1. Spiraling about long distance friendships and meeting Scottie's dog Arthur!

Episode 1 is here! Listen as Tanvi and Scottie talk about Tanvi's trip to India and what made her spiral. In the second half we hear about the science of Canine Assisted Therapy (CAT) and Scottie open up about living with mental illness and how her psychiatric service dog, Arthur changed her life.

We learn the difference between Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, ESA's - and why it matters.

Referenced Resource: Koukourikos, K., Tsaloglidou, A., & Kourkouta, L. (2019). The importance of therapy dogs in mental health. Materia Socio Medica, 31(4), 308–310. https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2019.31.308-310 

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