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Your pet is family, and Integrative Pet Wellness Center exists to help them live a longer, happier life by your side. Get to know us a little more through our blogs, where we talk about various aspects of pet care, practical information, and our stories and updates!

A Peek Inside My Personal Diary

A Peek Inside My Personal Diary

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 Yesterday, after returning from my daughter’s basketball practice, I was greeted by the most breathtaking sunset. 🌅 Everywhere I looked, the sky was painted in soft pastels of purple, pink, and orange, swirling together in a 360-degree masterpiece....

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And… that’s a wrap. 🌷🌷

And… that’s a wrap. 🌷🌷

How has your holiday season been so far? 🎄✨ For me, the end of the year is usually a time to slow down—avoiding the holiday travel madness, skipping long lines, and savoring the small joys like hot cocoa and cozy movie nights with the family. 🍫📽️ This year, we...

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🎄 A Pet And Me Meditation – Just for you!

🎄 A Pet And Me Meditation – Just for you!

This week, as we approach Christmas, I recorded a podcast episode that is just right for the holiday season. It’s all about Mistletoe therapy—a fascinating integrative approach for pets—and, for the holidays, I included a special “Pet and Me” meditation session. 🩷 The...

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And… that’s a wrap. 🌷🌷

🎄My christmas confession

Tell me this has happened to you too? 🤦‍♀️ It was December 23rd 2024 and I had not bought my husband a gift. There I was scrolling through Amazon thanking the Universe for same day shipping. I settled on new running shoes I knew he wanted but he thought were a bit...

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Less challenges?

Less challenges?

I read something recently that made a lot of sense to me. I wonder if it will for you too?  So apparently throughout history the world goes through seasons–I'm not talking about the spring, summer, fall, winter we experience each year.  I'm talking about seasons we go...

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Finding clarity – your Ikigai💜

Finding clarity – your Ikigai💜

Hello, friends! I touched down in sunny Los Angeles today, greeted by a perfect 70-degree day ☀️. As much as I adore traveling, there’s something so grounding about being back home 🏡. Oh, and guess what, besides the bunnies my daughter packed on the trip, she brought...

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Off to Japan… ✈️

Off to Japan… ✈️

How many stuffed toys does one really need to take to Japan? That’s the debate my daughter Lila and I are having tonight as we pack.  She handed me a bunny. 🐰 Then another.  Okay, two bunnies. We can agree on that. It’s wild to think that tomorrow we’ll be on a plane...

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A gentler experience for cancer pets 💜

A gentler experience for cancer pets 💜

An unmistakable BARK announced Sophie's presence.  The little Havapoo with a very big bark always lets us know when she has arrived.  I went to the door to greet her. "Good morning, Sophie!".  She gave me a lick on my hand and scampered off to her room–she knows...

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Has your pet been exposed to glyphosate? 🐶

Has your pet been exposed to glyphosate? 🐶

Watching the Kiss the Ground documentary, which was all about how we can heal our soil, I was struck by how, as a society, we've normalized using chemicals like glyphosate aka Roundup 🌱 When we spray Roundup on wheat to get rid of weeds-both the wheat and the weeds...

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💖 To all the pets who fought Cancer…

💖 To all the pets who fought Cancer…

Hello, beautiful friends and family, I'll be honest with you: my heart feels a bit heavier this week. We lost a sweet patient, Biscuit, to cancer. It never gets any easier. After 18 years, you’d think I’d get used to the losses, but every single one touches me deeply....

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