The Shifts in Your Life Begin with You

I shifted my dog behavior consulting business into a relationship coaching business because what showed up with my dog training clients centered around relationships.

For many of them, the relationship with themself took center stage.

Relationships aren’t just between people. Relationships are between us and what we connect with (people, companion animals, money, work and productivity and ourselves).

Companion animals can teach us so much about who we are and even areas needing some caretaking. Relationships with our dogs keep our hearts open to receiving their unconditional love.

Sometimes, us humans give only conditional love back to them. Placing expectations and contingencies on them.

Dogs have no part in consenting to or even negotiating the terms of the rules of do this or else.

This is where the disconnect often begins the journey into self discovery.

For many, what is learned didn’t just end with them and their dogs. They applied their learning into other relationships they have in their life that experienced some strain or entanglement.

Those who have come through my door as I made this transition, received relationship coaching which allowed them to tap into their own self awareness which highlighted how they communicate and connect with others.

When they can see themselves objectively, they can begin to empathize and and see the situation from the other point of view.

When they took the first step on their journey of self discovery, their inner knowing of what they desire awakened.

They felt into what shows up for them when conflicts arise and when miscommunication happens.

They sourced their own joy regardless of what life has to offer.

The individuals and families I serve make the linkages between how they feel with the action they take. They uncover the blindspots which keep them stuck doing the same thing without a different result.

They have the opportunity to put to words the heavy feelings they experience and access their desire of what they want to do and what they want their life to look like moving forward.

They learn how to empower themselves through their own inspired action.

I often hear people feel trapped, imprisoned and enslaved by the relationships they have within their lives.

They feel stuck in the belief they are not doing enough, they have to be perfect and ultimately they are looking for approval from others rather than finding it within themselves.

For many of the women (some heart-centered men) I serve, they recognize that the feeling of being imprisoned highlighted for them how they desired more freedom in their lives.

They connected that giving themselves permission to choose what they get to feel and when is empowering.

They took action by letting go of expectations that their dogs had to all be together in order for them to experience freedom and happiness.

They sourced their own management plan and their confidence soared (for both the humans and the dog).

They spoke to the limiting belief they couldn’t explore their own interests outside of the home because the fear had them stuck being at home 24/7.

They created action steps in encouraging their dogs to enjoy spending time on their own when they were home, so their dogs can be more comfortable when their pet parents were going to the gym, visiting with family and even going to the grocery store.

They created space in their day to tap into exploring hobbies they wanted to try on when their dogs and children were safely entertaining themselves.

They taught their dogs to take breaks during play so they didn’t have to be the constant referees for their dogs.

They found the joy.

They found freedom.

Do you want to reconnect with yourself so you can have stronger and more loving relationships with others in your life?

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Creating Joyous Relationships

Creating rich and joyous relationships don’t happen out of thin air.

In my work serving individuals and families, their ability to be self aware set the stage in how they can show up for others in a real and powerful way.

Sometimes, anger and frustration you experience in other parts of your life are filtered into the close bond you have with a friend or family member.

One woman I served, she expressed dissatisfaction about her work life and her struggles with her own family.

Mary was taught, like many of us are, to stuff down those painful feelings and keep moving forward.

She didn’t have an outlet to express feelings of anger, despair and loneliness in a healthy way.

When we first started, she experienced physical pain in her shoulders and back.

The physical pain is then made apparent when Penny, Mary’s dog lunges at the end of the leash causing her to overextend her arm and jerks her shoulders.

Mary would become angry at Penny for causing her pain.

In our work together, Mary recognized Penny isn’t the source of her pain. Penny’s action of lunging was just the catalyst for her to take a look at the whole picture.

Her pain was emotional pain manifested into her physical body and once she touched on her real feelings about work and family, she started releasing how her body held on to those experiences.

Through the unwinding of how Mary tied her anger, frustration and shame to Penny we unraveled how Mary wanted to use the energy of her anger and frustration into something productive.

Mary shared she wanted Penny to seek her out more, for them to have more fun together and to have a secure attachment.

When Mary created the intention of what she wanted, she began bringing more of these experiences into her life.

She began experiencing Penny enthusiastically seeking her out, relaxing more in the home and even making new choices of how Penny can entertain herself.

Setting the intention of where Mary wanted to put her energy and focus doesn’t negate the heaviness in other parts of her life, but rather, Mary has a way to channel that energy into parts of her life where she can experience more of what she wants.

More joy.

More laughs.

And the ultimately experience more love.

Through our connections with others, we see parts of ourselves we didn’t recognize before and what you choose to do with these new awarenesses can greatly impact any relationship you have in your life.

The choice is yours.

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Family is Family Regardless of Two or Four Legs!

Last week, I traveled down to Florida to celebrate my brother’s wedding.

An added bonus, it was also like a mini family reunion.

We shared laughs, oh my all the laughs and even planned a family trip in the coming year.

A highlight for me was my conversation with my Aunt about the dog training industry.

What she learned through her daughter’s (my cousin) experience working with me is that it isn’t teaching a dog to obey and operate like a robot.

My Aunt understood that living life with your dog is all about the relationship, the cooperation and the collaboration you do with your dog.

This understanding resonated with her so much because she values the heart centered connection of bringing family together and having strong ties with those she cares about including the dogs.

The dog-human relationship is the cornerstone of any skill building you want to do with your dog.

Without the connection, you won’t achieve the skills you want to teach your dog to offer.

At the heart of my work with those I serve, it all comes down to creating heart-centered and resilient relationships.

When you open to this new understanding and have an affinity in creating a life with your dog, I’m here to guide you.

I have one spot remaining in my Creating Resilient Relationships virtual workshop happening next week!

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