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When you’re feeling caught between a rock and a hard spot about how society treats animals (as animals) and how you treat them (as kin).
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
This is an encore performance, first published in 7/2023.
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper and each week you’ll hear stories and suggestions on how you can begin to dismantle your connection with colonized influences so that you can deepen your relationship with animals, moving you from ownership to true kinship, one animal at a time.
Content warning: This episode talks about death, dying & grief over cat family member Raven.
Disclaimer: Each of us experiences grief differently. What I am sharing in this episode is my personal experiences and the understandings that have come to me with the death of cat Raven. It is not meant to advise or counsel you. I am simply sharing my story with you.
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Harvard Health Publishing Neurodiversity
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Content warning: On this episode we’re covering the deathcare, death and dying of animal family members and the grief those of us left behind feel. Our guests are human Stacie Mason, angel cat Martha, with the occasional appearance of angel cat Raven.
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Episode Quotes
“My job was not to tell Martha what I thought she ‘should’ want, but listen to what she thought she wanted and needed.” ~ Stacie Mason
“I find that when you allow them to approach, your relationship is immediately off to a good start. I do my best to respect their boundaries while setting my own.” ~ Stacie Mason
“[I want people to know] how special Martha is, and what a gift our 13 years together were. We had a deep, deep connection because we both allowed it. From the beginning, she is the one who initiated that connection, and we shared a great love for one another.” ~ Stacie Mason
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
There needs to be a ceasefire and a stop to the genocides. There needs to be the delivery of medical supplies and care, life support, food, fuel and water, which is the bare minimum. You can help by contacting your representatives, amplifying palestinian and other oppressed voices on social media and following those social media creators who stand for anti-oppression liberation. You will find a couple of suggestions in the comments.
This episode dives into the connection of curiosity and true kinship.
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“LOL! That’s what our settler culture programs us to think: if I do a the natural consequence is b, and if that doesn’t happen something is wrong with me.”
“That also is colonized conditioning - tricking you into thinking it is what it is and there’s no possibility of change.”
“Acting from curiosity is one way to move in true kinship.”
“A lot of what you experience with animals is cultural programing that’s been internalized.”
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Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Content warning: This episode covers death, dying and the celebration of the dead.
On this episode we’re talking about honoring dead animal family members during this time of the thinning of the veil
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“Settler culture encourages you to always be in the light, to bring in the love and light. It infers that to be in the dark is to pull in low vibrations, but there’s light and love in honoring the dead.”
“It’s often said that the dark time brings in a thinning of the veil between worlds of the living and the dead.”
“Nature honors both light and dark. This seasonal change reminds us of the integrity of the dark.”
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Kelley Harrell, animist, author, deathwalker, and death doula
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
On this episode you hear about helping animals feel more safe and secure during Halloween celebrations by implementing true kinship.
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“Safety hazards such as candles, the frequency of a door opening and closing, indoor and outdoor decorations, excess litter on the ground - all of this can be confusing and frightening for domesticated and farm animals and wildlife.”
“Halloween is the second most common holiday for pets to get lost."
“True kinship asks you to be aware of the impact of your intentions on animals and change as necessary.”
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Halloween Facts from Pet Releaf
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper. I identify as she/they and respectfully acknowledge I am on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Salish and upper Kalispel or Pend d’Oreille People, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
In this episode I’m sharing with you a true kinship practice of taking a pause before responding so that you’re not acting from a sense of artificial urgency. You’ll hear a story from listener and past guest Deb Fate-Mental about a trail ride with her horse Dixie that clearly illustrates what can happen when you take that moment to listen, then respond.
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Episode Quotes
“That pause is the opposite of the call to urgency created by colonized culture and is therefore essential.” ~ Janet Roper
“In horse Dixie and Deb’s story, that pause kept them both safe and sound from a potentially dangerous experience.” ~ Janet Roper
“I don’t have that kind of relationship [old school horsemanship practices] with Dixie - I listen to her, she listens to me.” ~ Deb Fate-Mental
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Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper. I identify as she/they and respectfully acknowledge I am on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Salish and upper Kalispel or Pend d’Oreille People, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
This podcast gives you stories, conversations and suggestions on how you can radically reimagine your relationship with animals by freeing yourself from the inherited, colonized beliefs and assumptions we’ve all been socialized into.
In this episode you’ll hear why true kinship with animals is necessary and receive 3 practical steps to implement it into your everyday life. There’s also a story from listener Stacey about finding a name for a newly adopted cat.
If you’d like to hang out on social media can find me on Instagram @janetroper
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper. I identify as she/they and respectfully acknowledge I am on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Salish and upper Kalispel or Pend d’Oreille People, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
On this podcast you hear stories, conversations and suggestions on how you can radically reimagine your relationship with animals by freeing yourself from the inherited, colonized beliefs and assumptions we’ve all been socialized into.
This episode is a tad different from other episodes - I’m the one in the guest chair being interviewed by Nik, creator of “the open space” about how embodiment - which is body centered awareness instead of only mind centered awareness - is showing up in my work in true kinship with animals & in my life.
Nik (they/she) is a virgo sun, cancer moon & scorpio rising. After longing for more experiences of genuine connection & authentic exploration with others, Nik created "the open space" - a platform where they share their gifts as an intuitive, embodiment guide, writer & community organizer.
If you’d like to hang out on social media can find me on Instagram @janetroper
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper and on this podcast you hear stories, conversations and suggestions on how you can radically recreate your relationship with animals by freeing yourself from the inherited, colonized beliefs and assumptions we’ve all been socialized into.
In this episode you’ll learn ways you can be more interconnected with animals through true kinship that are pretty straightforward to implement in your everyday life.
I’m putting a call out for stories from listeners! Stories help us make sense of the world in a way that is memorable, understandable and relatable. We need them. What’s one of your true kinship stories you’d like to share? I’d love to hear it. Click the link below to submit it.
If you’d like to hang out on social media can find me on Twitter and Instagram @janetroper.
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Kelley Harrell Soul Intent Arts
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Welcome to True Kinship with Animals where we believe we all do better when ALL creatures do better. I’m your host Janet Roper and each week you’ll hear stories and suggestions on how you can begin to dismantle your connection with colonized influences so that you can deepen your relationship with animals, moving you from ownership to true kinship, one animal at a time.
In this episode I’m sharing my story about the 30+ years body of work I created with now deceased animal helpers dog Teddy, horse Shiloh and cat Raven. It was definitely created as a labor of love. It still is and yet it has changed now that I am doing it solo. Here’s my story of what that’s like for me.
I’m putting a call out for stories from listeners! Stories help us make sense of the world in a way that is memorable, understandable and relatable. We need them. What’s one of your true kinship stories you’d like to share? I’d love to hear it. Click the link below to submit it.
If you’d like to hang out on social media can find me on Twitter and Instagram @janetroper.
If this show resonates with you, support it by making a financial contribution at the link below. Be sure to follow so you don't miss an episode!
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