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• The Spiritual Side of the Human–Animal Bond: How Pets Help Us Come Home to Ourselves w/ pet homeopath Jan Allegretti

  In this episode, I sit down with author and pet homeopath Jan Allegretti for part two of our conversation where we dive into the spiritual connection we share with our pets. Jan shares her heartfelt philosophy that every animal’s life is just as valuable as our own—and how unconditional love, the kind our pets model so effortlessly, is one of the most sacred forces we can experience.You’ll hear how pets can become our greatest spiritual teachers, why five minutes of stillness can transform your relationship with your animal, and how nature helps us metabolize stress and soften burnout. So if you’ve been craving a calm reset, light a candle, curl up with your pet, and press play 💖KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why advocacy is love in action—and how using our voice honors beings who can’t speak for themselves.✨ How stillness becomes medicine for us and our animals, deepening perception, presence, and connection.✨ Why perfection is the enemy of the good in feeding and living, and how “balance over time” creates freedom.✨ How our dogs and cats already model presence, trust, and compassion—and why mirroring them changes us.✨ Why nature helps metabolize pain and trauma, and how awe can soften the hard edges of busy modern life.✨ How simple rituals—walking, quiet sitting, mindful play—recalibrate the nervous system for both humans and animals.✨ Why the love we feel for our animals is a direct experience of the sacred—and how it heals us from the inside out.✨ How five minutes of daily silence can shift your entire relationship with your pet, your work, and yourself.✨ Why designing a life and practice that serves the healer first prevents burnout and sustains true service.✨ How choosing presence over hustle helps us “see the being in front of us” and make kinder, wiser care decisions.RESOURCES:Grab Jan Allegretti’s books 👇The Fresh and Flexible Meal PlanThe Complete Holistic Dog BookListen to the Silence: Lessons from Trees and Other Masters FOLLOW:Jan Allegretti: https://janallegretti.com/Jan Allegretti on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.allegretti/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @[email protected]@dr.lilychenSign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• From Kibble to Kitchen: How to Feed Your Pet Like Family w/ Jan Allegretti

  In this episode, I sit down with Jan Allegretti, a pioneer in holistic animal health and the author of The Fresh and Flexible Meal Plan—a book that’s rewriting the rules on pet nutrition.Jan’s approach is refreshingly simple: stop overcomplicating feeding and start applying the same common-sense principles you use for your own meals—fresh, whole foods, variety, and yes, sharing what you eat with your pets.We’re diving into why variety is the real insurance policy for nutrition and why it beats a single “complete and balanced” recipe on repeat, as well as how feeding fresh can help transform chronic health issues. If you’ve ever looked at a bag of kibble and thought, “There’s got to be a better way,” this episode is for you 💖KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why variety—not a single perfect recipe—is the real foundation of balanced nutrition.✨ How sharing your meals (just making extra of what you already cook) can make fresh feeding simple, affordable, and sustainable.✨ Why highly processed foods may be contributing to many chronic issues like itchy skin, allergies, and infections.✨ The 30–60–10 guideline Jan uses to help pet parents get started with confidence: 30–60% protein, 30–60% carbohydrates, and 10–30% fruits and vegetables.✨ Jan’s special way of transitioning pets to a fresh food diet that reduces tummy upsets. ✨ How cooking for your pets often inspires you to eat healthier too (because they make us better humans 💛).✨ Why convenience and marketing—not science—shaped the commercial pet food industry, and how to reclaim your common sense.✨ How fresh food feeding can help prevent disease, lower vet bills, and support long-term vitality.✨ The simple “nutrition boosters” Jan recommends adding like spirulina, nutritional yeast, cooked mushrooms, and fermented foods.✨ Why this isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, intuition, and trusting that good food is good food, for you and your pets.RESOURCES Grab Jan Allegretti’s books 👇The Fresh and Flexible Meal PlanThe Complete Holistic Dog BookBlogs by Jan Allegretti 👇Simple Strategies for Really Good FoodHealthy and Fresh for Dogs and Cats: What your animal family really wants for dinnerHow to Feed Dogs – SimplifiedHoliday Home Cooking for Everyone in the FamilyHuman foods your dog should avoid👇Onions, grapes/raisins, chocolate, macadamia nuts, xylitol, chicken bones, corn cobs (the corn cut off is fine), alcohol, caffeine, processed sugar (a bit of honey is okay) This list is for informational purposes only, it does not constitute veterinary recommendations. For all pets, we recommend that they work with their veterinarians closely to develop a diet plan.FOLLOW:Jan Allegretti: https://janallegretti.com/Jan Allegretti on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.allegretti/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram :  @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• Can Energetic Healing Help Pets with Cancer? Inside Bioresonance Therapy w/ Dr. Kristi Wilson

  What if healing cancer could start long before it shows up on a scan?In this episode, I sit down with integrative veterinarian and cancer survivor Dr. Kristi Wilson, DVM to explore how energy medicine and bioresonance therapy are changing what’s possible in cancer care for pets.After surviving stage 3C breast cancer, Dr. Kristi dedicated her life to finding innovative solutions to challenging cancer cases and helping pets heal by addressing the energetic signatures that often appear before disease ever manifests physically 🤯If your pet has cancer—or you simply want to understand how healing can happen on a deeper level—this episode will expand what you believe is possible ✨KEY INSIGHTS:✨ How Dr. Kristi’s own cancer journey transformed her understanding of medicine and inspired her to integrate bioresonance into veterinary care.✨ What bioresonance therapy is and how it measures the body’s energetic patterns.✨ The story of a dog with stage-4 sarcoma whose tumor vanished within six weeks after bioresonance-guided treatment.✨ Why this integrative, energy-based approach represents the next evolution of veterinary medicine—bridging compassion, science, and frequency.✨ Why every pet is a one-of-a-kind energetic snowflake—and how healing must be customized for each animal’s body, mind, and energy.✨ How trauma and emotional stress can manifest as disease in both humans and pets.✨ And a free tool any pet parent can use right now: a five-minute daily visualization practice.FOLLOW:Dr. Kristi Wilson on Instagram: @kristi_wilson_dvmDr. Kristi Wilson: https://hopehealingforanimals.com/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• AI, Telemedicine & The Future of Vet Care w/ Dr. Carla Castro, DVM

  Dr. Carla Castro is back on the podcast with a heart-forward, grounded take on something that can feel overwhelming: AI and technology in veterinary care. Together, we explore how simple tools—like AI-powered note-taking and voice capture—can lighten the mental load of record-keeping so we can show up fully present for our patients and their families.We unpack the role of telemedicine as a meaningful complement (not a replacement) to hands-on exams, the rise of pet wearables and real-time health tracking, and how “hybrid care” models can ease clinic stress while offering pet parents quicker answers.If new tech has ever felt scary to you, this episode offers a calm exploration of how it might be able to help your pet or your vet practice.KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why AI is a tool—not a replacement—and how using transcription or scribe support can free vets from endless notes so they can be more present with patients.✨ How voice-to-text apps can help you capture ideas, notes, and reminders on the go without losing valuable insights.✨ How telemedicine can complement in-person care by easing clinic pressure, supporting rechecks, and helping pet parents get faster answers.✨ How hybrid care—combining telehealth, in-clinic visits, and digital documentation—can streamline workflow and reduce decision fatigue.✨ How pet tech like health-monitoring collars and trackers can empower pet parents with real-time insights while keeping vets in the loop.✨ Why adaptation is critical in veterinary medicine and how embracing new systems can help clinics thrive.✨ Why calendar automation tools can reduce stress and decision fatigue by helping you prioritize tasks and protect personal time.✨ How technology can expand access to veterinary support globally—especially in underserved or bilingual communities.✨ Why staying curious and open to change will define the next era of compassionate, connected pet care.RESOURCES:Interested in AI? Listen to my episode with Ron Sosa on the My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog Podcast 👉 Could AI Be The Secret Tool To Smarter Pet Care Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comFOLLOW:Dr.Carla Castro: https://www.drcarlacastro.com/LinkedIn: Dr. Carla CastroInstagram: @the.carlacastroIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vetSign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips.

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• Have You Ever Noticed How Pets Mirror Their Pet Parents? Emotions, Energy & the Human–Animal Bond w/ Dr. Carla Castro, DVM

  This week, we’re exploring one of the most fascinating and incredibly helpful truths in pet care—our pets and our pet patients often mirror our own energy, stress, and emotions. I’m joined by veterinarian, coach, and human–animal bond advocate Dr. Carla Castro, who shares practical tools that both pet parents and vets can use to calm the nervous system, support their pet’s health, and create a healing environment at home and in the clinic. Dr. Carla shares a powerful story about a horse who helped her realize just how deeply our energy affects the animals around us, a moment that shaped how she approaches every pet patient. You’ll also learn how to prepare for vet visits with less anxiety, what to prioritize in short appointments, and how to build a true partnership with your veterinary team. If you’ve ever wondered why your dog or cat seems to pick up on your stress, or how to make vet visits feel calmer and more connected, this episode gives you simple tools to start 💜KEY INSIGHTS✨ How pets often mirror their humans—our stressed, worried, or calm energy directly affects theirs.✨ How simple breathing techniques like box breathing or the physiological sigh can reset your nervous system in minutes.✨ How practicing the pause and staying curious, not judgmental, helps you uncover the root of emotions.✨ How emotions are information, not identity—recognizing this helps both humans and pets heal.✨ How meditation, sound baths, and PEMF therapy are simple tools that activate your body’s natural healing state.✨ How pet parents play a vital role in veterinary care and how your questions help your vet find the right plan.✨ How preparing for appointments with clear priorities reduces stress for you, your pet, and your vet team.✨ How vets can create calmer clinics by centering themselves first and seeing each visit through the pet’s eyes.✨ And how you already hold medicine within you: your breath, awareness, and presence are where healing begins.RESOURCESFor Coaching with Dr. Carla: Email her at [email protected]. Carla Castro: https://www.drcarlacastro.com/FOLLOWDr. Carla Castro on IG: @the.carlacastro Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips

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