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How you can give back as a travel therapist

Here's how to make the most of your volunteer experience.

Giving back can provide a positive boost and provide the chance to learn more about the community

Becoming a travel therapist can give you the opportunity to work in neighboring communities to your own for several months. Some therapists love exploring the local food scene or checking out the latest museum exhibits. However, giving back can provide a positive boost and provide the chance to learn more about the community you’re working with. Check out these tips for making the most of your volunteering experience:

Find an issue that you care about

This can run the gamut from helping a local official run for office to working for a non-profit arts program with students.

How you can give back as a travel therapist

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Giving back can provide a positive boost and provide the chance to learn more about the community Becoming a travel therapist can give you the opportunity to work in neighboring communities to your own for several months. Some therapists love exploring the local food scene or checking out the latest museum exhibits. However, giving back can provide a positive boost and provide the chance to learn more about the community you’re working with. Check out these tips for making the most of your volunteering experience: Find an issue that you care about This can run the gamut from helping a local official run for office to working for a non-profit arts program with students.

What do you want to accomplish in 2017?

Here are the best ways to tackle your resolutions list.

Here are the best ways to tackle your resolutions list.

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we can get a little nutty. We want to run more! And spend more quality time with our family! And volunteer more! All by next week! The prospect of making so many changes is daunting – and perhaps, as a result, harder to maintain. However, there are ways to help achieve your New Year’s goals. Whatever your resolutions are, here are some tips on how to keep your new year going strong.

Want to go to the gym more? Plan for obstacles

You know the feeling: You’re excited to start going to gym every day – but then work or family beckons.

What do you want to accomplish in 2017?

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Here are the best ways to tackle your resolutions list. When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we can get a little nutty. We want to run more! And spend more quality time with our family! And volunteer more! All by next week! The prospect of making so many changes is daunting – and perhaps, as a result, harder to maintain. However, there are ways to help achieve your New Year’s goals. Whatever your resolutions are, here are some tips on how to keep your new year going strong. Want to go to the gym more? Plan for obstacles You know the feeling: You’re excited to start going to gym every day – but then work or family beckons.

Stay fit over the holidays with these exercises

Here are top exercises to stay fit this holiday season.

Here are top exercises to stay fit this holiday season.

The holidays wreak havoc on schedules. That can make it hard to fit in a cardio session or some time on your yoga mat. And that also disrupts our sleeping patterns and our ability to battle stress – and those are just as important to stay healthy during this time of year. Check out the ways you can stay fit over the holidays:

Break a sweat

We know that squeezing in time for a workout is a great way to stay fit over the holidays. Sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day! Make time for a cardio session by working out in the morning.

Stay fit over the holidays with these exercises

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Here are top exercises to stay fit this holiday season. The holidays wreak havoc on schedules. That can make it hard to fit in a cardio session or some time on your yoga mat. And that also disrupts our sleeping patterns and our ability to battle stress – and those are just as important to stay healthy during this time of year. Check out the ways you can stay fit over the holidays: Break a sweat We know that squeezing in time for a workout is a great way to stay fit over the holidays. Sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day! Make time for a cardio session by working out in the morning.

3 inspirational stories that might change your mind about pet therapy

One way that therapists are treating their patients is with the help of therapy dogs.

One way that therapists are treating their patients is with the help of therapy dogs.

Therapy can come in many forms, from monitored exercises to crafts that develop fine motor skills. When treating patients who have undergone a traumatic experience, getting to the root of an emotional problem can be difficult. One way that therapists are treating their patients is with the help of therapy dogs – specially trained furry friends that provide emotional support in the most fascinating and inspirational ways.

According to the American Kennel Club, therapy dogs can reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure and heart rate and even increase levels of endorphins. They visit hospitals, nursing homes, schools and other care facilities, spreading comfort and joy to those who need it most.

3 inspirational stories that might change your mind about pet therapy

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One way that therapists are treating their patients is with the help of therapy dogs. Therapy can come in many forms, from monitored exercises to crafts that develop fine motor skills. When treating patients who have undergone a traumatic experience, getting to the root of an emotional problem can be difficult. One way that therapists are treating their patients is with the help of therapy dogs – specially trained furry friends that provide emotional support in the most fascinating and inspirational ways. According to the American Kennel Club, therapy dogs can reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure and heart rate and even increase levels of endorphins. They visit hospitals, nursing homes, schools and other care facilities, spreading comfort and joy to those who need it most.

Take your furry best friend with you on the road

Traveling with a feline or canine friend is totally possible!

Traveling with a feline or canine friend is totally possible!

While travel therapy often appeals to the free-spirited and adventurous professionals among us, many therapists might hesitate to try out the life of a travel therapist because they’re concerned about their favorite furry friend – no one wants to leave their lovable companion for weeks or months at a time. But thankfully, they don’t have to! Traveling with a feline or canine friend is totally possible – keep reading to learn how travel therapists can take their pets along for the ride:

Traveling with a cat

Whether traveling by car or plane, it’s actually quite easy to travel with a cat, as long as the right equipment is on hand.

Take your furry best friend with you on the road

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Traveling with a feline or canine friend is totally possible! While travel therapy often appeals to the free-spirited and adventurous professionals among us, many therapists might hesitate to try out the life of a travel therapist because they’re concerned about their favorite furry friend – no one wants to leave their lovable companion for weeks or months at a time. But thankfully, they don’t have to! Traveling with a feline or canine friend is totally possible – keep reading to learn how travel therapists can take their pets along for the ride: Traveling with a cat Whether traveling by car or plane, it’s actually quite easy to travel with a cat, as long as the right equipment is on hand.