Elise and I talk all things assistance dogs, with a focus on elise’s journey with psychiatric assistance dogs, and her assistance dogs luna and joey, memories pertaining to our high school experience, mental health, especially during the global pandemic, travelling, life experiences, memories of old friends who have passed on, gratitude and how to find the beauty in everyday moments.

Elise (she/her) is a plant obsessed gal who lives with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and lives on Wurundjeri Land. She lives life alongside her trusty partner in crime Joey (also known as Jo and Jojo) who is a six year old German shepherd assistance dog, who is specifically trained to help alleviate some of her symptoms of PTSD and allows her to access the community just as any other nineteen year old would, and enjoy life to the max!