Trauma Restoration WilderMess Trail Guide & Resources

Helpful Resources

& Donation/Volunteer Opportunities

for yourself, or others you care for, to pursue Hope and Healing after trauma - even through personal and professional adversity.

Wild Haven Sanctuary makes every effort to work with integrity and to connect trauma survivors (and those who love and want to support them) with helpful, trusted, tried and true resources to make a positive impact that will create a sustainable ripple effect around the globe of hope and healing ... please pay it forward by sharing with family and friends. EVERY BODY has experienced trauma to some degree. No one should suffer in silence alone, and we believe everyone has a dream set inside them to pursue!

Urgency/Emergency Hotlines 

O.A.S.I.S. 

Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter

OASIS has a philosophy of empowerment, which means every survivor is able to make the best decisions for themselves if given the support and resource referrals. We work closely with other helping agencies and can help survivors identify the different avenues of support available to them.

Founded in 1978, OASIS, Inc. is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Watauga and Avery Counties, North Carolina.  OASIS works toward this mission in three ways, by:

  1. Providing comprehensive emergency services, transitional support, and a safe environment for survivors as they explore options for a violence-free life.
  2. Providing education and skill development to encourage families in our community to create and maintain healthy peer and intimate partner relationships that are based on respect and equality.
  3. Helping to create a community that supports survivors through advocacy and education.
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Safe House Project 

Support & Shelter

Safe House Project has the audacious belief that eradication of child trafficking is possible through the power of unity, compassion, and collective action. Our mission is to increase survivor identification beyond one percent through education, provide emergency services and placement to all survivors, and ensure every survivor can access quality safe housing and holistic care.​

Our vision is to unite communities to end domestic sex trafficking and restore hope, freedom, and a future to every survivor.

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Donation and/or Volunteer Opportunities

to found and facilitate our

Wild Haven Warrior Project     

Here (Ashe, Watauga, Mecklenburg counties of NC), Near (USA), & Far (Internationally)

Wild Haven Warrior Project  

Our mission is to raise awareness about the lifelong impact of trauma on spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, and relational health.  We provide educational resources, workshops, and retreats for trauma survivors and their caregivers to restore wholeness that leads to a sustainable lifestyle of reclaiming hope and healing.

Meeting physical needs alone can't break the chains of abuse and trauma. Your donations and support will enable us to provide trauma recovery, healthy lifestyle coaching, restorative events, and career advancement opportunities for these vulnerable populations. Join us in planting seeds for a future of thriving lives; here, near, and far!

Check out our Wild Haven Sanctuary Donation Page to see how you can help us help trauma survivors and chronic pain sufferers.

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Disconnect to Reconnect & RESTore

Wild Haven Sanctuary 

Book a "Build Your Own" Event for yourself, or for a group or even business purposes, while the proceeds help us help more trauma survivors and chronic pain sufferers!

Our nearly 100 acre Wild Haven Sanctuary (at Ballou Mills Farm) is nestled on the New River's North Fork with a variety of accommodations - like a 2-story Barndominium to host up to 12 people or a few primitive camping spots for even more people!

Our Small Event Venue is the perfect place for Small Community Gatherings, Restorative Retreats, Workshops & Adventures. 

Our mission is to invite people who seek refuge and respite to find hope and healing in the majestic and beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Whether you seek solace in solitude or to reconnect with the Creator in creation and community, if you're feeling lost in the wild and crazy disconnected world of constant busyness and chronic stress ... we've got a space of grace for you to reconnect and move at your own sacred pace toward hope and healing.

Available Types of "Build Your Own Events":

Build FOR you (we do it all for you)

Build WITH you (we co-create with you)

Build BY you (DIY) (we provide rentals for you)

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River House Inn & Restaurant 

Perfect place to stay and just a stroll away from our Wild Haven Sanctuary

River House is a charming North Carolina Country Inn in Grassy Creek, nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains along the historic New River. Guests can enjoy a mile of riverfront for strolling, wading, tubing, canoeing, and fishing for brown and rainbow trout. The 160-acre property features walking trails and wildlife, including deer, rabbits, wild turkeys, herons, eagles, and occasional bears, but no mosquitoes.

Our twelve uniquely decorated guest rooms, mostly converted farm buildings, offer king-size beds, private bathrooms, jacuzzis, art, books, and country antiques.

The River House restaurant, known for its excellent food and ambiance, offers regional and international fine dining, a superb wine list, and a full-service bar. Located minutes from West Jefferson and forty-five minutes from Boone, it is a top choice in the Ashe County High Country area. Open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, it also features a Sunday Salon with live music, hors d'oeuvres, and a four-course Chef's choice menu. Reservations are essential.

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Experienced Peer Support Groups, Health Professionals, & Service Providers in Hope & Healing

Reboot: Trauma Recovery - Online & Peer Led

At REBOOT Recovery, we help people overcome trauma. Our faith-based trauma healing courses, training, and online community are open to anyone looking to move forward from trauma and tragedy into a better future. If the same old therapies or medications have left you feeling hopeless, you've come to the right place.

*If you're like Trish and have been been scarred by religious abuse and/or experienced church hurt, this is a great place to heal and rediscover a good, good Father. 

 
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Aceso Physical Therapy - Serving Surrounding Area of Charlotte, NC

Having learned the importance of active listening as well as the benefit of hands on care early on in her career as a physical therapist, Jodi furthered her training, specializing in manual therapy and pelvic health to help women at all levels achieve their goals. She strives to form meaningful relationships with each of her patients, focusing on the whole person rather than just a diagnosis. She understands that every person has their own unique pain journey; that recovery and healing will be different for everyone and thus so should the treatment they receive. Therefore, each plan of care is customized specifically to meet the unique needs of each person.

She loves staying active with her husband and two children through hiking, running, boating/water skiing, playing golf or pretty much anything outside in nature. 

 
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Fresh Journey - Online + In-Person

Jennifer Neufeld, is an RN, Revelation Wellness Fitness Instructor, with an emphasis on hiking and grief, focusing on practical opportunities to grow in physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness; specifically, for those with multiple life challenges.  Growing up in Idaho, much of Jennifer’s activities involved the outdoors. After experiencing multiple life challenges, Jennifer had to walk her own journey through depression, anxiety, and disordered eating, through which she rediscovered a passion for nature and people. 

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Live. Move. Breathe. Yoga (specializing in Spinal Health) Online + In Person

Dana Jalovick started practicing yoga in 2012 after physical therapy for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Finding relief, she used yoga to process complex childhood trauma. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2019 and her 800-hour yoga therapy certification in 2022 through YogaFaith.org, with additional trauma-sensitive yoga and yoga for scoliosis certifications. Registered with the Christian Yoga Association (R-CYA) and certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT), she offers online and in-person classes in Juniata and Snyder counties, PA. Specializing in trauma recovery and yoga for scoliosis, she collaborates with various healthcare professionals on treatment plans.

Dana loves exploring ways to integrate her faith and worship through movement, breath, and stillness. She also enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, hiking, biking, camping, and gardening (anything outdoors).

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Educators & Trainers

YogaFaith - Christian Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist Training

Mission - To train, equip, resource and empower the body of Christ to fulfill their unique God given purpose; and to live successful Christian lives through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Vision - To create a global community of Yoga Faith ambassadors and instructors who will fulfill the great commission of making disciples throughout the earth.

Promise - To provide a world class training experience for our students and to foster a culture of excellence in everything we do, so that our internal and external customers feel loved, supported, and encouraged to fulfill their unique God given purpose and calling.

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Small Business Builders

TruVenture Enterprises

Truventure Provides Strategy for Wildly Successful Living, Ministry & Business

A dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother, Angela is also an author, executive coach, and owner of Truventure Enterprises who is quite familiar with trauma and overcoming adversity.  She has over 30 years of business experience with international corporations, small and medium enterprises, and entrepreneurs. She is passionate about living a life of purpose, meaning and success. Angela delivers practical yet dynamic leadership and organizational development worldwide. 

Locally, Angela serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director for VISION Transylvania, and Program Director for both Leadership Cashiers and Leadership Highlands.  She is an Executive Pastor at Destiny Church where she also serves on the Women’s Ministry Team and Prayer Team.

Before starting her own business, Angela worked for Procter & Gamble holding a variety of positions in manufacturing operations, business leadership, organizational development, and human resources.  With a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Angela has excellent problem solving and business skills.   She loves hiking the mountains of WNC and feels most successful when helping others discover their own success.

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Phil P. Card Consulting & Services

Website traffic through sales leads is a key piece of any online presence and is critical to sustain a successful business.

Phil's mission is to help online teachers & coaches

•  generate more leads

•  optimize sales funnels

•  simplify website & systems

allowing them to focus on what they do best: TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THEIR CLIENTS.

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Wild Haven Warrior Project 

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