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Podcast: Gut + Science
Episode: 317: How Pet-Friendly Workplaces Are Boosting Mental Health with Michelle Yates & Steve Feldman
Description: What if boosting your team's mental health and workplace happiness was as simple as adding a wagging tail to the mix? 🐾 Nikki is back with Michelle Yates from Pet Partners, this time joined by Steve Feldman, President of the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), to uncover how pets are transforming workplace culture and mental health. From the science behind wagging tails and purring companions, to real-world success stories like Amazon's "PupAmazonians," they share creative ways leaders can make their organizations more pet-inclusive, whether in-office or remote. They bust myths (spoiler: pets aren't the...