If you’ve followed Be The Good with Kate long enough, you know we love a good dog and child story over here. This week’s episode certainly checks off those boxes.
Sheila Duncan is co-creator of the popular character Trouble the Dog and author of three children’s books.
This all began after Sheila’s 12-year-old niece lost her dad, her grandmother, and her dog in close succession. Her niece decided she wanted to help other kids going through struggles, and she created a dog in a comic strip and named him Trouble.
Trouble is a huggable plush toy that has now provided comfort to thousands of people around the world: victims of tragedies, natural disasters, patients in hospitals, residents of nursing homes, injured veterans and children who are homeless, have nightmares or just had a bad day and need a hug. Trouble the Dog has been applauded by CNN and MSNBC as a “socially conscious comfort toy”, a “gift that gives back” and a “therapy dog” by the Boston Herald. Trouble is also successfully utilized as a comfort resource in play therapy sessions for children receiving services through Catholic Charities.
Tune in to hear more about Sheila’s journey into children’s work and all the good that has come out of it!
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