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The Healing Power of Hugging Cows With Ellie Laks


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If you’ve never thought of cows as intuitive healers, this episode just might change your mind. Ellie Laks is the founder of The Gentle Barn Foundation, a national organization that rescues and rehabilitates abused and discarded farm animals. She is the creator of cow hug therapy and, as she explains in her book by the same name, she has learned amazing lessons from these animals about life, death, and everything in between. She’s here today to share some of those lessons with us.  In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The origins of Cow Hug Therapy.
  • How farm animals can aid in emotional healing.
  • What we can learn from barnyard animals and why they’re such great teachers.
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