Inspired By You

Over the past couple of years, I started recognizing the limitations by being boxed in as a dog trainer or behavior consultant.

I was noticing I wasn’t just working with the person to teach their dog certain skills.

When I entered their world, I saw it wasn’t just about teaching sit, down, come or anything else.

I saw something deeper going on.

The individuals and families I serve experienced deep pain and the feelings of frustration, anger, sadness and even grief showed up again and again.

The emotional pain could no longer be ignored or avoided.

These deep feelings were influencing how the person showed up for their dogs.

They were avoidant of what their dog needed. This led to more worry and anxieties about what their dog is doing.

They felt stuck. Fearful of taking action because they were unsure if they would be successful and not doing anything gave space for their dogs to continue practicing behaviors their person didn’t want them to do.

Sometimes even, people were so angry with their dogs that yelling at their dog resulted in their dog feeling scared of their person which also led their dog doing things trying to seek out relief from the fear too.

Then pangs of guilt showed up because the person didn’t want to feel out of control anymore.

They didn’t trust themselves and therefore, they didn’t trust their dogs.

Confidence plummeted.

The cycle continued.

As I started recognizing the emotional pain the families I serve are experiencing, I started shifting gears.

In order for people to experience joy, fulfillment and ease, I was drawn into normalizing and exploring the heavy feelings while guiding them into what they desired.

As we embarked on the journey together, they started recognizing for themselves how tapping into their inner knowing, recognizing they have the power to choose how they want to feel and then taking steps with that new found energy in how they interact with their dogs.

One client recently shared with me, “Looking back on my own learning experience during these weekly sessions with Katherine, I realize that I came away with a clearer, perhaps even a new understanding-a shifting of my own perspective from what I want or how I want a dog to behave, to how any dog is merely seeking to alleviate anxieties and fears and fulfill his or her own needs just as I am, and that recognition in and of itself reveals a clear path to success.”

Boom!

What people get to receive from working with me is a greater connection with themselves, discovering they have the power to choose how they get to move in this world and by doing the inner work, they experience the joy, ease and a fulfilling life with their dogs and others around them.

They create the life they want!

The families I serve inspire me every day.

The inspiration I get to receive from their transformation propels me to change how I show up for others and how I get to impact the lives of others.

This is why I am so passionate about guiding people back to themselves so they can create the deep connections with those they care about the most.

Do you desire transformation and to begin trusting your inner knowing?

You too can shift gears and discover how a new way of living in this world can greatly impact not only your life, but the lives of people and the pets around you.

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The Power of Connecting With Yourself

I received a powerful message from a participant in the Creating Resilient Relationships Workshop the other day.

She shared how powerful and integral the Body Mind Connection is with not only how she shows up for her dog, but how this has also improved her relationships with her family.

What this tells me, is that she wants more than the problem being solved for her, she wants to understand herself on a deeper level, so when the frustration and confusion shows up (it inevitable will), she has the awareness to guide her back to herself.

She desires a deeper connection with her own needs, so she can break free from the patterns of thoughts and beliefs that kept her stuck doing the same thing without getting a different result.

Those patterns and beliefs no longer serve her just like they no longer serve you.

When we reconnected again after the workshop, she shared how she no longer can remember the frustration she experienced with her dog that brought her to me because of her deeper connection she discovered she has is is with who she truly is.

I serve individuals and families who are committed to create change in their lives so they can live more freely, creatively and authentically. The people I serve desire to take action in creating connections and strengthen the relationships in their life.

I’m unlike any other dog trainer or behavior consultant. I not only can help you in understanding your dog’s unique needs, but I also guide you in deepening your awareness of how you desire to connect within the relationships in your life, including with your dog.

I work with committed individuals and families who are willing to step up and are proactive in taking inspired action. People who want more than just someone else telling them how to “fix” a problem and giving their power over. They desire to step into their own power in how they live within the relationship within themselves and those who are apart of their world. They desire to live an integrated life with their dog, their family and with their friends.

If you desire changing your relationship with your dog while creating a deeper connection with yourself, let’s chat!

If you are curious about how the Bod Mind Method can be integrated within your relationship with your dog, I invite you to check out the Community Connections Membership Group. We are starting on 14 January!

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Support within Shared Experiences

Sometimes it takes a village!

I often hear from individuals who are seeking out support because they feel they are treading water in navigating concerns they have with their dog’s behavior.

I learn about how they are struggling with knowing if they are doing the right thing.

They are striving for answers to how to move from where they are to where they take the next steps.

For one woman I spoke with today, I shared with her there’s playbook that will exactly lay out how you implement a behavior modification plan in the environment you’re living in, with the exact routine you have or how you handle when your own feelings show up and how your dog’s behavior can impact them.

You may also not be aware that when you have no neural pathways for handling a challenge because you’ve never been dealt that concern before in life, this new issue is a new experience for you too.

How can you expect to know everything there is to know about anything.

An openness to learning is what will be your lantern.

You may not be aware of how important it is in this moment to have compassion for yourself and how extending the same to your dog can be vital in how you find the motivation in moving forward.

So many times, we find ourselves as islands in a sea of others who have a difference of opinion and understanding of how to address the concerns we are facing in our lives with our dogs.

We forget or don’t even realize that everyone is living with the stories that they’ve learned and that have been passed down to them and how these stories perpetuate beliefs impacting how they see the world.

How they see the world, may not align with your vision or how you want to authentically create a life for yourself and with your dog.

When you take the steps to learn, you first have to unlearn these patterns and beliefs that no longer serve your highest self.

When you start dismantling these stories, you take the steps in creating how you get to move forward because you can experience the choices you make align with your values and your inner wisdom.

Learning from others and sharing our stories of growth and connection to how we show up in a heart centered way illuminate our paths.

I invite you all to join the Community Connections Group Membership program.

This is a community where you can feel understood, find support when you feel stuck, be seen and heard.

Your wisdom matters and this group can greatly be impacted by your presence.

We begin on Saturday, 14 January at 8am PDT/11am EST. We will be meeting every 2nd Saturday of the following months at the same time.

Join us! I’m so excited to see you there!

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