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In this deeply moving episode, the co-hosts sit down with trauma-informed yoga instructor and grief guide Keri Kenney for an honest, tender conversation about grief, healing, and the animals who walk beside us through our darkest moments. Keri shares her profound personal story of loss and how her dogs, Lola and Carlos, quite literally helped her survive the unimaginable by teaching her how to stay present, nourish herself, and keep her heart open even in devastation. Together, the hosts explore how animals help us remain connected to tenderness rather than bypassing pain, and how grief, when met with presence, compassion, and support, can become a pathway back to love, connection, and embodied healing. Learn more about Keri and her work at https://www.kerikenney.com. Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even finding a great, supportive community.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your co-hosts explore the lived experience of overwhelm and how our animals respond when life feels like too much, too fast, and too soon. Through personal stories, client examples, and animal wisdom, they reveal how overwhelm shows up energetically and behaviorally, and how animals lovingly interrupt the cycle by modeling presence, boundaries, grounding, and rest. This conversation offers a compassionate reframe of overwhelm as an invitation to slow down, listen, and come back into balance—with our animals as guides. Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even finding a great, supportive community.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this powerful and wide-ranging conversation, we’re joined by clinical canine herbalist and author Rita Hogan to explore what it truly means to connect - with our dogs, with plants, and with the living ecosystems we share. Rita shares her personal journey into herbalism, her deep relationships with plants and trees, and how dogs reflect the emotional and environmental patterns of the homes they live in. Together, we talk about plants as teachers, weeds as misunderstood allies, and the profound healing that becomes possible when we slow down, listen, and reconnect to the natural world. This episode is an invitation to remember that connection is not something we create, it’s something we return to. RESOURCES: Rita Hogan Website - The Canine Herbalist Ethos School of Canine Herbalism Rita’s book - The Herbal Dog Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, Danielle MacKinnon. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even finding a great, supportive community.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our season 3 premiere! Julie Hirt, Karen Dendy Smith, and Meredith Tollison reunite after a holiday pause to reflect on grief, embodiment, boundaries, and the deep wisdom of lived experience. Julie shares openly about navigating the second year of grief after her father’s death, while Karen and Meredith offer their own reflections on cellular memory, seasonal grief, and learning to be with what arises rather than pushing through it. Together, they explore how honoring emotions, saying no without justification, and listening to the body’s timing can become profound acts of connection; to ourselves, to one another, and to the unseen guidance that weaves through our lives and relationships with animals. RESOURCES: Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even finding a great, supportive community.   YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠website⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our season 2 finale, and we’re celebrating with a full listener Q&A episode! Over the past few months, so many of you have written with thoughtful, heartfelt, and incredibly important questions. Some came through email, some through Instagram, and some through clients we’ve worked with. Today, we’re answering as many as we can so sit back and enjoy the conversation. And if you have a question for next season (coming in January 2026!) you can email us at [email protected]. Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in February, we did an episode where we discussed the Chinese New Year moving us from Year of the Dragon into the Year of the Snake (episode can be found here. Now that we’re mostly through 2025, we’re realizing it has been a helluva a year. It’s been a year of personal growth, realization and transformation just like the Wood Snake said it would be. Today, the three co-hosts share their reflections on a big year of change. RESOURCES: Website Karen mentions Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠website⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Barrie Sands is a veterinarian, healer, scientist, author, artist, and an international educator and speaker. Within a diversity of passions, she values seeking truth as it pertains to our humanity and the relationships that we have with ourselves, each other, nature, and the animals with which we cohabitate. She is also a HeartMath certified trainer and practitioner of Shamanic Medicine through the 4 Winds Society. Her work marries spirituality, quantum physics and science and she calls this - Illumina Scienca. She says, “Illumina Sciencia is a term that I use to describe the concept of shedding light upon or becoming enlightened with the sense of Knowing. Everything we do in life, our lifestyle choices, health and wellbeing, what we think, what we eat, what we feel and believe; our relationships with ourselves, each other or our pets and animals are all related to how we define ourselves and the world around us.” RESOURCES: ⁠Dr. Barrie Sands Website⁠ - https://drbarriesands.com Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message.  Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, Danielle MacKinnon. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column “Trust the Animals” on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.karendendysmith.com/ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.meredithtollison.com/ You can find all of our episodes at MindBodySpirit.fm. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our website. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie, Karen and Meredith reflect on readings that haven’t gone exactly as they had hoped or planned. Not that they can ever be planned but well, you know, it’s a good reminder none of us are in control - the animals are! They also share what happened on their recent trip to New York City at the invitation of the International Dog Film Festival and International Cat Film Festival and a VIP Party beforehand that benefited Animal Lighthouse Rescue. RESOURCES: Tracie Hotchner and the Film Festivals⁠ - https://traciehotchnerpets.com ⁠Animal Lighthouse Rescue⁠ - https://www.alrcares.com Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or use the Open Mic feature on the ⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠ app to leave a voice message. YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Windheart is an internationally recognized animal communicator and interspecies communication teacher. She teaches courses and training programs in interspecies communication for both lay people and those who wish to practice professionally, and provides animal communication consultations, intuitive and energy healing sessions, and professional mentoring for clients worldwide. She is also a Reiki Master-Teacher and has a complete Reiki training program: Reiki for All Species. She is a contributor to the book from Sounds True⁠, ⁠The Karma of Cats: Spiritual Wisdom From Our Feline Friends , and the newly published anthology:  Dark Matter: Women Witnessing--Dreams Before Extinction. RESOURCES: ⁠Nancy Windheart’s website⁠ - https://nancywindheart.com ⁠Brian Weiss⁠ - https://www.brianweiss.com ⁠Michael Newton⁠ - https://www.newtoninstitute.org Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message. YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of previous episodes have talked about difficult topics from love and loss, euthanasia and grief. And in this poignant and vulnerable conversation, Meredith talks with Karen and Julie about behavioral euthanasia. Listeners, please take care if this is not a topic you believe you can hear.  It is important to discuss. Meredith has been through it and she has counseled others who have been through it. She is part of a larger community of people offering support for each other. Behavioral Euthanasia is a subject we NEED to talk about, and our co-hosts hope is that by sharing Meredith’s story, we can offer support to someone else going through such a painful experience. RESOURCES: Losing Lulu - https://www.losinglulu.com Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or use the Open Mic feature on the ⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠ app to leave a voice message. YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Noble Seller, founder of Interspecies Voices and a founding member of Nature’s Council. Christine is an intuitive interspecies communicator and activist who works to amplify the voices of animals, wildlife, and ecosystems as equal partners in shaping our shared future. And in that work, she helps humans re-establish relationship with the more-than-human world. Her organization, Interspecies Voices, creates bridges between humans and the more-than-human world, and she collaborates with scientists, conservationists, and advocates to bring those voices into the conversations that matter most. We explore Christine’s personal journey, the mission behind Interspecies Voices, the challenges and breakthroughs of this work, and how each of us can deepen our own listening with the natural world. RESOURCES: Christine’s website: Interspecies Voices Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message. YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column ⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠ You can find all of our episodes at ⁠MindBodySpirit.fm⁠. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our ⁠website⁠. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with ⁠The Animal Communication Collective⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Daniels is the founder of Deep Root Connections—an earth‑centered initiative focused on animal and nature communication, energy healing, and spiritual land connection. As a master gardener and hobby‑farm caretaker, she rescues and co‑lives with animals, weaving their voices into her work. Kara’s journey began in interspecies communication and expanded into tree, land, and spirit‑guardian dialogues, helping others attune to the unseen intelligence of nature. She leads workshops, classes, and offers services including wildlife consultations, land‑clearing, and animal communication sessions. Her approach is to “instill a deep connection of place through body, mind, soul and spirit,” fostering harmony between humans, Earth, and the broad intelligence of the natural world. We’ve followed her on Instagram for many years now - always inspired by how a rock or a being from the unseen will get her attention. And we’re so excited to have a chance to talk with her on this week’s episode. Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message.  Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, Danielle MacKinnon. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column “Trust the Animals” on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.karendendysmith.com/ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.meredithtollison.com/ You can find all of our episodes at MindBodySpirit.fm. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our website. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Julie Burke! She is the human heart behind the amazing animal welfare organization, NicaLove, a non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to advocating for and protecting domestic and working animals in Nicaragua. She has built a sanctuary that shelters 300 dogs, cats and horses and she runs education programs and vet clinics in the community. Her story is one of intuition and passion as she navigates the joy and sadness of animal rescue.  Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message.  Do YOU want to be an animal communicator? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  Meet the hosts- Julie Hirt is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach® and Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Julie is also the Social Media Director for The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karen Dendy Smith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meredith Tollison is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also learn more about podcast news, your hosts and upcoming events at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And to learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All of us have lost beloved animals. Our best friends, our greatest teachers - when they pass away, the sadness and grief can feel overwhelming. And yet, when we work with that grief, we can find gold. It may take a while but in allowing the sadness to appear, many times, we can land in a place of deeper insight, a tighter bond and so much more than we expected. In this episode, our three co-hosts share their own stories of pet love and loss - and what they learned from each animal that touched their lives.  Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at [email protected] or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message. Do YOU want to be an animal communicator? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  Meet the hosts- Julie Hirt is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach® and Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Julie is also the Social Media Director for The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karen Dendy Smith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meredith Tollison is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also learn more about podcast news, your hosts and upcoming events at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And to learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking with Dr. Jennifer Freed, a renowned psychological astrologer, bestselling author, and dynamic group and retreat leader, about how astrology can inform, positively impact and deepen your relationship with your animal. She provides great examples of how to use astrology for yourself and your animal as well as guidance on where to get the astrological information you need. If astrology confuses you - this conversation helps you feel more comfortable to engage with the stars.  RESOURCES  Dr. Jennifer Freed’s website where you can find her books, Substack, Instagram and more. TextCeleste Astrology/Tarot App - where you can get a free astrology chart for you and your animal OR try Astro. AHA! Santa Barbara And check out this Substack article she wrote that was the inspiration for this episode.  Do YOU want to be an animal communicator? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danielle MacKinnon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  Meet the hosts- Julie Hirt is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach® and Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner. She writes the column ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Trust the Animals”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Julie is also the Social Media Director for The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Karen Dendy Smith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.karendendysmith.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Meredith Tollison is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meredithtollison.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also learn more about podcast news, your hosts and upcoming events at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And to learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices