I've really been looking forward to sharing this conversation with you. Billie Groom is a phenomenal person: an adventurer, traveler, innovator, author, podcaster and the best advocate animals could wish for. She's also a boxing fan. You can understand why I refer to her as my new best friend! She developed UPWARD Dogology - a canine behavioral methodology grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and has dedicated her career to working with challenging dogs and/or dogs from disadvantaged backgrounds. Billie shares how a devastating childhood tragedy paved the path for her mission in life. In her 30+ year career she has rescued, rehabilitated and re-homed hundreds of dogs. Whether you're an animal lover or a lover of genuinely inspiring people, I'm sure you'll appreciate this episode. Enjoy!

Learn more about/connect with Billie here:

Website: https://www.upwarddogology.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiegroom/ Dog Training DisrUPted Podcast: https://dogtrainingdisruptedupwarddogology.buzzsprout.com/

Find her book here: "The Art of Urban People With Adopted and Rescued Dogs Methodology: Rescued Dogs: The Misunderstood Breed" https://www.amazon.com/Billie-Groom/e/B08SHNHJ1Z?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000

The world needs more people doing work like Elaine Pardi. She is a great example of someone who took her natural skills and talents and started a "pro-bono project" helping both people and animals.

Her passion for "Animals Connect Everyone" is palpable, and you'll hear the story of how this project got started. We talk about the loss of her parents and her beloved dog, Lily. We also discuss her 20-year career in nursing and then PR. Elaine is an advocate for the special bond between people and animals, for meditation with animals (specifically Michael O'Brien on Insight Timer) and simply enjoying interactions with animals.

Since she lives in Minnesota, we of course talk about the MN Vikings and her other favorite teams the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Connect with Elaine and learn more about Animals Connect Everyone, here:

https://animalsconnecteveryone.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AnimalsConnectEveryone https://www.instagram.com/animals.connect.everyone/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-pardi-8691711a/

Jovanitha is an absolute joy to talk to. Her positivity and energy radiates. She shares her story about growing up in Mauritius and the moving to France, her time working as a human rights lawyer, and then the near death experience that changed her outlook and mission in life. She is now a full-time artist, passionate about Pop Art and obsessed with painting murals.... We also geek out over the awesome experience of visiting La Sagrada Familia, and talk about life in France, socialism and the French value systems. Jovanitha's work instantly grabbed my attention when I happened to see it on Instagram, and after meeting the artist, I understand why.

Find Jovanitha's work here: https://jovanitha.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jovanitha_oilartist/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyousArtworks