12/01/2025
This Holiday Season Bring Joy Back to Families Living with Invisible Wounds
For many families, the holidays are a time of laughter and light. But for children whose parents live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Operational Stress Injuries (OSI), the holiday season can feel heavy with silence and uncertainty.
Imagine being a child who tiptoes around the house, unsure if today will bring smiles or storms. These invisible wounds don’t just affect the person who served—they ripple through the entire family.
This holiday season, you can change that story.
Your gift supports to the Breaking the Cycle Family Program that gives families the tools to heal together. It helps parents and children talk about PTSD, set healthy boundaries, and improve family functioning. Children learn mindfulness, emotional regulation, and communication skills—reinforced through equine therapy that teach problem-solving and empathy. These lessons empower kids to understand that a parent’s bad day is not their fault and to express their own feelings safely.
By breaking the cycle of trauma, this program creates a healthier future for children and their parents—restoring hope and resilience for the whole family.
Because every child deserves joy—and every parent deserves peace.
Please, give today and help more children use equine therapy to move from trauma to triumph.
Give today at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/141175
