Dog Mom Mentality

This episode is the first in a series all about how dog ownership can look and feel different based on where you live and what your lifestyle is like!

This episode is with Nicole from @villagedogsen! Nicole is a designer and illustrator living in New York City. She currently lives in Astoria, Queens with her husband, Nick, dog, Sen, rabbits, Pickle and Elliot, plus 20+ other pets. Sen is a 4 year old village dog rescue from Baku Azerbaijan who found her way to NYC in 2019 and has been a new-york-city-dog ever since. Sen and Nicole like to spend their time trick training, playing in local parks, and escaping to explore outside of the city when they get the chance.

I am now offering free connection sessions to hold space for others and share from lived experience as a human with anxiety, depression and a sometimes difficult dog. This is currently exclusive for podcast listeners. I can’t wait to hear from you! Book a session here. 

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Today we are talking to Cosette from @going.super.nova ! Cosette lives with her boyfriend, Dylan, and their two dogs, Nova, a 2 year old rescue German Shepherd mix, and Odin, a one year old Australian Shepherd. They also have two cats who are littermate brothers, Vladimir and Milo! Last time I had Cosette on the podcast, she was still a grad school student - she is happy to announce that she has finally finished her Master’s program! She is so excited to start the next journey with her family! They are currently doing a few dog sports including FastCAT/CAT, Barn Hunt, and agility. Cosette is hoping to try out more sports this year, such as bitework with Nova, and dock diving and herding lessons with Odin! PLUS, Cosette also just launched her own podcast with a friend all about dog sports called The Dog Bitches!

Celebrate the one year anniversary of launching the DMM shirts with me!! Thursday, May 4, the Train & Play hearts shirt will be 25% off and Friday, May 5, the Bad Dog Mom Shirt will be 25% off. There is also a GIVEAWAY to celebrate happening on Instagram!

I am now offering free connection sessions to hold space for others and share from lived experience as a human with anxiety, depression and a sometimes difficult dog. This is currently exclusive for podcast listeners. I can’t wait to hear from you! Book a session here. 

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Update from last week’s episode!!!

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Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Hi bad dog moms (and dads)!!!!! This week’s solo episode dives into 6 simple promises I’m keeping to myself in order to show up for myself more and take care of myself. Hope you enjoy!!!

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Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

This week we are talking to Alex Peacock! Alex lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Kelly, and their two dogs Odin and Cosmo. Odin is a 60 mile per hour couch potato, and Cosmo is a sweetie with his head in a cloud. Alex is a passionate dog trainer who loves the challenge of solving unique dog behavior problems, and currently is focusing on running an online training program for owners who's dogs struggle with excessive barking.

He has found dog training to be a powerful tool for self improvement- his pitbull Odin has been one of the most difficult dogs he has trained (in part because of the learning he had to do to help him).

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Hiya!!! This week we are talking to Alexa from @tellingourtails! Alexa, her dog, Joni, her cat, Sid, and her partner, Brad, all live in Brooklyn, New York. Alexa’s account, Telling Our Tails, showcases life in the big city with a rescue dog and cat. They focus on how to live comfortably with your pets while also taking care of yourself. Alexa says Joni has not always been an easy dog to live with due to some behavioral issues that they have worked very hard to grow through. By helping Joni find comfort in the world, Alexa has found comfort and confidence in herself. 

Alexa also lives with PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and has been advocating for more education around it on her social platforms. I am so excited to talk to her about being a woman, menstrual cycles and how our mood at different times of the month can affect our dogs!

April is PMDD awareness month!! You can donate to Alexa’s fundraiser for it here: https://secure.givelively.org//donate/international-association-for-premenstrual-disorders/alexa-reidenauer

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

This week we are talking to Autumn from @autumnal.aussies! Autumn is a dog bather and daycare handler living in Washington State with her husband, Timothy, and their 4 Australian Shepherds: Camo, Skittles, Rand and Xayah! Ranging from 15 months to 12 years old, they mainly do off leash hikes in the forests in their area, but Autumn also dabbles in sports with them to varying degrees as their budget and mental health allows. Autumn focuses on accessible, affordable sports that don't require rigorous repetitions or commitment to a class schedule, because of her ADHD, and taps into her dogs’ natural drives. Barn Hunt, Herding, Parkour, and Bikejoring are her main focuses at the moment!

Autumn says she can definitely emphasize with her reactive dogs' struggles with impulse control, emotional regulation and overstimulation because she lives with ADHD. Dog training has given her a way to cope and has provided grounding strategies, which is what we are going to talk about today! 

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Let’s get vulnerable 

This solo episode dives into my thoughts on having kids and how Layla really changed my mind about it

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Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Another solo episode! In this episode, I am talking all about fear, how I have lived most of my life in fear, how fear shows up in people and in dogs, and how this thought process led me to a realization about some of the challenges I have gone through with Layla. 

Emotions wheel I mentioned: https://feelingswheel.com/

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va

Solo episode for my baddies!!!

Support the show

Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for you

Growing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here!

Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog!

Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.

Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.

This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!

Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZA
Podcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folk
Podcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va