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The Dog Who Helped Geoff Keep Walking: Charlie's Impact on Mental Health and Recovery
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Some stories are so specific they become universal, and that’s what happens when Jeff starts talking about Charlie. Jeff works in finance, lives in New Jersey, and still describes a simple routine, walking his golden retriever every morning, as the thread that helped hold him together through clinical depression and severe anxiety. When your brain is loud and your world feels small, a dog’s quiet presence can be the difference between spiraling and taking one more step.
We get into Jeff’s full pet history, from childhood dogs and cats to the losses that still sting, and then…
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