Podcast
Our Hen House
TL;DR
An animal-advocacy podcast whose episode 490 is a long conversation with Lorin Lindner about trauma, parrots, veterans, and the sanctuary work in our film.
Quick Facts
- Hosts
- Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan
- Episode
- 490: Lorin Lindner on the Therapeutic Bond Between Birds and Veterans
- Published
- June 1, 2019
Our Hen House is a long-running animal-advocacy podcast hosted by Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan. Episode 490 (June 1, 2019) features Dr. Lorin Lindner of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center on how post-traumatic stress affects parrots and military veterans in strikingly similar ways, and Matt Simmons on the WolfGuard anti-poaching program.
Why OGSP Recommends It
Episode 490, "Lorin Lindner on the Therapeutic Bond Between Birds and Veterans," is a long conversation with the founder of the sanctuary in our film, including Matt Simmons on the WolfGuard anti-poaching program.
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Key Takeaways
- PTSD shows up in parrots and in combat veterans in strikingly similar ways, which is what makes the pairing work.
- The WolfGuard program takes the sanctuary's veterans into anti-poaching work for wild wolves.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Our Hen House podcast about?
Our Hen House is an award-winning weekly podcast about animal rights and veganism, hosted by Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan. The show's own site at ourhenhouse.org features episode 490 with Dr. Lorin Lindner of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center on the healing bond between parrots and military veterans.
Who hosts the Our Hen House podcast?
Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan host Our Hen House, as the show's own site at ourhenhouse.org lists them. Their episode 490, published June 1, 2019, features Dr. Lorin Lindner of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center.
Which Our Hen House episode features Dr. Lorin Lindner?
Episode 490 of Our Hen House, published June 1, 2019, features Dr. Lorin Lindner of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center. The episode page at ourhenhouse.org says she discusses how post-traumatic stress disorder affects parrots and military veterans in similar ways, and the recovery results her organization achieves by pairing them together.
Can parrots have PTSD like veterans?
Yes, post-traumatic stress disorder affects parrots in ways that resemble how it affects military veterans, according to Dr. Lorin Lindner on episode 490 of the Our Hen House podcast. Lindner is a clinical psychologist who helped start programs for both traumatized veterans and traumatized animals, and her organization pairs the two for recovery.