Canine Connection Training & Coaching (2026)

29/12/2025

2025. A beast of a year.
Shedding of the old. Death & rebirth of identity, purpose, and passion.

I learnt that my capacity does in fact have a limit. I learnt that I don’t have to choose hard things. I can say “yes” to easier things. I accept the path of least resistance moving forward.

I was met with the greatest challenge of my life emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.

I continue to explore what “work” will look like in the future. The team continues to support our beloved training clients in Vancouver. I’m so lucky to have them! 🙏

I don’t know when I’ll be back to work, or what it will look like but I do know I’m not who I was before sweet Asher took me through the portal of motherhood.

I LOVED exploring my intuition further through pregnancy with your support. I continue to tap into these parts of me through the fourth trimester.

And as always, my offerings to you shape shift with what feels like my deepest calling. How can I be of most support, for the animals, and for their people? What truly feels like my purpose for the collective?

I feel more and more drawn to animal communication readings,.. and connecting to the unseen. Advocating for your dog’s subtle wishes, messages for you, and innate wisdom.

I look forward to this path getting clear in the year ahead. And sharing it with you.

And for now, it’s clear that my devotion, energy & purpose belongs & will remain within the four walls of my home. With these three boys in my life.

May the end of this year bring you hope, ease, connection, reflection, gratitude, perspective and clarity. ❤️

May the beginning of 2026 be inspiring, energized, intentional and beautiful for you all.

04/12/2025

There’s a moment that snuck up on me, where I suddenly realized my dog Cedar is aging.

I look back on the early years & see that we spend so much time trying to shape them that we sometimes take them for granted.

Here’s my experience…
 Year one, we’re molding them into who we want them to become.
Year two, we’re trying to fix or improve who they are.  Year three, we’re finally enjoying them and understanding them.  Year four, we’re grateful for them. Year five… that’s when the real acceptance settles in. That’s when we often start loving who they are, not who we hoped they’d be.
And the second that embrace arrives, so does the awareness that our time with them is limited. ❤️‍🩹  Their timeline is not the same as ours.

Ten years… twelve… maybe fifteen if we’re blessed.
 That’s nothing compared to the decades we move through.
 Their entire lifetime is a fraction of ours, and yet we spend so much of it rushing, irritated, overwhelmed, convinced they’re in the way of our plans, our routines, our freedom.

When you start looking back on old clips of your dog, something may shift for you.
 You may see how quickly the seasons have changed… how fast their life is unfolding beside yours.
 There’s only now.
 Let me remind you to lean in, to savour, to pay attention. 
These years are precious. Even if hard. This connection is once-in-a-lifetime.
Hold it while you have it.
In all of its complexity! ❤️‍🩹

21/11/2025

Discomfort is the recipe for growth.

Sometimes the universe hands us the exact dog we didn’t think we wanted… and screams at us… “it’s time to grow”.

If you’ve ever broken down on your kitchen floor after another meltdown (yours or your dog’s) wondering why it all feels so damn hard… I see you. Having a dog with reactivity, anxiety, health concerns, sensitivities, or big feelings of their own can bring up every tender part of us we’ve tried to outrun.
 That’s where the magic happens. I’m not trying to bypass what’s hard.
It’s hard. AND.
Discomfort isn’t punishment. It’s an opportunity. It’s the invitation we usually avoid until something (or someone) forces us to face it.

Your dog’s behaviour isn’t “a problem to fix.” It’s a mirror, reminding you where you still abandon yourself… where you hold tension… where you feel you have to control everything just to feel safe.

And I know… it’s exhausting. It’s confronting. It asks you to stretch in ways you didn’t plan for. Ways that feel isolating, lonely, and overwhelming.

But it also cracks you open to the person you’re becoming. The one who breathes deeper. The one who trusts her instincts. The one who learns to soften instead of spiral.  The one who remembers she can handle far more than she thought, without losing herself in the process.

So the next time your dog has a moment that triggers your nervous system or brings tears to your eyes… pause. And ask yourself… “What part of me is being invited to grow right now?”

All of the above is inspired by both Cedar, and my experience entering motherhood.

Having a tiny human is a growth opportunity on steroids. I’m here for it. And… it’s HARD!

21/11/2025

Discomfort is the recipe for growth.

Sometimes the universe hands us the exact dog we didn’t think we wanted… and screams at us… “it’s time to grow”.

If you’ve ever broken down on your kitchen floor after another meltdown (yours or your dog’s) wondering why it all feels so damn hard… I see you. Having a dog with reactivity, anxiety, health concerns, sensitivities, or big feelings of their own can bring up every tender part of us we’ve tried to outrun.
 That’s where the magic happens. I’m not trying to bypass what’s hard.
It’s hard. AND.
Discomfort isn’t punishment. It’s an opportunity. It’s the invitation we usually avoid until something (or someone) forces us to face it.

Your dog’s behaviour isn’t “a problem to fix.” It’s a mirror, reminding you where you still abandon yourself… where you hold tension… where you feel you have to control everything just to feel safe.

And I know… it’s exhausting. It’s confronting. It asks you to stretch in ways you didn’t plan for. Ways that feel isolating, lonely, and overwhelming.

But it also cracks you open to the person you’re becoming. The one who breathes deeper. The one who trusts her instincts. The one who learns to soften instead of spiral.  The one who remembers she can handle far more than she thought, without losing herself in the process.

So the next time your dog has a moment that triggers your nervous system or brings tears to your eyes… pause. And ask yourself… “What part of me is being invited to grow right now?”

All of the above is inspired by both Cedar, and my experience entering motherhood.

Having a tiny human is a growth opportunity on steroids. I’m here for it. And… it’s HARD!

12/10/2025

The act of asking for help is actually a gift you’re giving someone else. 💕
But most of us don’t see it that way.
We avoid it. We don’t want to “be a burden.” We don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable. and maybe underneath it all, unconsciously,
we don’t fully trust that people will actually show up for us.
Letting yourself be held… to actually lean back and allow someone to show up for you, can feel really damn hard.
And coming from me, this is… well, ironic.
I left home at 17. I’ve always been fiercely independent. Sure, I’ve had a lot of help along the way, but there’s been this quiet, underlying need to prove that I can do it on my own.  That I don’t need anyone.
Then… I had a baby. 🫠 And that illusion shattered real quick.
It’s been humbling… to bump up against my own discomfort with receiving support. And honestly? It’s been one of the most illuminating mirrors of my life.

To say out loud: “I need help.” Not, I want it — but I need it. To admit that I can’t do this one alone. That I’m not always okay.
It’s cracked me open in ways I didn’t expect.

And it’s made me see my clients with an even deeper sense of awe.

Because damn, it’s brave to ask for help!!
 It’s brave to open up to someone new. It’s brave to let yourself be seen in your not-okayness and trust that someone might help you hold it.

That’s what I get to witness every day in my work… women showing up, raising their hands, saying “can you help me?”

What an incredible honour.
To witness you in your bravery.
And I have a newfound respect for that. Because I get it now.

My community has shown up for me in ways that bring me to tears. They’ve reminded me that letting people help is a form of love too. It’s not weakness, it’s connection.

So, from the bottom of my heart — thank you. Thank you for giving me the gift of helping you. And thank you to everyone who’s helped me in return.

It’s a gift to catch someone when they fall. And it’s a gift to let yourself be caught.

So far, in motherhood, I’ve experienced the depth of my capacity, discomfort, helplessness and I’m softer, more grateful, and more in awe of community than ever before. 🙏❤️‍🩹🧘‍♀️

26/09/2025

We often work so hard to get it right with our dogs (and loved ones). ❤️‍🩹
No training mistakes. No over reactions. No letting them feel uncomfortable. No wrong choices. No lack of patience. No resentment. No raised voices.
We try to avoid anything that could create a rupture — for them or for us.
But what if we reframe error…
My therapist said to me that rupture and repair IS LOVE.
What if without rupture, there’s no opportunity for repair?
💛 And without repair, love doesn’t get the chance to deepen.
If we’re constantly protecting our dogs and ourselves from challenges, frustration, or failure, we’re also shielding ourselves from the moments that build true connection.

Repair is where trust grows.
It’s where relationships deepen.
It’s where love matures beyond the surface.
So what if we stopped aiming for perfection?
What if we trusted in the strength of the bond we’re building… strong enough to hold the messiness, the learning curves, and the moments we don’t get it quite right?

You don’t have to get it perfect.
You just have to be willing to repair.

Now imagine applying this to our human relationships too?

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