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The Human-Animal Connection 90 Animal Messengers in Our Lives

  1. The Human-Animal Connection 90 Animal Messengers in Our Lives Pet Life Radio 33:32

How are animals messengers in our lives? What are they trying to tell us—about themselves, and about us? In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Banks, a highly sought-after intuitive channel who helps people connect at the soul level with animals, loved ones on the other side, plants, and spirit guides. Stephanie’s work is grounded not only in spiritual insight but in deep compassion born from lived experience. Her journey into Soul Communication began early, while caring for her mother who had dementia. As her mother’s ability to communicate faded, Stephanie became determined to find another way to stay connected—beyond words. That devotion opened a profound spiritual channel and ultimately expanded into the work she now does with all beings. When clients come to her with concerns about an animal’s behavior, Stephanie doesn’t ask, “How do we fix this?” She asks the animal’s soul:”What is going on for you?” or “What are you trying to express?” or “What do you need that hasn’t been seen or heard?”

We also explore one of the most tender and challenging questions animal guardians face: How do you know when it may be time for your animal to transition? These soul-level conversations don’t just resolve behavior issues—they restore harmony in the home and remind us of something deeply reassuring: At the soul level, communication is always possible. Truth is always accessible. Love is never lost.

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Genie Joseph Genie Joseph, PhD

Genie Joseph, PhD, is the Executive Director of The Human-Animal Connection, a 501c3 organization dedicated to bringing people and animals together for the benefit of both. The Human-Animal Connection offers free therapy dog visits to veterans, Active Duty, Health Care Providers, and anyone experiencing stress in the field of Service to Others. Canines Teach Compassion is our high school program with therapy dogs that reduces stress by over 60% in just one hour of structured interaction. We also offer educational classes and zoom sessions to help people deepen their connection to animals, increase empathy, and facilitate cross-species communication. Genie is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and creator of The Act Resilient Method and author of the book by that same name. Act Resilient, which works with Therapy Animals, has been presented to over 4,000 Service Members and their families, and for this work, she was given President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award. And her team at Tripler Army Medical Center was given a National Award for Workplace Resilience from the American Psychological Association. She is a dog trainer, Animal Chaplain, and Animal Communicator and volunteers at various animal rescues and shelter, and shares her life with two miniature therapy Donkeys, Rosie and Lilly, and her rescue therapy dogs, Sophia, Harry, and Bailey, who have brought smiles to many humans.