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Listen here on the page and also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and wherever else podcasts are found.
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Thriving people have more bandwidth to care for other beings, including dogs. This podcast isn't just about dogs, but it's in line with my mission to make the world safer and more pleasant for dogs.
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Diamond members: thanks for helping to make this podcast possible! [Learn more about membership].
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We start the conversations excavating gems of wisdom these experts in their field are keen to share (their life’s work) and then we will dig into the experience of the dog(s) in their lives.
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I respond to any behavior questions that podcasts guests have and together we spark leaps of compassionate intuition, connecting the dots between how we help dogs thrive and how people can thrive, too.
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Want to nominate an inspiring, inquisitive, open-hearted person (with a dog) for the podcast? Select the podcast guest proposal option on our contact form.
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May you know you are loved. May you be safe. May you live a life of meaning and purpose. ❤️🦋🙏🌈
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We also have a Library Pass which lets you stream this course and a lot of other pre recorded content. Find out more on the Library Pass Page.
Podcast: The Lesson is Love
Dogs have a lot to teach us about authentic connection and love, and so do our guests! This podcast explores universal kinship and the experience of dogs in our care with inspiring, big-hearted changemakers.
I have to confess...dogs used to be my favorite species, but the quest to understand behavior has led me to realize that I also really love humans!
We are more similar than we are different. We need belonging, safety, and satisfaction. And yet our unique experiences can teach aspects of love that we would never comprehend if we were all the same. Over and over, the lesson is Love.
I interview passionate community builders who express their love for humanity by sharing what they know about how to thrive. That includes songwriters, actors, authors, psychologists, sex coaches, activists, biologists, and more. I do have one restriction, though: every guest must have a dog, so we can geek out and tie things into dog behavior.
Life, in all of it's complexity and messiness, is an opportunity to learn about connecting to others on a being-to-being level. We are are all doing the best we can with the information we have. We learn by being vulnerable and honest, circling back to do better next time. Learning is in our DNA. We are all worthy of Love.
I’m talking big “L” Love, unconditional awareness of kinship that filters through every aspect of our human experience. The kind of love where we want every being to thrive, and do what we can to empower happiness and end suffering for all. The kind of love where we share our 'mistakes' so we can all learn.
Explore how each of us can dissolve barriers to authentic connection between people, dogs, and other beings. Wisdom weaves through people in ways we might not expect. We invite your curious mind to come play in this new space.
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To learn more about the guests, click "Listen on Podbean" or one of the icons below for other podcast platforms.
Click an episode to play. Please note that we do cover mature themes. If you are finding yourself affected, we invite you to pause and breathe at any time.
Dive Deeper Into Each Episode
Find more information about the guests and the show notes for each episode.
- Episode 1: Emotional Balance is as Easy as Riding a Unicycle | David Wilcox
- Episode 2: It’s OK to Not Know (Yet) | Justin Farren
- Episode 3: Practicing Grief and Practicing Pleasure | Alexandra ”Ahlay” Blakely
- Episode 4: How To Be With Every Part of Yourself | Karen Faith
- Episode 5: Collective Culture, Systems Change and Choosing Ourselves | Lisa Moreno
- Episode 6: Tapping, Embodied Healing Practices, and The Value of Re-Membering | Damon Silas
- Episode 7: Tender Touch, Practice vs Performance, and The Skill of Tracking | Aaron Johnson
- Episode 8: Feeling Into the Possibility of a Different World | Shireen Amini
Podcast Hosts
Dog Trainer, Author, Singer-Songwriter
Grisha Stewart MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP
I'm fascinated by animal behavior (including humans), somatic awareness, spirituality, psychology. My work is directed at wholehearted living for all beings, including dogs with a history of aggression, frustration, or fear as well as puppies and my other favorite species: humans.
My Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT 2.0 book and BAT 3.0) is used worldwide to help dogs gain confidence and social skills. Well over 200,000 people have learned about BAT so far.
Diane Redding and I co-host a podcast called The Lesson is Love.
As an outgoing introvert, I refresh my batteries by singing, expressing grief in community, and savoring life with my husband (Tom), Labrador (Joey), cat (Garbanzo aka "Adventure Kitty" and "Baby Panther"), and Little Brown Dog (Zuki). I identify as a queer (pansexual), neurodiverse, middle age, white, raised in poverty and now of middle class, and US citizen, spiritual non-Christian leaning toward neo-Druid (but raised in Christian culture). My pronouns are she/her. I am still wrestling with living on the stolen river watershed of the Siuslaw people, who are part of the CTCLUSI.
Social Media Coordinator
Diane Redding (they/them)
Diane is also a doula in training for various life transitions including birth, death and gender exploration. As someone who has witnessed and experienced the struggle of navigating the manifestations of multiple systems of oppression, they are are dedicated to offering low-access-barrier support to marginalized communities, especially people of color who hold other marginalized identities.
Diane holds many identities but most notably is a mixed Black and white, queer, nonbinary, and neurodivergent human.
"How do we tame this status quo that lulls us into accepting the things that divide us and keeps us from our own holy longing for the mutuality of kinship--a sure and certain sense that we belong to each other?"
Gregory Boyle
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“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, there will be peace.”
- Jimi Hendrix