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How Pets Help Our Mental Health

Pets give us unconditional love.
They Boost our Self-Esteem. We rise to the occasion of caring for another.
Pets Increase our Physical Activity and this Improves our Mental Health and Positive Emotions.
Pets Get Us in a Healthy Routine that counterbalances negative moods.
Pets especially dogs help us meet others. Broader social Network and Engagement.
Pets Provide Healing Touch. They demand it.
Owning a Pet increases health and longevity.

How Pets Help Our Mental Health – See the WZZM 13 Article and Interview

Matthew Clark, Psy.D.
HRA Psychologist

February 17, 2016 by hra Category: Blog, Dr. Clark 0 comments

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