When I tuned inThe first words that came out of the cat's mouth were,“I like my name. Because I am a Cheetah.” I said, “You are like a Cheetah?”“Yes,” he said, “like a wild cat.” Oh, the irony. Though I had seen a few pictures of him sitting on a sofa and a window sill, his person reported that Cheeto, his real name, mostly hid under the sofa. She had just recently rescued him from a local shelter. He was part of a hoarding situation. As his person shared this with me, I felt myself into the little guy. He was not small in stature, but he felt so small inside. More like a kitten than a cat. Especially a wild cat.  I asked Cheetah, who was now balanced, “Why do you hide under the sofa?” “Your house is too big,” I said to the woman.“He doesn’t know how to navigate this much space without his posse.”  Understanding the cat's point of view helped bring out the Cheetah in this cat. Listen in to understand what it means to adopt a cat from a hoarding situation. 

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/i-am-a-cheetahhhh

I don't get to chit-chat with farm animals all that often. Chatting with pigs and piglets opened my eyes to their utilitarian point of view and their deep compassion for each other. If you enjoy hearing the animal's point of view, this episode is going to surprise you. 

Show notes available here:https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/60-chats-with-pigs

It is one thing to make the call to euthanize our beloved animal when the signs are clear. When the signs are wishy-washy, it is so much harder. We have to consider the level of comfort for our specific animal. In this episode, we'll hang out in the delicate space in front of the veil separating life and death. This space is sacred and fleeting. We do not get to hang out in it for long before things change. Having this moment, when the cat and her person shape their journey, is beyond valuable. It will allow for their relationship to come to a close while it is also a portal for what’s to come. 

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/time-to-let-go-1

In order to connect to the depth of the soul, we have to give the mind a break. These days our mind has so many opinions about everything. Have you ever noticed how your mind takes over?

Let’s be real. I love a good mind, but too often, the mind is a party pooper.

When we were young, our mind was an explorer. We were open and curious about the life around us. Nowadays, our mind thinks it knows it all. It is rarely curious. Let's change that.

Show notes available here:https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/how-to-live-a-soulful-life

Can I MAKE them Listen? Not really.  But, during our chat, we will learn about the reason behind a particular behavior and a way to resolve the behavior. Telling the animal to STOP or CHANGE a behavior is not a tried and true way to communicate in mindful and meaningful ways. Listening and adapting are paths to a great relationship. 

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/can-i-make-them-listen

As you know by now, I am sharing animals' voices, opinions, insights, and needs. In each phone session or barn call, each podcast I record, and each article I write, I am expressing something the animals have taught us humans. Because of it, we get to understand our animals better and have a perspective on their life we wouldn’t know without them sharing it with us. Experiencing a truth is one thing … standing in it and speaking it is a bigger task. Listen in as I share how standing in our animal's truth can be challenging, and also rewarding. 

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/stand-in-your-animal-s-truth

If you are an adult and still love horses you probably have one. Or you work with horses, or you take care of horses. And, like so many of us, the moment we engage with horses as adults, we lose a little bit of the girl-like quality we brought to the barn when we were younger. 

In this episode, I invite you to go back to that feeling and the energy you brought to the barn when you were young. I share how you can connect with the horses the way you did when you were young! 

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/horse-crazy-girls

I bet you are an animal communicator. You might not have a shingle out, but you speak with and speak up for your animals regularly.  Listen as I describe what we think of as animal communication (telepathic communication) and what it means beyond that definition. You might recognize yourself and feel affirmed. And … you might also hear a few ideas that will spark you to explore more and go deeper into animal communication. Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/do-you-communicate-with-animals

​In recent months, I have been driving up and down the highways quite a bit​ , and I would see five, six, seven, and sometimes eight hawks.

​ One day, I told one of the hawks," I love it that so many of you are making yourself visible. And I wonder if there is a reason behind it?"

The hawk answered, "We're friends along the way." With the words came feelings of heartfelt energy and a visual that showed me that the birds were aware of my driving back and forth. I was not alone. I had friends along the way. And so do you!

Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/my-wild-life

Instead of calling a dog aggressive, I rather call them unhinged. Being aggressive sounds like a personality trait. It sounds like a label … s/he is aggressive as if there is no other way for the dog to be.

Unhinged means not being attached where it really counts, much like a door.

It means the animal is unbalanced.

And that means there are ways for us to help the animal to move from unhinged back to hinged. 

To come back from unbalanced to balance.