animal therapy
Coverage of animal therapy in the Nexus archive.
- Aging Untold: How to recognize when you’re stuck and grief becomes a barrier
The article discusses prolonged grief as a barrier, emphasizing the importance of seeking help when stuck. It highlights the benefits of creating a personal care manual for aging adults and explores debates around PSA testing for prostate cancer. Additionally, it describes a Tennessee goat ranch using animal therapy for healing.
- Tennessee goat ranch offers snuggles, yoga and animal therapy
A Tennessee goat ranch transformed a winter baby boom into a business offering goat snuggles, yoga sessions, and animal therapy. Collin and Lindsey Champagne run 901 Goats, which provides services like visits to elderly individuals, parties, and weddings, emphasizing the therapeutic benefits of interacting with goats.
- Tennessee goat ranch offers snuggles, yoga and animal therapy
A Tennessee goat ranch, Walkapony Goat Ranch, expanded into a business offering goat snuggles, yoga sessions, and community visits after a 2021 winter baby boom produced 28 goats. Co-owners Collin and Lindsey Champagne began breeding goats as a hobby, but pandemic-era demand for animal therapy and social activities transformed their operation into 901 Goats, which now serves events and provides therapeutic visits.