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Nicole Birkholzer

Your dog has separation anxiety. Whines, and cries every time you pick up your keys. Your new cat is fighting with your older cat, and one of them is not using the litter box. Your horse is shying at the mounting block when she used to stand like a statue. Living with animals enriches our lives in so many ways, yet when they are confused or unwell, their behaviors become our concern. The truth is, in order to make themselves known, our animals express themselves through quirky, and sometimes

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14:22

#81 Setting Puppy Up For Success

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2023/11/02

Teach your puppy what you want. So often, we try to teach our animals what we don't want. Don't jump on the sofa, don't jump up on people, don't surf the counter, don't bark. Don't, don't, don't … Don’t is not a word that translates into a picture. All your dog sees is dogs on sofas, dogs counter surfing, and dogs barking. Instead, acknowledge the things your puppy does right and create a template of what you want. Listen in! I share ways to set your pup, kitten, horse, or bird (and you) up for

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16:28

#80 Animals Want To Be Seen + Heard

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2023/10/25

Author David Brooks, a journalist, talks about how he often leaves a party or some gathering to realize that nobody ever asked him a single question. He estimates that only 30 percent of the people in the world are good question-askers. Many animals feel that way, too. They want to be asked questions so they can express themselves. Hence my tagline: animals just like us want to be seen and heard. In this episode, follow me as I ask one important question to help Slick, a rust-colored Mule, shift

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16:27

#79 Leadership or Conscious Connection?

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2023/10/18

When horse people talk about being the horse’s leader, I joke that a horse lives 22 hours without us, and in the two hours we see the horse, we expect it to hand over the power to us? Distracted pea brains like us? You have seen the visual I use to make the point: a person walking next to animals with a thought bubble above the head, mind full. For a horse to accept us as a leader like another horse, we must get present enough to direct their feet consistently. With humans, it's always a guessing

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13:37

#78 Spraying & Other Out Of The Box Issues

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2023/10/11

Spraying, peeing, pooping out of the box? There is a reason for it. Any unexpected or undesired behavior from your animal is a cry for help. How do you prevent or change litterbox issues? By having a chat. I'll chat about it in this episode. Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/78-spraying-other-out-of-the-box-issues

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19:05

#77 Receiving Animal Healing

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2023/10/04

Do you know those moments when it feels like life is running you instead of you running your life? When that happens, our animals often step in ... literally ... to help us. One night, Shana, my mare, took me aside. I was mucking the run-in shed, chop-chop-chop, when Shana stepped between me and the pitchfork. She brought her face close to my chest, lifted her head high, and then moved her head sideways from above the left shoulder over the crown to my right shoulder. She stepped back and took a

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13:44

#76 Getting A Natural Alignment

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2023/09/20

I let the beautiful gleaming sunlight shine upon me as I took in the truly magical cloud formation. And right then, a shiver ran through my body. From the top of my head down to my tail. I was realigning. Do you know that feeling? When your body does a little shiver? When energy runs up or down your spine? And then came the crazy bit. As I oscillated between "I feel balanced" and "kind of am ready to go back to my book," I got a message. “We do not have to make those moments so sacred that we don't

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16:32

#75 Is Stress Stacking Up?

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2023/09/13

Like many older dogs I communicate with, why is our dog Scout suddenly more sensitive and reactive to energies? When I asked Scout, he told me, "Because our bodies are hurting." He explained that when their body hurts, everything else becomes ‘another thing’ that needs to be dealt with. If one has chronic pain, any little thing stacks on top of the stress caused by it. So, what can we do for our animals? We can look at the five areas that make up our life and reduce the stress and overwhelm

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11:30

#74 My Dog Has The Shakes And Other Notes

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2023/09/06

When I see Rollie shake, I make eye contact, and with that, I say, I see you. If he does not reach out, I will offer him my hand so he can communicate with me. If he gives me a lick, I know he knows I know. If he is motionless aside from the shakes, I will put my hand on his neck and stroke slooowly down the spine. A beautiful way to remind him of his body. This podcast is less about the shakes and anxiety for Rollie or my dad but an insight into seeing and hearing others. Being seen and heard is

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13:41

#73 We Have A Herd Schedule

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2023/08/30

Due to popular demand … another pearl of wisdom from Bennett. In one of my conversations with Kathy, it was now mid-summer, she told me that Bennett had gotten very assertive around the hand grazing. On the way to the barn, he pulled her toward the grass. Kathy's pulling back resulted in the classic push-pull situation in which no one wins. It was unusual how much effort he suddenly put into it. When Bennett did it again the next day, Kathy got mad. What was up with this horse? Why was he suddenly

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11:52

#72 More Details, Please

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2023/08/23

My friend Kathy and her horse Bennett rode up to the pole and parked parallel. Bennett came to a stop but got antsy the minute Kathy leaned over to get the jacket. He jigged in place, and nothing Kathy tried made him come to a quiet halt. I told Kathy, "You know what, I don't think he knows why you lean off to the side. Have you told him?" Kathy said, well, I always have the obstacle course in my mind, and sent him pictures of it. And I tell him before the ride what we do, like today we're doing

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15:18

#71 Your Body Your Gateway To Intuition

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2023/08/09

Sometimes, a podcast just comes to me. I record, and then during the edit, I realize the power of the words behind it. This podcast, #71, tells you everything you need to know to start utilizing everything you have ... your Body, your Mind, and your Intuition. It's all here in a nutshell. If you are ready to live your best life yet, listen in! Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/your-body-your-gateway-to-intuition

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18:35

#70 Half In, Half Out

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2023/08/02

Mr. Willoughby, the handsome Golden Retriever, sat up again, scooted himself over to the right to be near his person, and put his face into the man's hand. "Now he is concerned about you," I said. He wants to know how you will deal with losing him. He says that his leaving marks the end of an era. He had hoped to be part of the next move but realized it was time for him to move on, more precisely, out of his body. I asked Mr. Willoughby if he wanted to share anything with his person to ease the pain

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12:17

#69 Who Knows You Best?

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2023/07/26

Who knows you Best? You might have expected the answer … your animals know you best. I went out to feed the horses the morning of my leaving for a three-day trip to visit clients. I didn't like going away for more than one night, but ... two nights it was. When Shana turned her head toward me, showing me her left eye, I stopped. It was not only swollen shut, but it was the size of a golf ball. On my drive to Massachusetts, Shana popped into my awareness. With her came the words: "You can zip this

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14:05

#68 Teaming Up

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2023/07/19

No matter if you are a horse person or prefer smaller animals. This episode is for everyone who wants a peek into what it means to be a team player. Here are some gems from the episode.x Steam took me back to the jumping arena, where he had refused to ride with the young girl. He said, "I want to make the rider look good. That is part of my job. And I can't do that in that environment with tight turns and little time to gather myself up between jumps." Steam's person also mentioned that he had a

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16:50

#67 Synching Up

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2023/07/12

And suddenly, I saw a dolphin, swimming along in the slipstream of the boat. Then a second dolphin popped up and jumped over the white-crested waves, the boat was creating. The first dolphin now arched over a wave and dove down on the other side, while the other sped up from his lagging position to catch the next wave. I was mesmerized. These two beautiful beings, one with the water. Arching over it, dropping into it, gliding through it. For a split second, I thought to grab my phone but didn’t

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09:24

#66 Welcome Home, Everyone!

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2023/07/05

Before you leave on vacation, breathe deeply, explain to your animals what is going on when. And have a joyful heart as you drive out the driveway. Fast forward. Depending on your trip, you will be utterly relaxed, super stressed, or something in-between as you drive home. In this podcast I share how I consciously integrated our family after us being apart for a long weekend. This podcast will inspire you to prepare yourself and your family for the homecoming from a vacation, business trip, or

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11:12

#65 Talk About The Why

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2023/06/28

As you know by now, I am a big fan of speaking with your animal in plain old English. Talk to your animal in short precise sentences.Why?To give your animals a chance to wrap their minds around your request. We are not used to treating animals as a being that needs to understand. Nobody teaches us that. As a child, we might tell the animal anything, the how, the why, and everything in between, because we see the animal as our special friend and equal with whom we share everything. But as adults, we

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13:14

#64 You Are A Channel Of Magnified Healing

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2023/06/14

I got an email from a dear client. Her horse, Gem, had sliced her leg, and they needed an emergency call to discuss the situation. During our call, Gem said, “Instead of coming with concern, my person can come to the barn and ask, “How do we activate the healing today?” Gem explained, “You bring your knowledge (light therapy and Reiki), and I will bring my wisdom.” Amazing, right? This horse basically said, hey, why don’t we focus on how to meet me and my wound in the now by saying, “How do we

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19:24

#63 Living With Bears

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2023/06/07

Scout and the bear had an invisible, energetic standoff. I quietly moved closer to see what Scout was looking at. Scout turned his head left to take one quick look at me. The moment he did, the bear ran out of the woods across the driveway, and down the embankment. Listen to more bear encounters in this episode. Show notes available here: https://www.mindful-connections.com/post/living-with-bears

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16:22

#62 How Well Do You Know Your Herd?

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2023/05/24

Harry, the horse, spoke up. He said, “You need to know your herd members well enough to know how to prepare them for clients.” Let me repeat what Harry said, “You need to know your herd members well enough to know how to prepare them for clients.” He continued, “Who do you take care of in the moment when the client and the horse both have needs?” Join me as I share more from this conversation in this episode. Show notes available here:

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