Episode 111. Soulmate Dog: Exploring Animal Communication and the Human-Animal Bond with Michelle Slater, Ph.D.

Have you ever wondered if you’re making the “right” decisions for your dog during an injury or illness?

All Michelle Slater ever wanted was to have a dog of her own with whom she felt a special connection and bond.  And her German Shepherd, Brady, was that dog. 

In fact, Michelle even started learning animal communication to enhance her connection with Brady – something that she kept to herself, concerned her fellow professors in academia wouldn’t understand or would ridicule. 

However, after a rollercoaster of adventures, Brady was struck with a life-threatening illness at only 5 years old.  He spent months living at a vet hospital – where Michelle often slept on the floor next to him at night.

Showing incredible dedication and determination, Michelle again turns to animal communication to guide her – with Brady’s input – to make the best decisions for his health during this scary time. And Brady’s profound messages are lessons for all of us!

Exploring topics including the history of animal communication and the human-animal bond, Michelle’s book Soulmate Dog is part memoir and part essay.  If you’ve ever been curious about how people have viewed animal telepathy over the years, it’s fascinating!  

TW: Themes of grief and loss, both human and animal, throughout.

Michelle & I discuss:

  • Her childhood experiences with her dog, Joy, and the book that shaped her relationship with animals;

  • Experiencing Grief and loss at a young age;

  • Where Michelle was in her life when she adopted Brady;

  • Are there times when we try to redeem ourselves through our animals?

  • Are we experiencing animal communication or telepathy without realizing it?

  • Michelle’s dedication and determination to see Brady through a life-threatening illness;

  • The role of animal communication in Michelle’s life when Brady was sick;

  • Making the “right” decisions for our dogs;

  • Alternative healing modalities for our dogs and ourselves;

  • People who think “it’s just a dog” and how the view of the human-animal bond has evolved over time;

  • Can your soulmate be a dog?

  • Deciding when to bring a new dog into your life after the loss of your soulmate dog

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