Expert on human-dog connection to kick off new speakers’ series at the St. Michaels Community Center

Olmert’s ground-breaking book, Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond, was the first to trace the evolution of this ancient bond to the emerging neuroscience that underlies this most powerful interspecies phenomenon.  A powerful and engaging presenter, tens of thousands have viewed Daley Olmert’s two TEDx talks.   She is also co-creator of the Warrior Canine Connection’s Mission-Based Trauma Recovery Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, a testament to the profound impact of the human-animal bond.

Meg Daley Olmert has produced documentaries for National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, and PBS. In 1992, while developing a series on the evolution of the human-animal bond, she joined a research team studying the neurobiology of social bonding. This partnership inspired Made For Each Other, The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond, showing how caring for animals quiets our hearts and minds and fills us with a real, essential sense of well-being.    As Daley Olmer explained on a recent podcast, “One of the huge added health benefits of owning a dog is that it is community building… it goes far beyond the leash.”

“We are excited to present Meg Daley Olmert to the St. Michaels’ community, and to launch this Speakers Series,” said SMCC Board Chair Lori Morris.  She continued, “The series is one facet of SMCC’s diversified public programming for adults that will grow to include literary discussions, art exhibitions, film, music, performance arts, and more.”  Morris concluded by thanking “the generous supporters of SMCC who make our programs possible as well as SMCC Board Member Karen Footner, who is curating the speaker’s series.