On today’s episode, Josh and Victoria continue their quest to pull back the curtain from the magic of horses, and do a deep dive exploring the intersection of neuro-diversity and horses and joy.

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“Now, Imagine a world where our kid’s unique perspectives, and I’m thinking of our boys here, were valued and honored.  Imagine a world where their unusualness was prized and considered a really necessary contribution to society.”  

“What if our neuro-diverse kids were celebrated for their differences?  

"That’s where this topic of JOY is SO powerful, because we know, even though we all love those dopamine fueled ice cream binges, and extended Netflix and chill sessions; that REAL peace, real revelation, real growth, ALWAYS comes through adversity, trial and tribulation, what we, for lack of better words, recognize as suffering.  BUT we can train our brain to enjoy this process too”

“And Yogi, not only knew that he wasn’t an average bear, he celebrated and delighted in his divergence and he counted on it to fuel all of his exploits.”  

“These labels, [Autism, ADHD, Trans, Depression, anxiety, there is literally a catalog of terms in the medical world] are just limited little boxes for our square, and limited society, THESE LABELS are limiting for a limited social structure, the individuals themselves are NOT, they are capable of SO much more than these labels suggest, and importantly, these labels are destructive to self confidence, and carry the weight of generations of limiting belief systems”

“Something we talk a lot about, is how one of the most powerful tonics, a veritable antidote, is NATURE.  The mountains and the trees don’t label humans, horses don’t care or judge if you call yourself a boy or a girl or neither.  At the end of the day, it is the great equalizer…..”

“That’s the beauty of horses - they see through all of those external labels - they mirror back to the kids what’s really important, what’s on the inside, each kid’s essential character, and by doing that, the kids get a chance to recognize it themselves and hopefully embrace it.  There’s so much joy in that.”