Overwhelm has a way of arriving quietly, when emotional reserves are already low. It can surface after difficult news, noticing a shift in your animal’s health, or when life asks more of you than your heart or body has capacity for. Sometimes it’s that one small request layered onto an already full emotional plate. And you may find yourself trying to hold everything together, searching for answers, or pushing forward even when you're stretched thin.

In these moments, overwhelm is never a personal failing; it’s a nervous system response to your body saying, “Please slow down. I need support.”

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We all want to better understand and relate to our pets and our pets do the best they can to navigate our world and language when they live with us. What we don't realize is the depths that our animals communicate back to us with their body. Becoming familiar with the role of their body language in your communication with them will ensure that their important messages won’t be missed. Let me teach you how to learn your pet’s distinct body language!