Emotional Antidote w/ Dr. Robert Garafalo and Jesse Freidin

What this episode covers

Dr. Robert Garofalo is a physician who worked in adolescent HIV Services and medicine at a Chicago hospital. However, after he received an unexpected HIV diagnosis of his own, he struggled to follow the same advice he had given to his patients for coping and loving themselves. The only way he was able to restore balance and joy to his life again was after getting his Yorkie, who brought him out of himself and back to a more centered place. He started a nonprofit, Fred Says, in his honor to raise money for HIV youth. Rob recently collaborated with returning guest and dog photographer Jesse Freidin on a book, When Dogs Heal, which celebrates the crucial positive role dogs have played for those with an HIV diagnosis. When Dogs Heal website - https://www.whendogsheal.org Amazon book link for When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them - https://www.amazon.com/When-Dogs-Heal-Powerful-Stories/dp/1541586735 When Dogs Heal on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whendogsheal Fred Says website - http://fredsays.org Fred Says on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fredsays1 Fred Says on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fred_says Fred Says on Twitter - https://twitter.com/fredsays1 Jesse Freidin website - https://www.jessefreidin.com Jesse Freidin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jessefreidin Jesse Freidin on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jessefreidinphotographer Jesse Freidin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jessefreidin