You’re Not Too Sensitive. You’re a Dog Parent Who Cares Too Much - And There’s a Difference
About this episode
This episode discusses the nuances of being a sensitive dog parent and reframes sensitivity as an asset rather than a flaw.
If you’ve ever been told you’re too sensitive. or if part of you wonders whether you’re too emotional to be a good dog parent, this episode is a direct answer to that. Today we’re talking about what it actually means to be a highly feeling, deeply caring dog parent, why that’s so often misread as a flaw, and what changes when you understand the difference between sensitivity as a problem and sensitivity without support. In Episode 50 of The Mindful Dog Parent, I’m sharing my own experience of being told I feel too much, and how that story got louder during Bonnie’s reactivity. This episode names the people-pleaser and fixer pattern that sits underneath a lot of dog parent overwhelm, and reframes sensitivity as an asset that needs the right container, not something to overcome. This episode is one of the most personal I’ve made. I hope it gives you something real. Main Topics What ‘too sensitive’ actually means Neither the 'sensitivity is a deficit' version nor the 'sensitivity is a superpower' version is quite right. The honest picture: sensitivity is a nervous system that processes information more deeply. In dog parenting, it creates attunement. But sensitivity without support…
People in this episode
Host: Sian Lawley-Rudd
Topics covered
- sensitivity in dog parenting
- emotional support for dog parents
- people-pleaser patterns
- caring too much
- nervous system sensitivity
Keywords
- sensitive dog parent
- dog training
- emotional well-being
- parenting styles
- reactivity in dogs
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