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Obviously, I’m Not from Here

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Obviously, I’m Not from Here: Embodying a Sense of Belonging with the Help of Horses is essential reading for anyone involved in working with horses and humans. It offers a process-oriented, embodied, and relational approach to navigating the complexities of understanding the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through honest and personal examples, Dr. Lac outlines the impact of not attending to cultural competencies rooted in cultural humility when working with marginalized populations, and how cultivating an attitude of cultural humility and reflection can help to increase our capacity to engage in crucial conversations. Dr. Lac encourages readers to adopt a BRAVER framework and creates an active reflective experience throughout the book. Drawing on her experiences with horses, Dr. Lac invites readers to consider how the power and oppression humans hold over horses is in direct parallel with how we treat other humans. This volume also showcases the work of The HERD Institute® through chapter contributions from HERD instructors, graduates, and students, illustrating how horses can help us all find a sense of belonging.

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Acknowledgments
Preface

Part I: Longing for Belonging

Chapter 1 Belonging
Chapter 2 A Part of, Apart from
Chapter 3 Crucial Conversations
Chapter 4 You Had Me at First Sniff
Chapter 5 In My Blood
Chapter 6 Even the Rat Was White
Chapter 7 Obviously, I’m Not From Here
Chapter 8 Staying Curious

Part II Braver Conversations

Chapter 9 Learning to be Braver
Chapter 10 What My Chickens Are Teaching Me About Diversity and Inclusion
Chapter 11 Am I Safe?
Chapter 12 NIMBY Attitudes
Chapter 13 Recognizing White Privilege, Owning Our Biases, and Accepting Different Perspectives
Chapter 14 White Faces in White Spaces
Chapter 15 Racial Microaggressions
Chapter 16 Other Microaggressions
Chapter 17 At Least the Others Are Normal
Chapter 18 Systems of Power and Oppression

Part III Belonging in the HERD

Chapter 19 New Beginnings: Taking the First Step
Chapter 20 Contemplations on the Influence of Coloniality by Dr. Kelsey Dayle John
Chapter 21 My Misfit Tomboy Life with Horses by Yoshi Babcock
Chapter 22 Allyship by Catherine Manakas

Part IV The Work of the HERD

Chapter 23 Journey to Fertile Ground
Chapter 24 The HERD in Action
Chapter 25 A Different Kind of Boy
Chapter 26 We’ve Already Entered Without Knocking by Elizabeth McCorvey, LCSW
Chapter 27 Seeing Differences by Rachael Loucks
Chapter 28 What a “Safe Space” Looks Like: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion Through Authenticity and Visibility by Ellen Lichtenstein
Chapter 29 When There Are No Words by Dr. Danielle Mills
Chapter 30 Care Enough to Care by Naomi Nyamudoka

Part V A Million Dreams

Chapter 31 The Inclusive HERD
Chapter 32 Diversifying the HERD

Index
About the Author

Veronica is the Founder and Executive Director of The HERD Institute® which offers training and certification for Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning. Veronica is passionate about increasing accessibility and diversity to equine facilitated services and providers and is committed to fostering collaboration within the field.

With 25 years of experience as a corporate trainer and mental health professional, and as a certified therapeutic riding instructor, Veronica brings an integrated perspective to equine facilitated work. Her academic background includes a Masters in Training and Performance Management, a Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy, and a PhD in Psychology. She is trained in a number of modalities, including a mentorship in Adventures in Awareness with Barbara Rector, a groundbreaking influence in this field. This has allowed her to combine her theoretical understanding into a relational and embodied approach. Veronica is passionate about bringing a cultural competence framework into the equine-facilitated field.

Veronica is the recipient of the 2022 APA Division 32 Camri Harari Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association. This award recognizes outstanding contributions for innovative applications in the field of Humanistic Psychology.

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