Julie Naismith

Episode 085 / 10th March 2023

085 What to Do When Your Dog Can’t Be Alone, But Is Dog and People Reactive Too

Having a dog who can’t be left is hard enough. But for some dogs, being around strange people or dogs is also a challenge.

When this happens, it can feel like your options for managing alone-time are almost non-existent.

But there are strategies you can employ to make this work for you. If you’re feeling like there’s no hope for you and your dog, make sure you give this episode a listen!

Episode 72 / 17th June 2022

72 How To Stop the Feeling that Training is Taking Over Your Life

Does it sometimes feel like separation anxiety training is taking over your life? So much so that you sometimes feel like it’s all you do?

If this sounds like you then check-out my super practical tips for making separation anxiety training fit your life, not be your whole life.

Episode 68 / 20th March 2022

068 3 Strategies for Self-Compassion with Christal Allen-Harrahill

When we see war and devastation in the news everyday it can be easy to think that our problems don’t matter. But someone else’s suffering doesn’t make your situation magically okay.
That’s why in this episode, I chatted with Certified Life Coach, Christal Allen-Harrahill and asked her to share her tips for dealing with our own emotions while processing the disasters we see unfold around the world.

Episode 67 / 13th March 2022

4 Separation Anxiety Notions You Need To Reject

Sadly, we are fed a huge volume of incorrect advice about separation anxiety. When we get bombarded with information, we start to believe what we are told, whether that information is fact-based or not.

That’s why, in this episode, I go through four of the most commonly-held beliefs that we need to reject.

Episode 65 / 8th January 2022

Which Way Would Dogs Vote?

No dog ever voted for being left home alone. But we can give them choice during separation anxiety training.

Let’s dive into what that choice looks like and explore tips for how to introduce choice into the separation anxiety training you do with your dog.