The Light Within

Today is a great self reminder of how fear used to rule my thinking, stripping away my hope and sense of freedom. At the time, I didn’t know how fear felt. I didn’t acknowledge how fear rose up in my body and overwhelming and propelling me into feeling dread and gloom. Fear led to aContinue reading “The Light Within”

Good and Bad

Growing up, I experienced many situations that led me to doing something that resulted in being labeled good or bad. Be a good girl and keep your mouth shut. You’re bad for asserting that something is unfair. Both had consequences. I learned that I avoided punishment by not speaking. I also learned that my needsContinue reading “Good and Bad”

Moving Beyond

I’ve spent over a decade learning and understanding dog behavior. I used the knowledge I gained to help countless people in helping them better understand their dogs and how to communicate with them more effectively in dog friendly language. What I’ve discovered for myself in working with people and their dogs is that in manyContinue reading “Moving Beyond”