with horses, and how the vision of this organization went from a dream to reality. You will be blown away when you hear how she got Jewel, the organization’s first mustang, and you will learn about the magic of horses when it comes to helping us humans heal from trauma.

I cannot wait to introduce you to Vanessa Schmidt, founder of The Wild Hope in Austin, Texas where they "hold onto hope for others until they are able to hold onto it for themselves."

https://yournonprofitlife.com/s2ep01-vanessa-schmidt

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