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A Journey of Fostering: Love, Loss, and Lessons

In this episode of the Soul Touched by Dogs Podcast, I engage in a heartfelt and enlightening conversation with Cindy, a passionate dog lover and rescuer, living near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cindy shares her deeply personal journey of coming into the world of dog fostering, starting with her accidental adoption of a dog named Snuka during college.

We explore the emotional rollercoaster that fostering can be, as Cindy recounts her family’s experiences in dealing with the Grief of losing a pet and the therapeutic role fostering new dogs played in their lives.

Cindy discusses how her family navigated fostering challenges, the impact of adopting pets after experiencing loss, and the bittersweet journey of letting go.

She provides insight into the fostering process, its emotional demands, and the lessons learned in balancing family life with fostering responsibilities.

Cindy also shares details about her newsletter ‘Like People, Like Pets’ on Substack, aiming to inspire potential fosters and adopters by showcasing the enriching symbiotic Relationships between humans and pets. Tune in to hear how fostering can teach valuable life lessons and foster family bonds, even through tumultuous times.

00:00 Welcome to the Soul Touched by Dogs Podcast
00:24 Meet Cindy: A Passionate Dog Lover
01:42 Cindy’s Journey with Dogs
04:57 The Challenges and Joys of Fostering
09:24 The Emotional Impact of Fostering
11:56 Insights on Fostering and Adoption
22:51 Connecting with Cindy and Final Thoughts

To find out more and connect with Cindy:

Website: https://cindyojczyk.substack.com/

Bio: Cindy Ojczyk muses about the parallels between people and pets in her weekly newsletter, Like People, Like Pets, at cindyojczyk.substack.com. She lives with her husband in Minnesota, U.S, two rescue pets, and a revolving door of foster animals. Her two adult children live independently with their own menageries.

Social media links: / cindyocheck 
  / cindy.ojczyk 
 

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Anke Herrmann Soul Touched by Dogs

Anke Herrmann is the creator of Soul Touched by Dogs, a podcast, virtual event &
community platform to celebrate the human-canine connection and advocate for holistic
approaches to canine health and education.

She is on a mission to educate people to see dogs not just as pets, certainly not as fashion accessories, toys for the kids, or tools, but as soulful beings, finely tuned into your emotions, wise teachers worth our respect and care. In her ideal world, every dog has the loving home it deserves.

Originally from Germany, she lives in the south of Spain. When she's not talking about dogs,
she is a multi-passionate coach and online tech expert helping coaches and educators build
Boutique Businesses offering freedom and ease without scaling the soul out of it. She's the
author of Taming the Tech Monster.

Find her at soultouchedbydogs.com or ankeherrmann.com