Deep Root Connections with Kara Daniels

Deep Root Connections with Kara Daniels

Author: Mind Body Spirit.fm September 29, 2025 Duration: 54:37
Kara Daniels is the founder of Deep Root Connections—an earth‑centered initiative focused on animal and nature communication, energy healing, and spiritual land connection. As a master gardener and hobby‑farm caretaker, she rescues and co‑lives with animals, weaving their voices into her work. Kara’s journey began in interspecies communication and expanded into tree, land, and spirit‑guardian dialogues, helping others attune to the unseen intelligence of nature. She leads workshops, classes, and offers services including wildlife consultations, land‑clearing, and animal communication sessions. Her approach is to “instill a deep connection of place through body, mind, soul and spirit,” fostering harmony between humans, Earth, and the broad intelligence of the natural world. We’ve followed her on Instagram for many years now - always inspired by how a rock or a being from the unseen will get her attention. And we’re so excited to have a chance to talk with her on this week’s episode. Our Season Finale is coming soon and we want you to be a part of it! Submit your questions to us and we’ll try to answer them on the last episode of the season. Email us at info@theanimalcommunicationpodcast.com or use the Open Mic feature on the MindBodySpirit.fm app to leave a voice message.  Do YOU want to be an animal communicator or learn more about Soul Level Intuitive Coaching®? Check out the new classes and Be Open Community offered by our teacher, Danielle MacKinnon. It’s a great place to learn Energy Management, trusting yourself and even how to do the inner work we mention in this episode.  YOUR HOSTS Julie is a Certified Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Certified Heart Animal Soul Professional Communicator, Certified Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Certified Spirit Animal Sacred Alchemy Practitioner and Certified Trauma-Informed Grief Coach. She writes the column “Trust the Animals” on Substack and is a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.juliehirt-intuitive.com/ Karen is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Pangu Shengong (qigong) Instructor and Energy Healer. She is an End-of-life Companion Animal Doula through the UVM certificate program and a teaching assistant for the Danielle MacKinnon School. She is also on the board of NicaLove Animal Rescue and the Founder and a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.karendendysmith.com/ Meredith is a Soul Level Animal Communicator®, Soul Level Intuitive Coach®, Let Animals Lead® Animal Reiki Practitioner, and certified dog trainer with a focus on behavior modification and positive reinforcement. She is also a Director of The Animal Communication Collective®. Find out more about her at her website: https://www.meredithtollison.com/ You can find all of our episodes at MindBodySpirit.fm. Reach out to us with questions or comments via the Contact Us form on our website. And learn more about the fundraising work Karen, Meredith and Julie do with The Animal Communication Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wondered what your pet is really thinking, or why a bird outside your window seems to pause just for you? The Animal Communication Podcast offers a rare window into those questions, guided by three experienced practitioners: Julie Hirt, Karen Dendy Smith, and Meredith Tollison. This isn't about training tips, but about connection. Each episode is built on their work as Soul Level Animal Communicators®, where they share candid stories and conversations that bridge our human world with the inner lives of animals. You'll hear them explore everyday mysteries-from puzzling behaviors and health concerns to the pure joy of play-as recounted by the animals themselves, both those sharing our homes and those in spirit. It’s a gentle, often surprising journey that redefines our relationship with all creatures, making it a unique listen for families, pet lovers, and anyone curious about the spiritual bonds we share. Presented by Mind Body Spirit.fm, this podcast invites you to slow down and listen in a whole new way.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 95

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Podcast Episodes
What is Soul Level Intuitive Coaching? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:30
Meredith leads a conversation with Karen and Julie on another service they all offer - one that the animals led them to - Soul Level Intuitive Coaching. In this discussion, you’ll hear how our three co-hosts met their gu…
Giving Animals Voice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:20
This week, our guests are Denise Nestel and Christine Noble Seller, Directors of Giving Animals Voice, a ground-breaking organization that is making animal communication a resource widely available to shelters, rescues,…
Where Animal Communication Has Led Us [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:37
Meredith leads a conversation with Karen and Julie to find out how their work in Animal Communication has evolved, where they get their inspiration and what other doors have opened for them. Do YOU want to be an animal c…
Listener Questions, Vol. 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:16
Julie, Karen, and Meredith answer more of your awesome questions such as can a pet’s soul lesson be cut short, pets in-spirit expressing sadness, what kind of “spirit-coaching” team do our pets have and how often the thr…
Body Mapping and Medical Intuition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:04
Karen leads a conversation with Meredith and Julie about what Body Mapping is, how it is used in an Animal Communication session. and how all three co-host's abilities have grown since using it. Do YOU want to be an anim…
Our Take On The Telepathy Tapes Podcast [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:40
In this episode, Meredith leads Karen and Julie on a discussion about our favorite podcast, The Telepathy Tapes. If you haven’t heard of this show yet, we recommend listening to it. In fact, many animals with whom we’re…
Pet Loss with Mindy Meiering [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:19
Mindy Meiering is the author of the Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss Deck, a helpful tool Julie, Karen, and Meredith use in their Soul Level Animal Communication® sessions. Mindy is also a licensed therapist, life coach, and mind…
Cat Emotional Wellbeing with Julie-Anne Heart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:42
Julie-Anne Heart is a Soul Activator for cat guardians, an empath, author, cat mum and behaviorist. She has worked with cats for 20 years and founded Naturally Cats to provide holistic help for cats and their guardians.…
Build Your Intuition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:13
In this episode, we dive into a question we hear all the time: How do I build my own intuition? Many people feel like they aren't intuitive, but the truth is — we all are, and it can feel very different for each of us. W…
How to Trust the Animals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:00
In this episode, Julie, Karen, and Meredith chat about what it really means to trust animals during communication. They swap stories about their own pets, share some laughs over the quirky ways animals send messages, and…