{"id":3267,"date":"2021-04-20T08:21:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2021-04-20T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:21:10","slug":"how-a-dog-helps-you-heal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/how-a-dog-helps-you-heal\/","title":{"rendered":"How a dog helps you heal!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The past year has been chaotic for so many of us. High-performing women and men are facing unprecedented pressures from all directions. As a result, their confidence and ability to achieve have taken a significant hit. Impacting our Mental and physical health. Now more than ever, it’s time to consider how a dog helps you heal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is time to transform into a simplified life, by removing all the noise, to discover and own our personal power through prioritising our health and wellbeing. Ultimately, having a strong healthy foundation is the start to simplifying and transforming us personally and professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week I have taken some time to reflect on the clients I work with. Working with clients to become their best selves, it is easy for the coach to neglect themself. As it happened this week, my boy asked me to look after his dog as he was taking his family on a camping trip. It was as if the universe knew what I needed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hendrix is a beautiful boy, a 12-year-old, 50 kgs German Shepard dog. He still acts like he is a puppy however the signs of aging are creeping in and he is a bit slower and stiffer each time I see him. Much like humans, we all start to slow down with age. However, Hendrix never complains, he is always there sitting at my feet, ready to please with unconditional love oozing from him. He is just happy \u201changing out\u201d with me and maybe just wanting me to throw his ball for him when he senses that I have been sitting or working for too long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, what I have noticed this week is that Hendrix has really made me more present. I am aware that he is around, watching me and sensing how I am feeling. Hendrix is always living in the present moment, never worried or unhappy. The other day, I came home after an intense session with a client, Hendrix just sensed this and just hung out around me, watching me. Insidiously I began to relax and unwind. Before I knew it my thoughts had shifted and suddenly, I was feeling lighter, just by being in the present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Studies have shown the effects that dogs have on people for over 150 years. Florence Nightingale recognised the social support provided by animals in mental institutions. However, it wasn\u2019t until the 1970\u2019s that researchers started understanding the scientific evidence that supported what many just knew instinctively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n