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We're offering a brand new service at the Integrative Pet Wellness Center, and I wanted to tell you all about it 🥳 It's like Gua Sha but for pets 💅 Paw Sha is a pioneering technique developed by Dr. Tori Countner. By gently gliding this special flat stone called a Gua...

I am excited to bring my friend Dr. Reynsen Shigemoto, a board Certified radiologist, back to perform wellness abdominal ultrasound!   This is the ultrasound you want to get while your pet is looking and feeling healthy. Here’s why  Our pets—just like their wolf and...

Hi Dianne, This week, I’ve been deeply touched by the resilience of people. In the face of devastation, I’ve witnessed so much courage, kindness, and an unwavering ability to keep moving forward. It’s been a reminder that even in the hardest moments, we find...

This has been a heavy week for Los Angeles, and my heart is with everyone affected by the devastating fires. Having called this city home for 27 years, it’s surreal and heartbreaking to see the familiar landscapes I love so deeply transformed by flames. I moved to the...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...