One Care
How Caring for Geckos, Gorillas, Yourself, and Each Other is Interconnected
One Care
How Caring for Geckos, Gorillas, Yourself, and Each Other is Interconnected
About the Video
Working in animal care and conservation comes with its ups and downs: joy, stress, opportunity, joy, and sometimes sorrow. And we’ve long known that the wellbeing of humans and animals is deeply connected. Models like One Health and One Welfare show just how closely our lives are linked. Taking care of ourselves so we can give care to others–animal or human–is fundamental to staying well and feeling fulfilled in this kind of work.
In this session, Sabrina Brando shares stories from her journey in wildlife care and conservation, as well as insights from her research on self-care practices among zoo and aquarium professionals. She shares the concept of the One Care approach which combines “self-care” and “we-care” practices for the good of animals, people, and the planet.
Recorded in June 2025 as part of the CARE4YOU conference
About the Presenters
Marlene O’Neill-Laberge
MSW
Marlene is an accomplished Child and Family Therapist and Organizational Health Specialist and has worked in a variety of settings, including healthcare, child welfare, child advocacy, and community mental health. She is an Organizational Health Specialist and manager of the TEND Roadmap to Organizational Health program.
Sabrina Brando
PhD Researcher
Sabrina Brando is the director of AnimalConcepts, including INTERBEING, an online platform uniting people and organizations on 6 continents, combining animal, people, and planetary wellbeing. She is frequent keynote speaker, author of Optimal Welfare of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care by Springer Nature, and has published popular and academic articles.
