Animal Therapies Ltd Podcast

More than 500,000 people in Australia are legally blind or vision impaired, yet only 5% of those have access to a guide dog due to a shortfall in funding. For those fortunate enough to receive a guide dog, they face...

<p>Australian Lions has been training hearing assistance dogs for 43 years, pairing more than 690 dogs with hearing-impaired people over that time.</p><p>More recently, they have branched out to train medical alert dogs...

<p>Vanessa (Ness) Hawkins is a self-confessed horse nut, who was riding ponies in England before she could walk. </p><p>Emigrating to Australia as a young child and growing up in rural Victoria, where her British accent...

<p>Like many new teaching graduates, Sarah Macdonald started her career full of promise and hope for the potential impact she could have on a child’s life. But she soon realised that a great curriculum and a supportive...

<p>If not for the Dunalley bushfires in 2013, Tasmanian teacher Cheri Allanby may still be delivering lessons to her students in the same way that millions have done before her - standing in a classroom, whiteboard...

<p>Karen Hollings is a highly experienced paramedic who has been employed by St John Ambulance in Western Australia since 2003. <br/><br/>She loves her job and has been awarded several commendations over the course of...

<p>Wendy Coombe's world came crashing down in November 2014 after years of buried trauma and corporate burnout led to a breakdown.<br/><br/>Overnight, a successful career as a high-functioning executive collapsed...

<p>Not many people can put their hand on their heart and say their job makes their heart sing. <br/><br/>Vicki Macdermid counts herself among the lucky few.<br/><br/>The executive business coach and chartered accountant...

<p>Why do animals play such a pivotal role in helping humans to heal? And how can we ensure this powerful bond is taken seriously by governments and the community? </p><p>Child psychologist Dr Aubrey Fine has spent 50...

<p>Seventy per cent of veterinarians know at least one colleague who has taken their own life and almost the same number are experiencing mental health issues within their practice. Long hours, low pay, high stress...

<p>Northern Territory resident Rashida Khan wears many hats: animal nutritionist; horse, cattle and miniature mule breeder; equine assisted therapist; and corporate and personal coach; not to mention full-time carer for...

<p>With a sense of smell up to 100,000 times more powerful than a human’s, it’s perhaps no surprise that dogs can reliably detect hundreds of different scents, including COVID-19. But as Dr Anne-Lise Chaber explains...

<p>Ever thought of pairing prisoners with retired greyhounds to domesticate the latter for adoption in the community? It's an odd combination but it pays dividends, for inmates and ex-racing dogs alike. Since 2014, the...

Dr Lorin Lindner is a clinical psychologist based in the Californian mountains above Los Angeles. She operates two very special sanctuaries that pair traumatised wildlife with returned US military veterans suffering...

<p>Lesley Porter was orphaned at the age of five when she lost her entire family in a car accident in England. She was the only survivor. Raised by her grandmother, who brought her to Australia, Lesley was shunted...