My Name is Natasha Pinsent. I Train psychiatric service dogs to perform specific tasks.
11/01/2025
NL Health Services is pleased to offer a provincial anxiety awareness virtual session.
This session is open to NL residents 18 years of age and older and will provide valuable insights into anxiety disorders, along with practical skills to help manage anxiety.
Beginning January 22 and 23, two virtual sessions will be available:
Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Let me introduce myself...
I am a professional engineer who in 2011 traded in the stress, for an opportunity to work in a calm state of mind training dogs.
I volunteered for many years at the Ottawa humane society and in 2012 I was a founding member of "Sit With Me" rescue, which is now one of the largest all breed dog rescues in the Ottawa area.
Later that year my life was turned upside down and everything as I knew it came falling down around me! Not having any control of the situation and the profound impact it had, sent me spiraling into severe depression and a very dark place. I did my best to survive one day at a time, but after 3 years of silently suffering, my self loathing was at an all time high and I could no longer function or perform day to day tasks, so I flew to Newfoundland to be with my parents. This is where I was also diagnosed with PTSD, social anxiety and OCD.
I'm not going to lie, my journey has been long and treacherous! I even suffered a heart attack at the age of 42! I have looked emptiness in the face and have somehow kept moving forward.
Then I met a woman named Christy Talbert of Buckeye Service Dogs in Ohio and my life had a new purpose. I knew right away she was doing something I wanted to be part of and we became fast friends. After shadowing her in Newfoundland for a week, she invited me to Ohio to learn how she trains service dogs. It was unbelievable to see how these dogs worked and touched the lives of so many!
It awakened an exhilaration and sense of purpose within me! Christy has been an amazing mentor whose guidance helped give me the confidence to try this in Newfoundland.
My Name is Natasha Pinsent. I Train psychiatric service dogs to perform specific tasks.
