Our The Pete Foundation online merchandise shop is open!🙌🐘👕🧢 Shop link in bio ✌🏻 100% OF ALL PURCHASES GO TO THE PETE FOUNDATION Our hope is that each sale links us and our supporters together as a community working together towards our vision. All of our merchandise has been generously designed and donated to help raise funds for our cause to raise awareness for Youth Mental Health Advocacy!
Thank you so much @southernsecretsbakery for donating all of the proceeds from Friday’s Owensboro Regional Farmers Market to the Pete Foundation! We are so amazed and humbled by you and your contribution. ❤️💕
Today is Memorial Day and the last #MentalHealthMonday for the month of May. Veterans are highly at risk for mental illnesses because of the stressful situations and trauma they have been exposed to. Unfortunately, the stigma surrounding mental illnesses sometimes prevent the proper and adequate care for the veterans. Let us think of those who have served our country, and work towards stomping the stigma to enrich their lives.
Hey! It’s Monday, and you know what that means: another day of #MentalHealthMonday! They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but did you know there are so many scientific studies that back up the mental health benefits of companionship of animals— even farm animals? A study done in 2008 by Berget et al., shows that animal assisted therapy with farm animals had a significant increase in self-efficacy and quality of life in the treatment group of various mental disorders. Give a furry friend (or friends!) some love today. 💞🐴🐶🐱🐰🐮🐹🐷🐭🐔❤️
For this week’s #MentalHealthMonday, let’s talk about music. Why does music evoke emotions from people? Researchers at McGill University have established a connection between music and dopamine, which is a chemical in the brain that is linked with the feeling of pleasure and joy. Because the effects of music is strongly correlated to neurochemistry, music is also being used throughout the country as therapy to aid in processing grief, trauma, and various emotions, as well as different mental illnesses We recognize the amazing effect of music and celebrate it at our annual PeteFest music festival, where people come together to celebrate life through music and community. 🎵🎶💚 Picture credits: Kris Kass and Michael Kearns