After years of unknowingly and simultaneously developing an individual passion for those serving on the front lines of trauma, Amy Butler & Megan Taylor found themselves on mission together in 2016. Assuming their first international trip together would be nothing more than that - an international trip - they rounded up three other teammates and boarded a plane for Africa. They spent the next five days providing trauma care and attachment-informed training to international workers and local professionals on the ground. Over these five days, passion expanded their vision and hope ignited their hearts as they experienced layers of pain, stress, and trauma begin to alleviate from their international partners - many of whom had expressed uncertainty of their ability to stay on the field. Not only that, but the partners expressed a new excitement for their work, feeling better equipped and supported to tackle the mission in front of them. On the plane back to Northwest Arkansas, Amy and Megan knew this trip was just the beginning of something new.
Our Story
The following months led to additional international trips as well as the beginning of several local partnerships with trauma-exposed organizations. Dreams of well-resourced leaders and supported front-line workers continued to grow, and in 2018, Gap Relief was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Since then, Gap Relief has developed and facilitated numerous personalized trauma and resiliency trainings, retreats, and experiences both locally and across the globe. In addition, our team has provided countless hours of one-on-one and team counseling, consultation, and crisis debriefing services. We believe when we all come together to hold each other’s arms up - we are capable of things we never thought possible.