Welcome!
Are you ready for an exciting opportunity that will improve your mental wellbeing AND deepen your bond with your canine companion?
If so, you're in the right place!
I'm Carrie Raap, a licensed therapist and certified dog trainer with a passion for canine-assisted therapy. With years of experience in both fields, I've witnessed firsthand the powerful impact that dogs can have on our mental and emotional well-being.
In this short course, I'm excited to share my knowledge and expertise with you, offering practical guidance on how to incorporate your own dog into your personal journey towards emotional wellness. Together, we'll explore the transformative potential dogs have to release our own bodies natural “feel good” chemicals and discover how our canine companions can help us lead happier, healthier lives.
Unleashing Happiness: Activities to Boost Your Mood with Your Dog
In this online mini-course, discover natural ways to release feel-good chemicals and enhance your mood and well-being, all while having fun with your dog! Explore fun and proven activities that stimulate the release of dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins in both you and your furry companion.
THIS SHORT COURSE INCLUDES: Video content, valuable links and resources, PDF downloads for you to print or save, PLUS plenty of joy and tail wags!
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Lesson 1: Understanding the role of dogs in promoting emotional wellness
In this lesson you will learn specific ways dogs already contribute to our emotional wellbeing.
In this lesson you will learn specific ways dogs already contribute to our emotional wellbeing.
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Lesson 2: Overview of the four key feel-good chemicals: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins
In this chapter, we'll explore four key neurotransmitters - dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins . Releasing these will help promote a sense of joy, relaxation, and connection.
In this chapter, we'll explore four key neurotransmitters - dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins . Releasing these will help promote a sense of joy, relaxation, and connection.
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Lesson 1: Oxytocin
This lesson will provide ideas for specific activities you can do with your dog to release Oxytocin
This lesson will provide ideas for specific activities you can do with your dog to release Oxytocin
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Lesson 2: Endorphins
This lesson will provide you with ideas for activities you can do with your dog to release Endorphins-your bodies natural pain reliever.
This lesson will provide you with ideas for activities you can do with your dog to release Endorphins-your bodies natural pain reliever.
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Lesson 3: Seratonin
In this lesson you will discover natural ways to increase your bodies Seratonin levels through activities with your dog.
In this lesson you will discover natural ways to increase your bodies Seratonin levels through activities with your dog.
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Lesson 4: Dopamine
Discover ways you can increase dopamine levels in your body naturally by spending time with your dog
Discover ways you can increase dopamine levels in your body naturally by spending time with your dog
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Lesson 1: Putting it All Together
Thank you for taking this course! I hope you enjoyed it and are on your way to a better, more fulfilling life with your furry companion.
Thank you for taking this course! I hope you enjoyed it and are on your way to a better, more fulfilling life with your furry companion.
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Sneak Peak
Get a glimpse into the next online course I’m working on: Force Free - Positive Reinforcement Dog Training. A portion of this course will be free so stay tuned!
Get a glimpse into the next online course I’m working on: Force Free - Positive Reinforcement Dog Training. A portion of this course will be free so stay tuned!
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