“When Life Is Beautiful and Tragic” a poem by a child sex trafficking survivor.

As a trauma therapist, I am a journey-mate with the wounded. Most of the girls arrive to therapy emotionally vacant, disconnected from their bodies and living in a constant state of fight or flight.

Words by our horse camp host, “Little did I realize that this one thought would be the beginning of my journey of healing through the magic of a horse.”

My work as a therapist for New Day for Children focuses primarily on attachment - the need we are all born with to form close, emotionally safe bonds. Tragically, traffickers prey on this innate need.

This short clip, from Operation Underground Railroad’s documentary, It’s Happening Right Here, follows the brilliant efforts of law enforcement as they recover a young girl who was being abused for CSAM (child sexual abuse material) to be sold on the dark web.