Seeking Wonder: Practical Spirituality for Creatives Dani Fankhauser | Writer & Meditation Teacher

“This is a thing?!” Sometimes, just knowing animal communication is possible is incentive enough to book a session for your pet. The reasons people seek out an animal communicator fall on a wide spectrum, and the information that comes through is even more wild and curious: relationship tips, pregnancy prophecies, and more. 

Our guest, Olivia LaBarre, is a New York-based animal communicator and Reiki practitioner who also offers end-of-life support for pets, and pet loss bereavement for humans. She's also a writer, editor, artist, and uses she/her or they/them pronouns.

In this episode: 


What is Reiki, and how it works for animals vs. humans
Reiki as a support during medical treatment or end-of-life transitions
Reasons people seek out animal communication for their pets
The top questions Olivia recommends you ask your pet
That one time Olivia solved a horse murder
Olivia’s intuition backstory (TW: dog attack 38:33-39:15)
Brilliant tips and practices for learning to talk to your pet

Connect with Olivia: 

Website: olivialabarre.com

Instagram: @olivia_labarre 

Connect with me: 

Website: danifankhauser.com

Instagram: @danifankhauser

Affiliate links for programs I love:


Lotus Lantern intuitive gift training: ABC Collection 
The Path: Meditation Teacher Training
To Be Magnetic: Follow this link and use my code DANI8904 for 15% off!

Read my short story, “Dog Deities”:

Website: dogdeities.com 

Get ebook on Kindle

Dani shares her evolving thoughts and perspective on reincarnation, and how our animals fit into the mix.

What about you? I love nerding out about this. DM me on Instagram @danifankhauser or email me: hello@danifankhauser.com.

Stay tuned for next week’s episode for a deeper dive into pet loss and transitions.

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If your first thought was that animal communication doesn't exactly sound science-based, you wouldn't be alone.



This week's guest combined her drive for a purposeful career with her academic roots to become a pioneer in the field of animal communication research. She set aside her own initial doubts and put on her researcher hat to find out.



This interview absolutely blew my mind! There's already so much work underway in understanding and making practical use of animal communication, on both small and large scales.



Avantika Mathur is an academic researcher with a master of science in Global Health, co-host of the Animals & Us podcast, and is currently completing a research fellowship focused on Intuitive Interspecies Communication. She's a trailblazer in this space, both in coordinating events and editing for academic journals on the topic.



Learn more about the podcast here: ⁠dogdeities.com



In this episode: 


Avantika's career pivot into studying animal communication
Adoption story of her first dog, Simba
The current academic research around animal communication
What humans can learn from animals, and their perception of us and our contributions to the globe (!!)
How intuitive interspecies communication (IIC) can help address major global issues like climate change, without fear or shame tactics



Mentioned in the episode:

Soul of the Wild: Intimate Messages from the Hearts and Souls of Elephants and Whales by Dr. Barbara Shor



Connect with Avantika: 

Podcast: Animals & Us

Instagram: @avantikamathur_



Connect with me: 

Website: ⁠danifankhauser.com⁠

Instagram: @⁠danifankhauser⁠



Affiliate links for programs I love:

Lotus Lantern intuitive gift training: ⁠ABC Collection⁠ 

The Path: ⁠Meditation Teacher Training⁠

To Be Magnetic: Follow ⁠this link⁠ and use my code DANI8904 for 15% off!



Read my short story, “Dog Deities”:

Website: ⁠dogdeities.com⁠ 

Get ebook on ⁠Kindle⁠

Dani shares a minisode on the format and release schedule of the show, the impact and messages coming in already since launch, and tips on choosing an animal communicator to work with you and your pet. Please leave a rating and review! Get Dani’s intuition guide: https//www.danifankhauser.com/intuition-guide and send your questions and comments about what you want to hear on the show to hello@danifankhauser.com.

Dogs are souls. Anyone who's had a dog soulmate knows this! But do dogs have a soul purpose? Can we know what it is?



It turns out, your dog's soul purpose may be more relevant to you than you think! They may have dropped into your life specifically so you can help each other grow. This is just one part of the wisdom our dogs have to share with us.



Our guest is intuitive coach Jamie Wozny. I hired Jamie for Bambi’s first animal communication session! She has a gift for helping people connect with their soul purpose, works with celebrity and corporate clients, and offers 1:1 mentorships, group coaching, online courses, corporate sessions and much more. 



Learn more about the podcast here: dogdeities.com



In this episode: 

1:50 - How Jamie learned she had intuitive gifts

7:55 - Jamie’s soulmate connection and adoption story with her current dog, Hobbes

18:45 - How dogs mirror us and Jamie's new program

23:45 - Common questions people ask their pets, and dog stories from Jamie's work

34:15 - Tips for communicating with your dog

36:10 - Jamie's llama story

39:15 - What pets want us to know and a trick for finding your soul purpose via your pet!



Connect with Jamie: 

Website: jamiewozny.com

Instagram: @jamiewozny 

Her animal offerings: jamiewozny.com/animals

Join Jamie’s April 14 online event to support shelter animals! Get your ticket



Connect with me: 

Website: danifankhauser.com

Instagram: @danifankhauser



Affiliate links for programs I love:

Lotus Lantern intuitive gift training: ABC Collection 

The Path: Meditation Teacher Training

To Be Magnetic: Follow this link and use my code DANI8904 for 15% off!



Read my short story, “Dog Deities”:

Website: dogdeities.com 

Get ebook on Kindle

If you've been following this podcast for awhile, you might remember season 1, an exploration of religion and intimacy that was a companion to my memoir, Shameless.

Now I'm back with season 2! Spirit Doggies explores the spiritual connection between dogs and humans, featuring interviews with animal communicators and more. I'm releasing these episodes as a companion to my short story, "Dog Deities," about an alternate reality Brooklyn where people idolize their dogs.

Learn more at dogdeities.com

Be sure to subscribe and leave a review, and text this episode link to your friends who want to better understand their doggie friends!!