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• Breaking the Anti-Bacterial Spell: A New Way to Tend Our Homes & Our Dogs with Joe Flanagan

  This episode is an invitation to rethink what “clean,” “healthy,” and “balanced” actually mean - for our dogs, our homes, and the wider living systems we’re part of.I sit down with Joe Flanagan, founder of Ingenious Probiotics, whose journey into the world of beneficial bacteria began in the most unexpected place: temperature control and air quality. What unfolded from there is a story that reaches far beyond products or protocols. It’s about remembering a way of living that honours life instead of fighting it.Together we explore the anti-bacterial paradigm so many of us were raised inside, and what really happens when we wipe life away… and the ways Mother Nature inevitably fills the vacuum we create.We touch on:🌿 Why bacteria aren’t the enemy, and how they actually support balance on every level🐾 Dogs as our early warning system (the “canaries in the coal mine” of our modern environment)🏡 Viewing the home as a living ecosystem, not a battlefield🧴 The quiet harm of chemical cleaning products and the pressure to sterilise everything💧 How probiotic cleaning supports harmony, not domination✨ Why animal lovers are often the ones leading the ecological shift🌍 Wholeness as a practice  💗 Making choices from love rather than fear, for ourselves and our dogsWhat Joe shares isn’t about buying another thing. It’s about a deeper remembering:*that nature is not something to overpower,*that our homes are living systems,*and that our dogs are guiding us toward a more life-affirming way of being.If you’re longing for a gentler, wiser, more connected approach to health - for yourself, your home, and your dog - this episode is for you!Connect with Joe Flanagan:https://ingenious-probiotics.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ingeniousprobioticsConnect with me:https://mysticdogmama.comhttps://instagram.com/mysticdogmamaCome join FETCH First Light - my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlightDisclaimer: 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.

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• F.E.T.C.H. First Friday: A Winter Reflection for You and Your Dog

  In this final FETCH First Friday of the year, I’m coming to you solo with a gentle winter reflection for you and your dog. There are some exciting developments unfolding behind the scenes, and even though I’m here alone this month, I’ll be sharing more with you soon.Inside this episode:• Winter as a Sacred PauseWhy the darker months call us to slow down, rest, and tend to our inner roots, and how our dogs naturally model this seasonal wisdom.• The Water Element + Kidney Support (TCM) Simple ways to nourish the water element in both you and your dog, including warming foods, broths, lifestyle shifts, and energetic themes of the season.• A Season of ReleaseAs we move from a 9 year into a 1 year (and toward the Year of the Horse in February), this is a natural time to acknowledge what we’ve shed, and what we’re still ready to let go of with gratitude.• Not “New Year, New You”Why I follow the seasonal wheel instead of rushing into resolutions, and how January can become a month of deep rest, clarity, and seed-planting.This episode is an invitation to enter winter with softness, presence, and trust — in yourself, your dog, and the slow magic working beneath the surface.Connect with me!Instagram: https://instagram.com/mysticdogmamaWebsite: https://mysticdogmama.comDisclaimer: 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.

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• Beyond the Power Animal: Rethinking Soul Dogs, Spirit Guides & the Medicine of Every Being with Deb Matlock

  In this second conversation in a series with Deb Matlock - a spiritual ecologist and guide in embodied, Earth-rooted spirituality, and the founder of Wild Rhythms - we move beyond the idea of having one power animal or soul dog and into a more expansive, reciprocal relationship with the wild world. We explore how connection is our birthright, why your dog is walking beside you on your unique spiritual path, and how every being in your life carries its own medicine. Together, we dive into intuition, ceremony, meaning-making, and practical ways to open the door to the more-than-human world — without cultural appropriation and without getting lost in rules. If you’ve ever wondered how to deepen your spiritual relationship with your dog, the land, or the beings you meet along the way, this is your permission slip.Topics We Explore:What “empowered spirituality” really meansWhy our dogs walk with us on our personal spiritual pathsRethinking power animals, spirit animals, and soul dogsHow to honour your own ancestry and lived experienceWhy seeking just one special guide can limit your spiritual growthHow to validate your own intuitive experiences and simple, practical tools to check in with your intuitionMentioned in this episode: Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of MeaningConnect with Deb MatlockWebsite: https://wild-rhythms.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/wildrhythmsConnect with me!Website: https://mysticdogmama.comInstagram: https://instagram.comCome join my free Facebook Facebook group, my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight

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• Re-Membering Kinship: Wild Rhythms, Dogs & the More-Than-Human with Deb Matlock

  In this episode, Deb Matlock, a professional nature-based spiritual life coach and a nature connection practitioner and educator for more than 25 years, and I explore what it means to live in deeper relationship with the more-than-human world. We talk about wild rhythms, junction points, and the moment we’re living in - a moment when old systems are falling away and new forms of kinship are calling us forward.Deb shares how her childhood bond with her dog Jenny, and a lifetime of connection with animals and the outdoors, led her into environmental education, life coaching, and nature-based work. Together, we look at kinship as re-membering - bringing the members back into a world shaped by extractive models - and what shifts when we understand “community” as all beings, not just humans.We explore communication with other species, reimagining ceremony, and creating the kind of inner spaciousness where wisdom can land. We sit with the hard, beautiful questions too: What does it mean to be human among so many beings? Why are our particular dogs with us? How do we bring our wild soul forward and be of service to the highest good each day?We also touch on how AI might offer new perspectives on interdependence - and how empathy, when allowed to lead, changes everything.This episode is an invitation to remember that there is no real disconnection, only the perception of it - and that every relationship, especially the one with our dogs, can guide us back into the wild web we’re already part of.Connect with Deb MatlockWebsite: https://wild-rhythms.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/wildrhythmsConnect with me!Website: https://mysticdogmama.comInstagram: https://instagram.comCome join my free Facebook Facebook group, my sanctuary where soulful dog mamas like you find clarity, confidence, and connection https://facebook.com/groups/fetchfirstlight

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• Samhain, Story & the Spiritual Dog: Reconnecting with the Magic of Irish Mythology with Jen Murphy

  What if the stories of our ancestors are still shaping us - and still shaping the dogs who walk beside us?In this Samhain-timed episode of Mystic Dog Mama, I sit down with Irish mythologist and anthropologist Jen Murphy, founder of The Celtic Creatives. Rooted in her grandmother’s storytelling and decades of study in Celtic mythology, anthropology, and Jungian psychology, Jen helps people remember their shining soul by bringing ancient wisdom into modern life.Together, we explore:🌑 What it means to be a modern mystic🔥 How Irish myth and folklore reconnect us to our roots🍂 Samhain and the Celtic Wheel of the Year - and why this season matters✨ Simple, meaningful ways to honour the seasons in everyday life🐾 The mythic role of the hound and how dogs guide us spiritually🌙 Dreamwork, archetypes, and living with a story that supports your soul💚 Re-centring the sacred in the ordinaryThis conversation is rich, warm, and rooted in belonging - a perfect listen as the veil thins and we turn inward with our dogs curled at our feet. 🐕✨Jen Murphy is an Irish mythologist, anthropologist and founder of The Celtic Creatives. A Dubliner born and bred, from the time she could talk, Jen's grandmother Frances O'Sullivan filled her ears with tales from Irish myth and folklore, fuelling a now 40-year fascination with the stories of her lineage. Jen's apprenticeship to following her soul's breadcrumbs has guided her formal studies in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, Anthropology, and Jungian Psychology. Jen supports people to remember that they have a shining soul, to dream Celtic spirituality into their modern lives by making the Celtic soul a living aesthetic—centring the soul in the everyday experience of life—through mythwork, dreamwork, and the body.Connect with Jen Murphy:Website → https://www.celticcreatives.com/Substack → https://celticcreatives.substack.com/Instagram → @celticembodimentConnect with me:Website → https://mysticdogmama.comEmail → [email protected] → https://instagram.com/mysticdogmamaCome join our F.E.T.C.H. in Action Live Cookalong happening Saturday, November 29th from 10am-1pm UK time! Together, we will make a batch of raw or gently cooked food specific for your dog! It’s limited to 8 participants so you’ll get personal attention and all your questions answered so that you feel confident in the canine kitchen. Email me for more information at: [email protected]

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