| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 223 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
A promise is made -- Penance for Melody -- Mango -- Houseless, not homeless -- New directions -- Finding sanctuary -- A sailor's story -- A sanctuary opens at the VA -- The parrot whisperer -- Finding forgiveness -- Being chosen -- A blessed baby -- Grand opening -- Building a flock -- Warriors and wolves. |
| Summary |
The author traces her unlikely founding of Serenity Park, a sanctuary for rescued parrots and veterans with PTSD, describing how her observation of the deep bonds that birds are capable of forming gave her the idea to establish a beneficial therapy practice for traumatized veterans. |
| Subject |
Parrots -- Therapeutic use -- Anecdotes.
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Veterans -- Mental health.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
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| Added Author |
Butler-Witter, Elizabeth, author.
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| ISBN |
9781250132635 (hardcover) |
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1250132630 (hardcover) |
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9781250132642 (ebook) |
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