About this episode
How exactly does spending time with animals help your mental health? In this episode, let's delve into Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), which explores how animals support emotional regulation and healing from different conditions!
Key takeaways
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Time with animals is linked to lower cortisol and higher oxytocin.
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Caring for something builds routine, responsibility, and a reason to get up.
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Attention on an animal pulls attention out of rumination.
Try this tonight
Spend ten unhurried minutes with an animal this week, yours or someone else's, with your phone somewhere else.
Journal prompt
“When do I feel most accepted without having to perform? What is present in those moments?”
Write about it