Jolien Haggard has a Master's degree in Christian Counseling and has 15+ years of experience as a therapist in residential mental health, managing therapeutic group homes, and experiential therapies.

She and her husband David founded Blazing Hope Ranch together, after first dreaming about it in college. In 2015, over twenty years and three children later, they made that vision a reality. They believe that God has carefully developed and gifted them as a team to carry out the unique and challenging task of building and maintaining Blazing Hope Ranch.

Jo is passionate about helping individuals gain freedom from their personal struggles. She loves horses, building deep relationships with other women, and anything outdoors.