How emotionally close you are to your pet is not necessarily a good measure of how your relationship affects your well-being. Nattalia Nuñez/Unsplash, CC BY-ND For many people, pets provide ...

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Awhile back, I was working with a client, Travis, who was a young man who had just recently broken up with his girlfriend. He was seeking assistance to cope with the resulting sadness and the blow to ...

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For many people, pets provide unconditional love, companionship and a sense of security. But not all human-pet relationships ...