Where People and Pets Heal and Connect
Stories about our animals
Each time we talk about our animals, we tell a story. We don’t say, “Here’s my dog.” We say, “This is my dog, Newt. He’s new to the family; we only got him a few weeks ago. But he’s a smart guy, lots of fun and he gets along with our cats! I want him to enjoy meeting...
End-of-Life awareness while unconscious
Pete Johnson of Mind Proxy shares about end-of-life awareness while unconscious. He also discusses communicating with people who, though not unconscious, are still unable to communicate with us. Even though Pete talks about humans, I urge you to consider his...
Two hawks welcome the New Year!
What might it mean when two hawks welcome the New Year? I ask this because I saw two hawks within minutes of each other while walking with my new doggie, Newt, in the first few days of 2023. I was awestruck and decided to explore its meaning. And as I was drawn to...
Energy healing cleared my cat allergies!
In the energy healing world, you may hear people talk about "soul retrieval." As I understand it, when a traumatic event occurs, a part of our soul may choose to leave the body for an extended period of time for protection. Soul loss is losing a part of our essence....
Personality comes into play at end of life
“Personality comes into play at end of live” is an edited retelling of one subject in my interview with Pete Johnson of MindProxy. Even though Pete focuses mostly on humans, he has many insights for all our loved ones’ endings, human or not. Watch our interview....
What about dreams and animals?
Lately, more people have asked me about dreams and animals. More specifically, "I'm dreaming of one of my animals who passed. Are they okay?!!" Dreaming about animals who passed Most of the time, animals who passed come to us in dreams because it's the easiest way to...
Grieving for your animal? A memorial might help
If you’re grieving for your animal, create a pet memorial to focus the love you feel into something tangible. A pet memorial is “something that keeps remembrance alive.” And taking action to remember your animal honors your relationship. Doing something positive gives...
How Dogs Love Us by Gregory Berns
I fell in love with the book, How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain by Gregory Berns, M.D., Ph.D. But I almost quit reading a couple of times. Most animal research is awful. I would never volunteer my beloved companions to...
End of Life Goodness
I worked hard to find end of life goodness with my pups, Stella and Tibor. Sometimes I succeeded, sometimes I didn’t. Writing Peace in Passing: Comfort for Loving Humans During Animal Transitions did not spare me from my grief. But I tried to practice what I preached...
How do we help? Focus on our heart
Focus on our heart - that's my best go-to response when I hear about or am living through tough situations. My heart cries for others' tragedies. My heart cheers for others' triumphs. But I need more to emotionally keep my head above the water. I need to focus my...