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Author Talk: Pamela Lowell, "My Summer With Ospreys"

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Adults
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Darien Library, Darien Nature Center and Darien Land Trust welcome author and therapist, Pamela Lowell, who will talk about her new book, My Summer With Ospreys: a Therapist's Journey Toward Hope, Community, and Healing our Planet.

In the book, trauma specialist, Pamela Lowell, expertly guides us to the connections between therapy, the life of an artist, and the natural world as a place of healing. 

In 2023, Lowell, an avid birder, jumped at the chance to accompany Mass Audubon in their weekly Osprey nest monitoring project on the Westport River. She hoped to get some photos of cute Osprey chicks that she could use in her paintings. But what happened next was nothing short of transformative.

In journal format, Lowell weaves together a deeply personal and exciting narrative as a passenger on the "Lucky Me"--along with a cast of dedicated staff and volunteers. Nature enthusiasts will enjoy descriptions of the nest monitoring process, banding, and translocation of Osprey chicks. Pamela perfectly captures our dilemma of being poised between desperate worry and the urgent need to do something specific to help our planet. With her original illustrations throughout, this book inspires us all to be better stewards and healers of our ever-changing world.

Learn how the natural world, and in this case, birding, can help soothe us in a turbulent world. You will be amazed!

About the Author

Pamela Lowell, MSW, LICSW, has treated complex emotional trauma for almost four decades in private practice. She has also served as a clinical director, consultant and trainer for not-for-profit agencies. Lowell is an astute observer of both human behavior and the natural world. In her latest book, My Summer with Ospreys, she weaves together observations and personal experiences into an exciting narrative as a passenger on the Lucky Me along with the scientists of Mass Audubon, and a cast of dedicated volunteers. With original watercolor illustrations throughout, her journey towards hope, community and healing our planet is one that can inspire us all to be better stewards of our ever-changing world