Blaisin' Access 256 Listen to the Animals

This is the Blaze and Access podcast amplifying disability perspective one story at a time. Today is Monday, December 2nd. I am Blaze Bryant. I hope you had a great long weekend and Thanksgiving as we are back with today's Mental Health Monday, which is going to talk about the importance of listening to the animals. Hmm. What do I mean? Well, at least here in the Northeast, it's already started snowing. There is still some snow on the ground. Wow. Not even the winter yet officially in the calendar. So I knew this was the case that, all right, winter is already here because I was brushing out Flash and Victor's coats and both of them, mainly Flash, though, has started with his winter coat. And it made me think, okay, let's talk about serotonin and animals and how much they boost our. Well, serotonin. You know, there is something to be said. Getting up in the morning and your dogs are just so happy to get the day started. At least mine are. Maybe it's because they're both retrievers and they know it's breakfast time, but they're just so happy. When you walk in the door, they greet you like a Walmart greeter, except 85 times better. Remember when Walmart actually had greeters, it just made me think of that. So this isn't really data driven in any sort of way, but it's just so important to pay attention to that, especially as it's getting colder and you're not wanting to walk around outside as much. Heck, because who wants to be out there when it's freezing? I used to. Not so much anymore, though. And playing with your pups or your cats or whatever your pet is is just so important. Take that time. Spend those few minutes. They're like, oh, you know, I really should be doing A, B or C, put it off or get it done before because there really is no mood booster quite like an animal. And for people who are not animal people, look into some alternatives to boost your serotonin. And if you have them, I'd love to hear them. Let me know on Facebook blazandshows. Make sure you rate, review, subscribe, share, and if you can support the show@blazonshows.com transcripts are AI generated and are not perfect, but they do give you a baseline sense as to what I'm talking about here on the show. We'll have Trivia Tuesday tomorrow for International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It's also giving Tuesday. Wow, December 3rd has a lot going on. I'm Blaze Bryant. Thank you for listening to the Blaze and access podcast amplifying disability perspective one story at a time. Have a great day.