Dogs Have Angels Too: Exploring Resilience and Redemption with Sarah Cavallaro

from Story of My Pet: Tales of Animal Rescue, Fostering & Adoption · host Julie Marty-Pearson, Sarah Cavallaro

Dogs Have Angels Too: Your Host Julie Marty-Pearson, interviews Sarah Cavallaro on Healing, Storytelling, and Dog Adoption AdvocacyIn this episode of The Story of My Pet podcast, Sarah shares how she became an animal lover after growing up without pets, including the childhood loss of a rescued kitten and later adopting a puppy, Athena, while in college and bringing her to New York City. Athena’s ongoing bladder issues and their bond became the inspiration for Sarah’s book Dogs Have Angels Too, which explores when people surrender pets and the responsibility of caring for them. Sarah discusses her path from running Emerald Films, a Fortune 500 commercial production company, to returning to writing as a healing, transformative process, creating characters like Ms. Pink—a woman devastated by job loss and a Ponzi-scheme collapse who finds purpose helping homeless dogs. Sarah hopes to adapt the story into a scripted TV series that promotes dog adoption and animal welfare education, and she highlights organizations supporting pets of unhoused people and keeping pets with families facing financial hardship.To learn more about Sarah, checkout her Website and Follow on Instagram.01:33 Rescuing Athena03:31 Athena Inspires Fiction05:02 From Producer to Author06:04 Writing Through Change07:25 Storytelling and Healing10:18 Authenticity and Purpose11:50 From Play to Novel13:07 Ms Pink Hits Bottom15:48 Meaning in Helping Dogs16:49 Host Finds New Path17:59 Rebuilding After Loss19:05 Park Scene and Empathy20:28 Unexpected Collaborations21:23 TV Series Vision22:20 Rescue Programs That Work23:20 Exposing Puppy Mills and Testing25:15 Making Episodes With Purpose28:01 Helping Pets of the Homeless30:58 Keeping Families Together32:46 How You Can Help Today Support the showSupport the Podcast by Buying Us a Treat via Buy Me a CoffeeShop our Affiliate Partners:🐾 Shop Mikko's Choice Use code 'storyofmypet' for 15% off🐾 Shop Superior Feline Use code “storyofmypet” for 15% off🐾 Shop Nuvita CBD for people Use code 'Julie10' for 10% offLoved this episode? Leave a review and rating hereThe Story of My Pet Podcast and Blog- Website - Instagram - FacebookContact your host via Email- [email protected] with your host, Dr. Julie Marty-Pearson – Website - YouTube - Instagram - Facebook - LinkedIn

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