10 Things You May Not Know About Me

When it comes to building community, a fun way to get to know each other is to share some random facts. In that spirit I’m sharing with you 10 random things (and 1 bonus) about myself so you can get to know who I am and how I choose to show up in the world. Thank you J. L. Pavich, author of Unraveling, for sharing this idea with me years ago!

About Me

1. I acknowledge and honor I am supported and sustained on the traditional lands of the Séliš (Salish), Qlispe (Pend d’Oreille/Kalispel), and Ksanka (Kootenai) peoples, the original caretakers of this land

2. I show up in the world as neurodivergent, with my Big 3 of astrology, Aquarius Sun, Aries Moon and Cancer Rising (air, fire and water) shaping and influencing who and how I choose to show up

3. My goal in life is to live well, so I die well, so I ancestor well

4. I am an animist, author, activist, animal communicator and mentor

5. I uphold the practices of community and collaboration as best I can in a society that values power-over, competition and individualism

6. I am currently writing a book about our relationship with animals from the perspective both species are sentient beings with our own agency

7. I left Minnesota, ending up in Montana because I drew a latitude line across the US bisecting Mpls/St Paul and knew I wanted to be on that line or north of it. And because I had a lovely chat with the research librarian about life in Missoula

8. Since cat Raven died in 2023, I have purposefully chosen not to live with any more animal family members

9. I have about 28 houseplants, most of them quite large and named

10. I claim my elderhood with grace, gratitude and anger, acknowledging the world is not what I was taught it was and doing my best to help create a world that is fair and equal to all sentient beings. I am learning it is possible, indeed probably natural for my anger and kindness to co-exist. My wavy, flowing hair, (pictured above), a throwback to the ‘60s, is a purposeful, conscious expression of that

11. BONUS 2 for 1! Dragons rock and I was so excited to write this I forgot to make my morning coffee!!

You can find me on Patreon, my website, Threads and Instagram.

Want To Find Out More?

In 1:1 sessions, I work with women who want to relate to the animals in their life from a new place of understanding. My areas of expertise in animal communication are facilitating:

• relationship between you and an animal

• grief, death, dying and connecting with angel animals

If you are looking for help in these areas, schedule your free, 30 minute discovery call and let’s talk.

Note: This is not a sales call, so don’t worry you’re going to be pressured into scheduling a 1:1 session or a package of sessions with me. This is so we can get to know each other, make sure we’re on the same page and your animal can ‘meet’ me. Working together in alignment and harmony with clients (human & non-human) is important to me.

My work is centered in animism and the deep, embodied knowing we all do better when ALL creatures do better. Animals and humans are kin, sentient beings with their own agency, not pets and owners. Sessions are a safe space for you both to communicate what you need each other to hear at that given time.

I am honored to accompany you and the animals on your very unique and special journey.