From Horses to Healing: How Marla Turned Trauma Into Transformation

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻?

For Marla Ballard, the answer is 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

In this powerful clip, Marla shares the deeply personal journey that took her from a 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 to a 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Her husband’s near-death experience in Iraq, 26 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, and a long road of recovery forced Marla to tap into her unique background in 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—and evolve it into a mission of healing, service, and purpose.

💡 Here’s what unfolds in this clip:

🔹 How her training with animals taught her more about the human body than most realize
🔹 The life-altering moment her husband’s Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb
🔹 The 12-hour surgery windows, the blood transfusions, the infections—and how Marla met the moment with grit and strategy
🔹 Why she built a business not only to help her husband heal, but to ensure their financial independence from the VA
🔹 How network marketing and selling nutritional products to doctors opened a door to a new kind of healing
🔹 And how all of it—every skill, lesson, and hardship—led to her true purpose: helping others shine

This is more than a story about wellness.

It’s about how life 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝘀 you, even when it 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 you.

If you’ve ever wondered how your pain could turn into purpose…

If you’ve ever questioned how your past could become the foundation of your future…

This one’s for you.

💬 What’s a moment in your life that hurt—but gave you strength you didn’t know you had? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

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Season 3, Episode 48 – Published 3/11/2025
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