What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator
My last walk of the day was a new arrival. In the isolation kennel — the place I would want to be if I were scared. No name, no notes.
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What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator
When I arrived, Bella was gone. Nobody at the shelter knows what I do beyond the leash and the poo bags. But something else happens in the middle of it. As an animal communicator, this is how I've come to know who they are.
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One household. Three cats. And what happened when someone finally listened.
Cats have a reputation. Aloof. Unknowable. Not particularly interested in being understood. In my work as an animal communicator, I've never met one that matched that description.
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On staying open, releasing fear, and what your animal has been waiting to tell you.
I'll admit something I haven't written about before. The real version of this work — not the tidy version, not the version that's easy to explain at a dinner party. Specific. Surprising. Arriving on its own terms, and asking something of you.
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On Andersonville, Stanley, and what presence makes possible.
Some places don't just hold your history. They shape what you become. This is what Andersonville — and a dog named Stanley — taught me about presence, attunement, and what moves between living things.
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What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator
A painted dog named Pinto was going home the next day. He just needed someone to be here with him first.
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Some places ask you to receive differently. Seattle is one of them.
I grew up knowing this landscape. What the forests, a small lake, and the animals I've worked with in Seattle have taught me about presence — and what that has to do with animal communication.
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Why remote sessions are often the most effective way to hear what your pet is trying to tell you.
Whether you're in a remote rural area or a bustling city across the ocean, animal communication isn't limited by geography. Learn why presence is about connection, not proximity, and how a remote session can provide the clarity you and your animal need—from anywhere in the world.
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The question isn't whether animal communication is real. It's whether you're willing to be present to what's already there.
On skepticism, discernment, and what becomes possible when you stay curious.
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What I witness in pet loss sessions — and what becomes possible on the other side of grief
When I open a session with someone grieving a pet, the animal is usually already there. Not restless. Not demanding. Just — present. The question I'm asked most is simply: are they okay. And what I witness, over and over, is that the answer is yes.
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What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator.
Every week when I walk into the room of kennels, I notice the names on each individual door. Does the name match the dog I see? Who decides, and I wondered if anyone asks them.
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On Following a Feeling You Can't Explain
I had been walking for five days when it arrived. The path along the Alentejo coast, the Atlantic on one side, almost no one else out there — and on the last day, standing at the edge of a cliff in Portugal, something became clear. This is part of the answer to the question people ask me most.
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On animal communication sessions, what comes through, and how to prepare
Some animals come into our lives not to be managed — but to teach us something. A client sensed this about her young Malinois mix. The resistance on walks, the push and pull between them — she already knew it was about more than training. What came through in our session confirmed it.
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What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator
She jumped up to greet me the moment I came in. Both paws on my chest, tail going, face close to mine. Not aggressive — just certain. You're here. Good. Let's go. That's Bella. A big lumbering white lab pit bull mix, strong as an ox, with a warmth that hits you before she does.
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What the Dogs Know — Stories from a shelter volunteer and animal communicator
Nobody at the shelter knows what I do beyond the leash and the poo bags. But in the middle of that ordinary work, something else is also happening — a quieter kind of listening. This is what one dog had to say.
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A field guide to the invisible — on animal communication, past life energy, and what moves when we finally listen
I had just come out of my first past life regression — not something I did, but something I received. I went in as a seeker. I didn't know what to expect. And something shifted that I couldn't explain, and didn't need to. That was nearly two decades ago. What I know is that something real moved. And once I felt that, I couldn't unfeel it. That's where this work began. Not with a decision. More like something that kept revealing itself.
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An animal communicator’s journey to the whales — and the message that found her there.
Three years in the making, this trip to swim with humpback whales in Tonga was supposed to be a new adventure. What it became was something else entirely — and the message arrived only when I finally stopped reaching for it.
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It is my favorite day in January when hundreds of people strip bare on a Saturday to leap into the icy water of Lake Michigan for a polar plunge. I enjoy photographing the experiences found on people's faces. In Finland, there is a word for this — sisu. The strength of will, perseverance, and determination when against adversity. When you have sisu, you sustain courage.
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When a Dog Shows You How to Live
Fiona: Joy Unleashed was a Chicago dog photography exhibit celebrating the joyful spirit of Fiona through vibrant beach portraits. On view at RAYGUN in Andersonville, the show captured the playful energy and emotional depth of pet photography.
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There's a unique spirit to a good road trip. It contains the ability to move freely from one region to another. You can plan the destination, but who or what you encounter is unavoidable on the way. My ancestors embarked on unforgettable road trips during their lifetimes.
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