CLICK TO LISTEN: VoiceAmerica’s “Psych Up Live,” March 9, 2023, Dr. Suzanne Phillips in conversation with Mutual Rescue's Carol Novello (49:35). In this broadcast, Novello returns to “Psych Up Live” with an exciting and expansive focus on the power of people-pet rescue and connection. Discussing the stories captured in a new set of award-winning short films, Novello considers how Mutual Rescue addresses trauma, pain, othering, bias, and loneliness.

CLICK TO WATCH: TEDx Talk by Carol Novello, March 7, 2022, Boston (9:22). By opening our hearts to a rescue animal, our minds can be changed in an instant. This act teaches us about connection and dissolves the “other” to which we are unconsciously biased.

For those who have loved and lost a companion animal, Mutual Rescue created two timeless messages from the spirits of a dog (“Still Yours”) and cat (“Silent Paws”). Through photography, poetry, and music, these memorial montages illustrate the enduring bonds between companion animals and their people.