Send us a text In this episode of The Resilient Animal, host Dr. Annie Petersen explores the deep spiritual wisdom of the Wampanoag People and their Chief Massasoit. Focusing on the sacred relationship between humans and animals, she sheds light on how these ancient teachings shaped the first Thanksgiving and can influence our modern practices of gratitude, community, and respect for all living beings. Through stories of animal teachers like deer, wolves, and whales, listeners gain insights i...
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Send us a text In this episode of The Resilient Animal, host Dr. Annie Petersen explores the deep spiritual wisdom of the Wampanoag People and their Chief Massasoit. Focusing on the sacred relationship between humans and animals, she sheds light on how these ancient teachings shaped the first Thanksgiving and can influence our modern practices of gratitude, community, and respect for all living beings. Through stories of animal teachers like deer, wolves, and whales, listeners gain insights i...
Exploring the Human-Animal Bond with Dr. Michele Whitney
The Resilient Animal
44 minutes
3 months ago
Exploring the Human-Animal Bond with Dr. Michele Whitney
Send us a text This episode of The Resilient Animal podcast, welcomes Dr. Michele Whitney, a newly minted PhD in Human Services. Michele discusses her journey into research on the human-animal bond, driven by her personal experience of adopting a cat named Samson. Michele highlights the lack of representation of people of color in the existing literature on the human-animal bond and how her experiences as an African American woman influenced her research. The episode delves into the com...
The Resilient Animal
Send us a text In this episode of The Resilient Animal, host Dr. Annie Petersen explores the deep spiritual wisdom of the Wampanoag People and their Chief Massasoit. Focusing on the sacred relationship between humans and animals, she sheds light on how these ancient teachings shaped the first Thanksgiving and can influence our modern practices of gratitude, community, and respect for all living beings. Through stories of animal teachers like deer, wolves, and whales, listeners gain insights i...