Learning To Love Again
42 views · Published 11 January 2017 · 6:43 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · Education
When Nancy Schenck, wrote her award-winning book, Tails of Recovery, she was inspired by the depth and strength of the relationships we form with our pets, and how much those relationships teach us about trust, commitment, and caring for another. In this clip, both she and her fellow colleague and managing editor at the highly regarded publishing house, Central Recovery Press, Valerie Killeen, discuss the genesis of the book, and some of its underlying themes. Tails of Recovery describes the importance of the bond between owner and pet. It’s a subject that has profound personal resonance for Nancy, and in this clip, she describes why. In 2006, Nancy and her partner adopted a dog and named her Sophie. Sophie is a lab retriever mix who was mere hours from being euthanized. Bringing her new pet home brought up a real mix of emotions for Nancy, among them the deep grief she’d felt as an adolescent when her adored dog Happy was brutally attacked and subsequently needed to be euthanized. Early recovery is notoriously a difficult experience to navigate, and Nancy and Valerie used the medium of Tails of Recovery to unfold certain key principles that can help people get through those challenges. They interviewed a number of people on how and why their pets had impacted their recovery, and they also looked at research, which pointed to the conclusion that keeping a pet can help the owner’s physical, mental, and emotional health. Nancy and Valerie also made sure the book contained ways for readers to assess whether or not having a pet worked with their lifestyle. Falling for the picture of a cute puppy can override our common sense, but if you travel frequently or don’t have the time, space, or resources to give an animal a secure and loving home, pet ownership may not be for you. Valerie volunteers at the Southern Nevada Pug Rescue, and witnesses first-hand the importance of adopting a rescue dog and saving its life. In the US alone, approximately 2.7 million animals (1.2 million dogs and 1.4 million cats) are euthanized. Roughly the same numbers are adopted from shelters. These statistics from the ASPCA outline the stark dimensions of the problem of abandoned or relinquished pets. An animal can offer us companionship and, in return, we owe them safe and loving homes. Tails of Recovery was written partly to help people make informed and wise choices in terms of their pet ownership and to celebrate the joy of having a pet in our lives. If you would like to learn more about Nancy and Valerie, or the work of Central Recovery Press, please see http://www.centralrecoverypress.com/staff Copies of Tails of Recovery are available from Central Recovery Press: https://shop.centralrecoverypress.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3322 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tails-Recovery-Addicts-Pets-That/dp/0979986966/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478538964&sr=8-2&keywords=tails+of+recovery SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
