Why everybody needs to spend time with an alpaca therapist
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Five perfect farm staycations around the North-East and North Yorkshire FOR centuries farms have played an important role in the North-East and North Yorkshire, and scenes of cultivated fields stacked with hay bales sum up our image of the countryside. Spending time on a working farm is an easy way to reconnect with a simple way of living. There’s an earthy sense of satisfaction gained from watching cows milked in the early morning or helping farmers collect clutches of chicken eggs. Many farm houses-turned-cottages boast exposed stonework and high-beamed ceilings create a rustic atmosphere, complete with views overlooking the countryside.
“At 48 years young I’ve been working in financial services for 27 years and working away from home for the last eight years. “Building a fast growing bank takes its toll and even reducing my ‘work hours’ didn’t reduce the cognitive and emotional overhead.” He explained that wife Debbie has taken the lead in building a family business, Barnacre Alpacas, and he is ready to get more involved. Mr Rippon added: “With no farming background or experience we now have over 300 alpacas and welcome many visitors to our farm and holiday cottages. “For the next few weeks and months I’m going to enjoy some time with Debbie at our wonderful farm in Northumberland.
Monday 22 February 2021
The stress of meeting a deadline to get a banking licence or delaying the launch of a new product feature is nothing compared to losing a baby animal during birthing. Paul Rippon should know: he spent several years juggling work as a co-founder of challenger bank Monzo with running an alpaca farm alongside his wife, Debbie Rippon.
For a while, the two businesses complemented each other nicely; his teamwork and collaboration skills honed at Monzo transferred over to the alpaca business, while the farm offered some welcome perspective. “When you have all of the emotional and intellectual stress of something like Monzo, to be honest, going back home and moving a bale of hay or shovelling up some alpaca shit was very welcome indeed,” Rippon says.
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