EP #1360: Mutual Rescue: How Adopting A Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too.

Lisa is joined by Carol Novello the author of Mutual Rescue How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You Too Carol Novello began rescuing animals at age 5 and hasn t stopped With a Harvard MBA she was a senior executive working in high tech most recently at Intuit Inc Today she is the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley where she launched Mutual Rescue a digital global campaign of short films designed to showcase the therapeutic benefits of animal companionship and encourage adoptions Through her work at Humane Society Silicon Valley she has been awarded the Maddie s Fund Maddie Hero Award for innovation and leadership in the sector and has been recognized as an honoree at the Fifty Years of Women at Harvard Business School celebration in Northern California She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she enjoys spending time with her own rescue companions tuxedo cats Bode and Herbie MUTUAL RESCUE profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans exploring the emotional physical and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide It explores through anecdote observation and scientific research the complexity and depth of the role that pets play in our lives Every story in the book brings an unrecognized benefit of adopting homeless animals to the forefront of the rescue conversation In a nation plagued by illnesses–16 million adults suffer from depression 29 million have diabetes 8 million in any given year have PTSD and nearly 40 are obese–rescue pets can help 60 of doctors said they prescribe pet adoption and a staggering 97 believe that pet ownership provides health benefits For people in chronic emotional physical or spiritual pain adopting an animal can transform and even save their lives Each story in the book takes a deep dive into one potent aspect of animal adoption told through the lens of people s personal experiences with their rescued pets and the science that backs up the results This book will resonate with readers hungering for stories of healing and redemption Click here to visit this podcast episode