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A Tool for Every Leaders Toolkit: The Ability to Say “I’m Sorry”

By Joy CurreySeptember 27, 2018Comments Disabled

I have been following the Brent Kavanaugh hearing with great interest. I watch these proceedings not so much because I feel I have a solid opinion in the matter. Rather, I follow the process because I find the discourse around the hearings to be so insightful....

Research and Practice: Integrating Science and Experience

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Research and Practice: Integrating Science and Experience

By Elizabeth CraigAugust 12, 2018Comments Disabled

Photo Credit: Marc Hall, NC State University I love preparing, cooking, serving, eating, and talking about food. For me, these activities done with others or alone communicate self-care, thoughtfulness, discipline, and love. I am fortunate to have family...

Unpacking Silence: The Good, the Bad, and the Unforgivable

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Unpacking Silence: The Good, the Bad, and the Unforgivable

By Jaime BochantinJuly 20, 2018Comments Disabled

In the wake of numerous accusations of sexual predation in Hollywood and the deplorable crimes of sexual abuse Larry Nassar inflicted on hundreds of young girls, the widespread harassment and abuse of women is finally causing a stir. That said, nothing...

Lessons From Bob 2: A Relationship Requires Patience and Trust

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Lessons From Bob 2: A Relationship Requires Patience and Trust

By George Van Den DriesscheJune 15, 2018Comments Disabled

Have you ever stopped and thought about how riding feels to your horse? How vulnerable the horse feels once a person is on their back and their only means of escape, running, is gone? Imagine the amount of trust that horse must have for the rider. The...

Life on the Edge of a Calling: Conversations with God

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Life on the Edge of a Calling: Conversations with God

By Joy CurreyMay 24, 20181 Comment

If you know CORRAL Riding Academy, then you know that God is central to our work. We’re a Christian non-profit where girls in high-risk situations experience healing and transformational life change with a rescued horse and a loving community. God is...

Lessons From Bob: Don’t Overthink It

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Lessons From Bob: Don’t Overthink It

By George Van Den DriesscheApril 11, 20182 Comments

Relationships are tough to build and develop. They require people or animals whose personality traits click well with your own and often incorporate an unknown X-factor. Once these relationships form, there are a myriad of cues that convey information...

Blue Cross NC Foundation’s Nonprofit Leadership Academy — What We’ve Learned So Far

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Blue Cross NC Foundation’s Nonprofit Leadership Academy — What We’ve Learned So Far

By Hannah LipstoneMarch 26, 2018Comments Disabled

Late last May, as we were nearing our annual end of year celebration for the girls of CORRAL, CORRAL was notified that we were finalists in a grant for the Blue Cross NC Foundation’s Nonprofit Leadership Academy for the 17–18 fiscal year. This...

Know Your Worth

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Know Your Worth

By Nancy PardueMarch 10, 2018Comments Disabled

In my work as a CORRAL volunteer, I am fortunate that I see girls growing and their lives changing in positive ways. Being a part of this extraordinary community, I am often reminded of author Iyanla Vanzant‘s words. “Everything that happens to...

We Have a Responsibility to Our Children

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We Have a Responsibility to Our Children

By Joy CurreyFebruary 23, 2018Comments Disabled

CORRAL Riding Academy — a small, local non-profit that’s dedicated to making a big impact in the lives of girls — doesn’t interact with our Congress, the NRA or the FBI. These large scale organizations don’t have much relevance to the grassroots,...

Life on the Edge of a Calling: Reconnecting with God, Self and Family

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Life on the Edge of a Calling: Reconnecting with God, Self and Family

By Joy CurreyFebruary 08, 2018Comments Disabled

Resolutions In the summer of 2017 I took a break — a sabbatical — from everyone and everything except my belief in God, my husband and my children. As a mother, wife, and founder of a non-profit, many depend on me. However, I was worn out and wasn’t...