The Animal Communication Podcast

What if the food in your pet's bowl — and on your own plate — is the missing piece of their health, and yours? This week, we sit down with Kara Hanrahan of Raw Remedies Holistic Health, a functional medicine nurse practitioner and canine nutritionist whose journey from conventional emergency medicine to holistic health was sparked by the animals in her life. From a cat lost too soon to a dog with chronic pancreatitis who transformed almost overnight on fresh food, Kara shares how real food became the medicine she never learned about in school — for people and their pets. The conversation goes deep on the difference between lifespan and healthspan, the gut-brain-behavior connection, and why your animal's mood, energy, and even their affection toward you may have more to do with what's in their bowl than you'd think. Kara also offers grounded, practical guidance for families ready to explore fresh food — without the overwhelm. Whether you go all-in or just toss some veggie scraps in the kibble, she wants you to know: you're already advocating for the ones you love. RESOURCES: Kara’s website - https://rawremedieshealth.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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if your pet's body already knew exactly what it needed — and you just needed the right tool to ask? In this episode, we sit down with Pam Roussell of Perfectly Holistic, a holistic cat health practitioner who uses muscle testing and pendulum energy work to help pets and their people get to the root cause of what's going on — physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Pam's journey started with her own health crisis, her cats' mysterious illnesses, and ultimately the grief of losing her beloved Tonkinese Snow Bear — an experience that launched her life's work and her company, Perfectly Holistic. In our conversation, Pam breaks down how muscle testing works, why emotional blocks can create physical imprints in our animals, and how spirit energies can sometimes play a role in a pet's imbalance. She even puts her skills to work live with all three of us at the end — and yes, Lukas only needs to lose a couple of pounds. He'll be fine. And Dia needed a bit of energy clearing with her rabbit protein. RESOURCES: Website: PURRRfectlyHolistic.com Email: [email protected] Social: @PerfectlyHolistic on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube 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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 (⁠⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this heartfelt episode Meredith, Karen, and Julie explore a tender and often overlooked question: what happens for our animals when we are the ones who leave? Whether through travel, hospitalization, or death, the trio shares personal stories, client experiences, and soul-level insights about how animals perceive time, process absence, and remain energetically connected to their humans. From practical communication tools and end-of-life planning to moving stories of hospital reunions and animals choosing when to transition, this conversation invites listeners to consider how we can support our animals before, during, and after separation, temporary or permanent, with compassion, clarity, and conscious preparation. 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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 (⁠⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective at ⁠⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this deeply personal episode, Julie Hirt, Karen Dendy Smith, and Meredith Tollison reflect on why The Animal Communication Podcast exists and how the animals themselves have shaped its heart. What begins with Julie’s tender story of Lukas’ daily “co-regulating hug” unfolds into a powerful conversation about vulnerability, grief, self-trust, and community. The trio shares how the show has helped normalize animal communication, not as performance or spectacle, but as relationship, and how working with animals has transformed their own lives by teaching them to speak their truth, release false narratives, and step more fully into their gifts. Together, they explore common misconceptions about animal communication, the deeper soul-level lessons animals bring, and why this work ultimately reconnects us, not just to our animals, but to ourselves, each other, and something greater. 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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 (⁠https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com⁠)⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective at ⁠https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Animal Communication Podcast, we welcome intuitive channeler Stephanie Banks for a deeply moving conversation about consciousness, trust, and connection beyond words. Stephanie shares how her channeling journey began through communicating with her mother during dementia — a story that resonates personally with Julie as she navigates her own mom’s Alzheimer’s — and how that experience transformed her understanding of presence, identity, and soul-level communication. We explore the nuances of channeling, heart coherence, environmental stewardship, and what it means to reconnect with the more-than-human world. The episode closes with a special birthday message channeled from Julie’s beloved dog, Lukas, offering a tender reminder of steady trust, joy, and the enduring bond between humans and their animals. RESOURCES: Stephanie's website - https://soulinsight.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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 (https://www.theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com)⁠. Learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective at https://www.animalcommunicationcollective.com/⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this powerful conversation, we sit down with sisters Ronni and Jeannie - authors, intuitive coaches, animal communicators, and self-described cycle breakers - to explore healing from childhood trauma, rebuilding sibling relationships, and learning to trust yourself after growing up in dysfunction. Cast into rigid family roles of “hero” and “scapegoat,” they share how naming abuse, breaking generational cycles, and ultimately stepping away from their parents became necessary acts of protection and self-trust. We also dive into the profound role animals played in their healing journeys - offering safety, grounding, and a steady presence when trust in the human world felt impossible. This honest and compassionate conversation is a testament to the courage it takes to reclaim your voice and rebuild trust from the inside out. RESOURCES: Ronni and Jennie’s Website Healing Begins with Us - their book Their Podcast 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 and her monthly Pet Loss Grief Circles 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 episode of The Animal Communication Podcast, Julie, Karen and Meredith Tollison have a heartfelt conversation about signs and how our animals, both in spirit and in body, communicate with us through subtle, surprising, and deeply personal moments. Together, they explore what signs really are (and what they’re not), how grief can heighten our sensitivity to them, and why belief, embodiment, and emotional resonance matter more than external proof. Through intimate stories involving feathers, wind chimes, pennies, music, animals in the wild, and everyday interruptions, this episode invites listeners to soften, trust themselves, and recognize that signs are less about certainty and more about connection - reminders that we are never truly alone. 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

As we approach the rare Year of the Fire Horse, Meredith, Julie and Karen explore what this bold, catalytic energy invites - and what it asks us to tend with care. Reflecting on personal astrology, Chinese zodiac wisdom, and lived experience with horses, the hosts discuss leadership, momentum, self-expression, and the nervous system realities of change. With horses as both metaphor and teacher, this episode offers grounded insight into how to move forward without overriding tenderness, intuition, or grief - and how partnership, rather than force, may be the key to navigating the year ahead. 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 episode animal healer and communicator Lisa Tully joins the co-hosts for a deeply moving conversation about mirroring, healing, and the profound ways our animals reflect what we carry emotionally and spiritually. Drawing from animal communication, Chinese medicine, flower essences, and lived experience, Lisa shares how animals act as loving barometers for imbalance, often expressing through their bodies and behaviors what we may not yet be able to name. Together, the conversation explores tenderness, grief, and the heart as a place of wisdom, offering listeners a compassionate lens for understanding their animals, themselves, and the sacred bond that connects them. RESOURCES: Lisa Tully’s website: https://animalhealing.ie/ 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 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