# Grief, Kinship, and the Animals Who Guide Us with Professional Animal Communicators

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Podcast: [The Holy Wild with Victoria Loorz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-wild-with-victoria-loorz-7236147)
Published: 2025-12-06T20:48:28+00:00
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## Resource

In this conversation, Certified Soul Level Animal Communicators and grief-intuitive coaches from The Animal Communication Collective (ACC) — Julie Hirt, Karen Dendy Smith, and Meredith Tollison —offer a vivid picture of animal communication as a soul-to-soul exchange that restores trust, deepens wholeness, and opens doorways to healing and transformation. They demystify why losing an animal often breaks us open more than losing a human, explore how animals help surface grief we have long buried, and share stories from clients who continue receiving guidance through images, humor, sensations, and inner knowing even after their animals have crossed the veil. The trio also reflect on how each of them slowly found their way back to the sacred after religious trauma, supported by magnolia trees, ocean wind, and the quiet companionship of the animals who stayed close to them. You can hear more from Julie, Karen, and Meredith on their own podcast, The Animal Communication podcast. Connect with The Animal Communicators: Website: animalcommunicationcollective.com Podcast: theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com Julie: juliehirt-intuitive.com Karen: karendendysmith.com Meredith: meredithtollison.com Mentioned in the episode: Book: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Book: Opal- The Journal of an Understanding Heart by Opal Whiteley Figure: Anna Breytenbach @ animalspirit.org Connect with the Center: Website: wildspirituality.earth Victoria's Website: victorialoorz.com Email: hello@wildspirituality.earth Linktree: linktr.ee/ctrforwildspirituality Instagram: @center_for_wild_spirituality Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 05:32 — Interview begins 06:23 — Introducing Julie 06:51 — Introducing Karen 07:45 — Introducing Meredith 08:28 — Unconditional love & authenticity 13:33…

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