La Porte, IN – May 1, 2024 – Anam Cara Counseling, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is thrilled to announce the growing support of a multitude of esteemed equestrians for Horses for Mental Health’s third annual “Seen Through Horses” Campaign, presented by Zoetis Equine. As Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off May 1st, the campaign unites celebrity ambassadors in support of 80 non-profit organizations, including Anam Cara, providing mental health and well-being programs and services incorporating horses in 36 states.
“Seen Through Horses” is excited to introduce its newest horse-loving advocates and award-winning actors, athletes, journalists, musical artists and icons including Andrea Bocelli, Soledad O’Brien, Christy Cashman, C Thomas Howell, Jake Allyn, Whey Jennings, Alex Hall, Allie Colleen, Nigel Barker, Sheri Salata, Apolo Ohno, Emily Ward, Jeremy Gauna, Eli Alger, Jodie Morton and Tony Stromberg who all believe in the profound connection between humans and horses.
Dedicated equestrians championing the campaign again include the legendary Randy Travis, Forrie J Smith, Jill Rappaport, Bourke Floyd, Sophie Grace, Gabriela Reutter, Tayla Lynn, J Michael Harter, Riley Smith, Justin Adams, Callie Twisselman, Dalia MacPhee, Shelby Van Weelden, Shawn Hinz, Clayton Smalley, and photojournalist Reggie Selma.
You can read their extraordinary stories and learn more at www.horsesformentalhealth.org/stories
“They are much more than a “friend of man”: horses have played an unmistakable part in writing history, contributing to the progress of mankind with their labor and loyalty”, writes Andrea Bocelli, Italian Tenor and music icon. “There is a special mutual trust and an intense, positive feeling that runs on the invisible and vibrant thread of sensitivity shared by both parties, which cements the relationship between human beings and horses. This is also art, in its own way: the art of loving, of knowing how to listen, of caring for others. The art of relating to other living things. The art of trusting and walking gracefully through life in harmony with those around us and with what happens.”
“Seen Through Horses” is a peer-to-peer campaign composed of people, 80 nonprofits, mental health specialists, influencers, and businesses to increase awareness and public engagement, and raise funds to improve access to programs incorporating horses for mental health and personal growth.
“We are facing a mental health crisis and our vision is for every person living with mental health challenges to discover a path to healing through programs incorporating horses,” says Tyler Brklaich, Horses for Mental Health Co-Founder and Executive Producer. “At our foundation is our heart for the welfare of both horses and humans and how they can impact each other to heal and thrive in incredible ways.”
https://seenthroughhorses.raisely.com/anam-cara-counseling-horses-healing-the-human-soul From May 1- 31, 2024, anyone can donate to horsesformentalhealth.org which will directly go to improve access to mental health and well-being programs. Don’t miss this opportunity to join Horses for Mental Health and its supporters to raise funds to continue this trailblazing work. To donate to Anam Cara all funds remain local to the community:
About Horses for Mental Health & the Seen Through Horses Campaign
Produced by Horses for Mental Health, Seen Through Horses is a peer-to-peer campaign composed of individuals, nonprofits, mental health professionals, influencers, and businesses to increase awareness, public engagement, and raise funds to improve access to programs incorporating horses for mental health and personal growth. Horses can make a much-needed difference for mental health challenges so many in our world face. Seen Through Horses aims to convene a community, empower nonprofits, and share stories of transformation to illustrate the positive impacts of incorporating horses into mental health services and programs.
In addition to our title sponsor and executive producer, premier partners supporting the campaign also include The American Horse Council, American Psychological Association’s Section on Human-Animal Interaction (APA HAI), Arenas for Change (ARCH), Black in the Saddle, Equine Network, EQUUS Films & Arts, EQUUS Television Network, Horses & Humans Research Foundation??, Institute for Human-Animal Connection, Natural Lifemanship, New Trails Learning Systems, PATH International, Polyvagal Equine Institute, Rural Minds, Temple Grandin Equine Center (CSU), The HERD Institute, and US Equestrian.
About Anam Cara Counseling / Anam Cara Stables
Anam Cara, a La Porte-based nonprofit, specializes in healing emotional wounds within the community. It offers unique therapy options including Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), where horses are invited into the therapeutic process. All engagement is conducted from the ground, emphasizing connection and choice, with no riding or horse experience required. By partnering with horses, clients experience transformative healing through experiential therapy. This approach, facilitated by a licensed mental health professional, Equine Specialist, and a herd of horses, leverages the innate ability of horses to co-regulate with humans, promoting deep healing. Anam Cara's holistic approach incorporates sensory experiences and movement, tapping into the nervous systems of both humans and horses to foster healing from the ground up. Research demonstrates the profound impact of equine therapy in facilitating co-regulation, essential for emotional self-regulation and healing from attachment wounds. In addition to equine therapy, Anam Cara provides traditional mental health counseling services, offering evidence-based treatment modalities such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experiencing, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and more.
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Media Contact: Stacey Garcelon, Stacey@Anamcarastables.org
