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Unbroken

● Program Overview

What You’ll Learn

This program was designed to help survivors of sexual assault and harassment reclaim personal agency, rebuild somatic boundaries, and restore relational trust through non-riding, ground-based interactions with horses.

Program Structure

Our group programs are led by a team of credentialled facilitators- a mental health professional and an equine specialist to ensure the safety and successful delivery of each session. Our staff are trained in trauma-informed care, equine safety, ethical horsemanship, and some hold certifications from OK Corral- the founder of EAP/EAL! All of our programs follow the guiding principles of OK Corral and EAGALA, the leading certifying agencies.

What’s Included

Tuition covers full use of our private equine facility, including our 80’x115’ heated indoor arena. Group sessions are led by our fully certified and trained Equine Specialists and Facilitators and our diverse herd of experienced therapy horses. In addition, all course materials and completion gift are included.

Session Lengths

Unbroken is offered in an 8-week format, with each weekly session approximately 2-hours in length. Each session will include various activities, skills, and reflections using ground-based horse-human interactions.

Group Composition

Groups often form from the same or similar community agency, but could also include other interested individuals. We screen our participants beforehand to ensure congruency, emotional safety, and compatibility. No equine experience is necessary! A screening questionnaire will be provided to anyone who is interested in joining this program to ensure safety and compatibility among group members.

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Framework

‍Phase 1: Reclaiming Autonomy and Boundaries

Weeks 1-2

Establish physical, emotional, and energetic safety and individual agency.

Phase 2: Somatic Awareness and Regulation

weeks 3-4

Reconnect with bodily sensations and regulate hyperarousal.

Phase 3: Maintaining Agency in the Context of Relationship

weeks 5-6

Maintain a connection to self, safety, and autonomy while building a relationship with another.

Phase 4: Rebuilding Trust and Connection

weeks 7-8

Practice recognizing nuances and healthy relational responses when it comes to boundaries, consent, assertiveness, and communication.

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Key Principles

  • Reconnection to self opens up opportunities for increased self-awareness, identification and protection of boundaries, an increased sense of safety, a path towards healthier relationship practices, and overall empowerment and agency over one's experience.

  • Reframing the experience of and reaction/response to trauma in the context of the body's inherent healthy and normal protective coping mechanism.

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