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Maria Bertrand: How Rescuing a Baby Sparrow Changed My Life Forever
When Maria Bertrand rescued a day-old sparrow during one of the darkest periods of her life, she never imagined it would lead to a worldwide documentary, a children's book, and a profound reawakening to the intelligence and healing power of animals. In this heartfelt conversation, Darin Olien sits down with filmmaker, storyteller, and animal advocate Maria Bertrand to explore the extraordinary relationship she formed with Happy—a tiny sparrow deemed "unreleasable" after a beak injury.
Together they discuss grief, purpose, interspecies communication, animal consciousness, indigenous wisdom…
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