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The Art of Loving a Soul Dog (or Heart Dog)
The Art of Loving a Soul Dog (or Heart Dog)
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As a professional writer of 30-some years, words and phrases carry a lot of meaning for me. When I see one I don't know, I rush to look it up. Find out more about what it means, how it should be used.
My husband and I have an unending squabble. I say "six of one, half a dozen of another," while he claims to should be "six to one, half a dozen to another." Same difference, I say, but he insists on correcting me whenever I say my version.
(Feel free to let me know in the comments which one you think it is.)
In any case, I've been over the last year or so really wondering what the terms "soul dog" and "heart dog" mean. I knew Shep was my soulmate from that
one very special moment we shared in the Rocky Mountains when he changed my life.
I called him my heart dog.
Then Bella came along and after nine years of being together I feel my heart growing bigger and bigger every time I look at her.
Is she my heart dog now? What happens to Shep?
Then I heard the term "soul dog," and I thought, "Well, maybe Shep is my soul dog and Bella is my heart dog."
But what happens when Bella is gone? Do I get a catchy new phrase for the next love of my life? Do we get to have two soul dogs or three heart dogs?
And what the hell does "soul dog" and "heart dog" mean anyway?
And … here's the big one … are we doing a disservice to our past loves and our future loves by latching onto these terms?
I knew precisely whom I needed to help me answer these questions: my friend and mentor, Coleen Ellis, founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, which helps pet care-related professionals better support their clients in grief, and our guest on Episode 10, The Art of Making Memories.
What to Listen For
5:51 How many heart dogs can you have?
11:27 The power of reframing your thoughts
14:23 Guilt and grief often walk through the door together
22:34 Planning for the end gives us time to say "how can I make it perfect?"
31:40 We each have our own way of defining "heart dog"
Find Coleen
Two Hearts Pet Loss Center
Coleen Rocks
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My husband and I have an unending squabble. I say "six of one, half a dozen of another," while he claims to should be "six to one, half a dozen to another." Same difference, I say, but he insists on correcting me whenever I say my version.
(Feel free to let me know in the comments which one you think it is.)
In any case, I've been over the last year or so really wondering what the terms "soul dog" and "heart dog" mean. I knew Shep was my soulmate from that
one very special moment we shared in the Rocky Mountains when he changed my life.
I called him my heart dog.
Then Bella came along and after nine years of being together I feel my heart growing bigger and bigger every time I look at her.
Is she my heart dog now? What happens to Shep?
Then I heard the term "soul dog," and I thought, "Well, maybe Shep is my soul dog and Bella is my heart dog."
But what happens when Bella is gone? Do I get a catchy new phrase for the next love of my life? Do we get to have two soul dogs or three heart dogs?
And what the hell does "soul dog" and "heart dog" mean anyway?
And … here's the big one … are we doing a disservice to our past loves and our future loves by latching onto these terms?
I knew precisely whom I needed to help me answer these questions: my friend and mentor, Coleen Ellis, founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, which helps pet care-related professionals better support their clients in grief, and our guest on Episode 10, The Art of Making Memories.
What to Listen For
5:51 How many heart dogs can you have?
11:27 The power of reframing your thoughts
14:23 Guilt and grief often walk through the door together
22:34 Planning for the end gives us time to say "how can I make it perfect?"
31:40 We each have our own way of defining "heart dog"
Find Coleen
Two Hearts Pet Loss Center
Coleen Rocks
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onelastnetwork/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onelastnetwork/support
Released:
May 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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