This Week.
It's Friday.
This week I worked with three clients and their beloved pets.
A young cat whose stomach hasn’t been quite right. A dog whose eyes are diminishing — and whose back legs and hips are showing signs of hip dysplasia and pain. A young pet who has needed blood transfusions just to make it through.
And then there are the pets whose owners have been told everything looks fine. But something still feels off. That nagging feeling that there’s more to the picture than the last vet visit showed.
Their people are showing up. Every single day. Because that’s what you do.
This week, we lost two dear friends. One was 55. The other was 82. And then tonight, another dear friend called from a hospital bed to tell me he’s back in.
I know what it’s like to be in a hospital. IVs in both arms, veins starting to collapse, doctors talking about putting in a port. I’d joke with the nurses about how they were making it difficult to work — because when you’re a small business owner, you do what you have to do to keep a dream alive.
By all accounts, I shouldn’t be here today. But I am. In large part because a few doctors were willing to look at things differently. To try something else. To say — let’s look at this from another angle.
That changed everything.
And in the middle of all of it — the grief, the hospital calls, the hard conversations — our pets are right there.
Loyal. True. By our side.
They don’t know about the business. They don’t know about the losses. They just know you.
They always show up.
Callie laid with her dad until the very end. Stayed right beside him. That’s what our animals do. They show up in ways that most humans can’t — without agenda, without hesitation, without ever needing to be asked.
I’ve always cared for pets. Long before it became a small business, long before the certifications and the coaching. It’s just who I am.
But those hospital rooms taught me something I carry with me every day. A different lens can change an outcome. Sometimes all it takes is one person willing to ask a different question.
Your pet deserves that same willingness. Someone who will look at the full picture, ask the questions that haven’t been asked, and build a plan around your specific animal — not a generic protocol.
That’s what this session is.
The Ask.
Would you consider becoming one of the founding 100?
The founding membership is $100 a year. One dollar more than annual. But what comes with it is the part that matters.
Every founding member receives a complimentary Integrative Pet Health Coaching session.
Before we connect, I want to see everything you have available — labs, imaging, bloodwork, medical reports from your veterinarian, what you’re currently feeding, what a typical day looks like, what you notice, what concerns you. Then I get to work. I build a personalized guide around your specific animal. We schedule a time to connect — video or phone — and walk through everything together.
Not just to live longer. To thrive.
That session is valued at $350. It’s included with your founding membership.
Not ready to go paid?
If you know someone who is carrying a lot right now — someone whose pet isn’t feeling their best, someone who needs a different perspective on their animal’s health — you can gift them a free month.
Send them in.
It’s Friday. The week has been a lot.
Hold your people close. Hold your pets closer.
They always show up.
— Jenn
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