This week, Stacie shares big news: thanks to early supporters, The Human-Canine Alliance has secured enough funding to create the first demo of our AI-powered matchmaking app.

The app’s mission? To connect people with compatible rescue dogs, trained for their specific needs — a proven, drug-free path to mental health and rescue.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How our first week of fundraising sparked interest from community leaders and mental health innovators
• Why creating a demo is a critical step toward trust, design, and prototyping
• The stages of app development — from blueprint to beta testing
• How you can support this movement: subscribing, donating, sharing, or becoming a campaign reward partner

We’re not just building an app — we’re building a future where rescue dogs are prescribed, not euthanized.

🌐 Learn more & get involved: America’s Untapped Solution for Mental Health: Rescue Dogs

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In this episode of the Human-Canine Alliance (TH-CA) podcast, host Stacie announces the launch of TH-CA's fundraising campaign. The campaign aims to raise $75,000 to develop an AI-powered app that matches people suffering from mental health issues with trained dogs.

Stacie explains how the app will provide an evidence-based solution to mental health conditions, reducing dependency on prescription medications. She emphasizes the impact dogs can have on improving emotional and physical well-being and calls for support and donations to make the vision a reality.

Tune in to learn more about the campaign, the benefits of integrating dogs into mental health treatment, and how you can contribute to this transformative initiative.

Help Fund TH-CA: America's Untapped Solution for Mental Health: Rescue Dogs

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After a summer sabbatical (and another cross-country road trip 🐾), I’m back behind the mic and ready to share some hard truths, hopeful progress, and behind-the-scenes updates from The Human-Canine Alliance.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why stepping away doesn’t mean giving up—and why consistency looks different for every entrepreneur and advocate.
• The three major solutions the World Economic Forum identified for tackling the global mental health crisis—and how looming cuts will impact our daily lives here in the U.S.
• The latest peek behind the curtain of building The Human-Canine Alliance as a one-woman startup, with lessons from 15 episodes, 8 months of entrepreneurship, and organic growth in 16 countries.
• The incredible organizations fueling our mission—from Social Prescribing USA to Sengo, IFundWomen, and Verizon’s Small Business Digital Ready platform.

If you care about mental health, community, and the life-changing impact of dogs, this podcast is for you. We’re building a movement at the intersection of human wellbeing and canine companionship—and every episode is an invitation to learn, join, and grow with us.

👉 Don’t just stop here—go back and check out [Episode 14] for the full breakdown of mental health system risks, or our conversation with world-renowned dog trainer Barb De Groodt in [Episode 12]. And stay tuned for my upcoming interview with Dr. Robert Zarr of Parks Rx America this fall.

The Human-Canine Alliance isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community, a mission, and a call to action. Let’s build it together.

Resources referenced:

Mental Health Spending (Global) – Think Global Health (thinkglobalhealth.org); McKinsey (mckinsey.com)

HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Projections to 2030 – hrsa.gov

Social Prescribing USA – socialprescribingusa.com

Faces of Entrepreneurship: Ila Corcoran, Sengo – bysengo.com

IFundWomen platform overview – ifundwomen.com

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready details – digitalready.verizonwireless.com

Global Mental Health Workforce – lyrahealth.com

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