Mystic Dog Mama

What if the longings you feel, the questions about leadership, intuition, service, and responsibility… are not random at all?
What if the being guiding you into them is the one lying at your feet?
In this profound and wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with Kiki Keskinen, founder of Witch School Canada, to explore what it means to become a woman who can trust herself in a time when the world is asking for new forms of leadership.
Together we wander through history, lineage, and the living, breathing practice of embodiment.
We talk about witches — not as aesthetics or trends — but as women committed to deep listening: to the land, to ancestors, to other generations, to one another, and to the animals walking beside us.
And yes… we talk about dogs as familiars, initiators, and mirrors.
Because again and again, they ask us the same sovereign question:
Who am I?
And where are we headed together?
Inside this episode, we explore:
✨ how the conquering of the wild is intertwined with the conquering of women
✨ what feminine leadership looks like as old systems unravel
✨ the role of the crone in our particular moment in history
✨ expanding our understanding of motherhood (hello, Mystic Dog Mamas)
✨ the medicine of discernment
✨ learning to serve rather than control
✨ why trusting yourself is a practice
✨ shapeshifting as a skill we urgently need right now
✨ and simple beginning exercises to strengthen your intuitive muscle
This conversation is both philosophical and practical, ancestral and immediate.
It will meet you wherever you are on your path - whether you’re just beginning to sense your intuition or already feeling the call to lead, to protect life, and to participate in healing our relationship with the Earth.
Your dog may have brought you here.
Let’s listen.
For more information on Witch School Canada, please visit https://witchschool.ca
Connect with me!
Website: https://mysticdogmama.com
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Come join my free Facebook group,  FETCH First Light. It’s my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, or replace medical guidance. Please speak with your veterinarian.

Our dogs have a way of ushering us into the exact lessons we need.
In this episode, I’m joined by psychologist and resilience specialist Dr Kate Lund to talk about what happens when the life we imagined falls apart — and how we build something meaningful on the other side.
Dr Kate shares the story of her childhood diagnosis of hydrocephalus, the many hospitalisations that followed, and how her dog Peanut helped her cultivate courage, hope, and orientation toward possibility. Those early experiences inspired her life’s work supporting paediatric patients and families navigating illness, trauma, and profound change.
We discuss why resilience is not toughness, positivity, or spiritual bypassing. It’s the set of skills, supports, and perspectives that help us optimise within the reality we are living.
You’ll hear:
✨ What resilience actually means in real life
✨ Why we must move through difficulty, not around it
✨ How strengthening our own resilience changes the way we show up for our dogs
✨ The surprising ways dogs demonstrate resilience every day
✨ How Dr Kate supported her own children through the terror of a lost puppy
✨ How that experience led her to partner with her therapy dog Wally serving families at a children’s hospital in Seattle
✨ Practical ways to build confidence and agency in kids and dogs
✨ What it means to “find a new normal”
✨ Why dogs so often arrive exactly when we need them most
I also share how Lucky has continually invited me to become more resilient — especially in the moments I doubted myself most — and how recognising his resilience changed our relationship.
If you’ve ever wondered how to stay open-hearted while the ground beneath you shifts… this conversation is for you!.
Connect with Dr Kate Lund: https://www.katelundspeaks.com/
Connect with me!
Website: https://mysticdogmama.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com
Come join my free Facebook group,  FETCH First Light. It’s my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, or replace medical guidance. Please speak with your veterinarian.

What if our cats aren’t here to be “managed” — but to initiate us?
In this episode of Mystic Dog Mama, I’m joined by Pam Roussell of Purrrfectly Holistic -  holistic pet health practitioner and devoted Cat Mom, for a conversation that invites us to slow down, listen more deeply, and rethink what health really means - for our animals and for ourselves.
Pam shares her journey from the fitness industry into holistic pet health, shaped by her own healing and profoundly catalysed by the loss of her beloved cat, Snow Bear. His passing became a threshold moment — one that called Pam into a deeper relationship with intuition, energetics, and the wisdom of the body.
Together, we explore the medicine of cats - why it’s time to bring cats fully into holistic health conversations, and what they can teach us about curiosity, mysticism, and conscious care. We talk about the importance of getting to root causes rather than treating symptoms, the unique stressors many cats face (especially indoor cats), and how emotional, energetic, spiritual, and physical health are inseparable.
This is also a conversation about agency - becoming your pet’s health advocate, trusting your intuition, and how learning to advocate for your animals inevitably helps you step into deeper advocacy for yourself.
We touch on the shadow side of the holistic health world, the danger of “doing everything right,” and why asking why matters more than ever. Pam also reflects on the spiritual significance of ailments, the different roles cats and dogs play in our spiritual development, and what the astrological shifts of 2026 and beyond are calling forward in how we think about health, healing, and support.
Pam also shares gentle, practical insights for supporting your feline companions, along with her own daily practices with her cats - grounding this expansive conversation in everyday devotion.
If your cat feels like a teacher, a mirror, or a guide in your life, this episode is an invitation to listen.

Learn more about Pam’s work: https://purrrfectlyholistic.com
Connect with me!
Website: ⁠https://mysticdogmama.com⁠
Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com⁠
Come join my free Facebook group,  FETCH First Light. It’s my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection ⁠https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight⁠
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, or replace medical guidance. Please speak with your veterinarian.

Dog waste is one of those everyday realities most of us would prefer not to think about. We bag it, bin it, and move on. But what if the way we currently deal with dog poo is part of a bigger environmental and cultural problem? And what if it could be approached differently?
In this episode, I’m joined by Cllr Gill Thomas, a local councillor in Stroud and for litter and clean environment who is exploring an early-stage, experimental initiative to rethink how dog waste is handled - including the possibility of composting it safely and responsibly.
Gill brings a background in the creative arts into her work in local politics, and that perspective shapes how she approaches complex, often uncomfortable issues. Rather than defaulting to enforcement or blame, she’s asking questions about responsibility, systems, and what becomes possible when curiosity leads the way.
In our conversation, we explore:
Why dog waste is more than just a nuisance - and its real impact on the environment
How creative problem-solving can open new pathways in governance
What it means to take initiative without having all the answers
The early conversations Gill is having with scientists and researchers
Why pilot projects matter, and how local experiments can inspire wider change
This isn’t a polished solution or a finished programme. It’s a live inquiry into how we care for shared spaces, how we relate to waste, and what regeneration can look like at a very local, very human scale.
If you’re interested in conscious dog guardianship, environmental responsibility, and how meaningful change often starts with the things we’d rather not see - then this episode is for you.
To connect with Cllr Gill Thomas:
facebook.com/cllrgillthomas
Email:  [email protected]

Connect with me!
Website: https://mysticdogmama.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com
Come join my free Facebook group,  FETCH First Light. It’s my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, or replace medical guidance. Please speak with your veterinarian.

Some dogs find being handled difficult.
And for guardians who are trying to support them, that reality can feel confusing, limiting, and quietly heartbreaking.
In this episode, I am joined by Lucy Tyrrell, a Galen Myotherapist and founder of Pawsitive Touch, for an honest, grounded conversation about consent-based bodywork for dogs — particularly dogs who are touch-averse, reactive, sensitive, or carrying trauma in their bodies.
Together, they explore what it means to truly listen to a dog’s nervous system, how to move away from the idea that care requires compliance, and how guardians can support their dogs without pushing past their boundaries.
As a mama of a dog who finds handling challenging, I know this episode will help other dog mamas who share the frustration of wanting to build a supportive care team, and feeling that some complementary therapies may not be accessible or appropriate for our dogs right now. Fortunately, as Lucy talks about positive and practical ways forward.
This episode is for you if:
Your dog struggles with being handled by others
You’ve felt unsure or conflicted about hands-on therapies
You want to support your dog’s body in a way that feels safe and respectful
You’re curious about consent-based approaches to care
You want to learn how to do less forcing and more listening
✨ Stay tuned until the end of the episode, where Lucy shares details about a special online workshop designed to help guardians learn powerful, practical, consent-based massage techniques they can use themselves to support their dogs at home.
This conversation offers a different way forward — one rooted in trust, agency, and meeting the dog in front of you.
To connect with Lucy and learn more about her upcoming workshop on Sunday, 8th February at 12pm UK time, email her at: [email protected]
To find a Galen Myotherapy practitioner near you:
https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/team
For more information on the Galen Myotherapy Distance Support Programme: 
https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/dsp

Connect with me!
Website: https://mysticdogmama.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com
Come join my free Facebook group,  FETCH First Light. It’s my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight
Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, or replace medical guidance. Please speak with your veterinarian.