EP257 Kupu-Kupu, Therapy Dogs & Happy Humans | Tara Lord

Kupu-kupu means butterfly in Indonesian. Kupu Kupu Australia is the animal therapy business that Tara Lord founded to introduce her therapy assistance dog Loki to the mental health and disability space in Western Australia. She is the ripe young age of 23 but make no mistake, Tara is one impressive young lady.  This year was a 2021 finalist in the 7 News Young Achiever Awards for Western Australia.  Tara has worked as a Youth programs Co-ordinator for a youth counselling and suicide prevention organisation and now as a Senior Peer Worker for a mental health organisation in addition to working within in a psychiatric hostel and as a community rehabilitation worker, she is also a Youth Ambassador with the Mental Health Foundation of Australia and volunteers with a number of organisations in the community. Tara shares her own lived experience with mental health and the works she so passionately devotes her time and attention to. EPISODE SPONSOR | EMILY WALLACE BUYERS ADVOCATES Website: www.emilywallace.com.au  TARA LORD Website: www.facebook.com/kupukupuaustralia/ TIFFANEE COOK Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches/ Website: www.rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rollwiththepunchespodcast/ Instagram:  www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandco  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.