Marilyn Mele
Founder & Creator of The Four Pillars of Resilience.
Mentor & Coach to caregivers of sensitive, traumatized, and anxious dogs.
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In 7 Days, discover the secret to resilience for the sensitive dogs you love, so they can live the joyful, resilient lives they deserve!
Discover the Gentle Framework for Sensitive & Traumatized Dogs Waiting for You Inside Awaken Your Dog's Courageous Heart 7-Day Workshop
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The Framework
The Four Pillars of Resilience
Nature heals from the inside first.
Releasing stress from the physical body makes space for healing the emotions.
Movement calms the body with an inner sense of agency and safety.
Mobility empowers animals to survive and thrive.
Predictable patterns build confidence and trust.
Repeating patterns of security rewires the nervous system for recovery.
Attunement integrates The Four Pillars of Resilience, empowering regulation, emotional security, and confidence.
Attunement is expressed through unconditional presence and unattached listening.
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Get started today with Awaken Your Dog's Courageous Heart: A 7-Day Self-Paced Workshop designed exclusively for caregivers of sensitive dogs. Start your dog's recovery with The Four Pillars of Resilience.
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The Dog's Emotional Well-Being is more important than training.
What do your anxious, sensitive, or traumatized dogs really need?
If you're listening, dogs tell you what they need in order to overcome their fears:
They need to feel heard and acknowledged, safe and loved, and free to make choices without fear.
When you accept your dogs where they are, you can gently lead them to emotional safety with Compassion, Understanding, and Attunement.
Warmly,
Marilyn
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Marilyn has helped us work through two challenges: reactive barking at people walking by/coming to our house, and stress disengagement in the agility ring. With Marilyn's guidance, we have made great progress in both areas. Life is so much more fun without all that stress.
Wendy Carey & Amber
You are the best person to lead your dog to recovery. No one is better qualified than you to give your dog the emotional support that leads to a healing transformation.
Predictability helps anxious dogs feel safe.
Anxious dogs have trouble adapting to unfamiliar people and events. They relate more easily to a trusted person in a low-stimulation environment.
Therefore, you are the best person to lead your dog from stress to calm when you have the knowledge and skill set to make that happen.
A trauma-informed approach evolves gradually.
Healing trauma takes time. Learn to read your dog's signals and prevent problems before they happen.
You understand that "problems" are expressions of unmet physical, mental, or emotional needs.
Co-Regulation is your Healing Superpower
Your loving energy is your dog's safe haven and emotional anchor. Dogs mirror the energy you send. Co-regulation is your healing superpower.
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Beneath every behaviour there is a feeling. And beneath each feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behaviour, we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom.
Ashleigh Warner, Diversity Kids
The 7-Day Self-Paced Workshop Designed for Caregivers of Sensitive Dogs
Loving your dogs isn't enough to release their burden of trauma. Compassionate care combines the right actions with loving kindness.
The trauma-informed practices inside Awaken Your Dog's Courageous Heart implement The Four Pillars of Resilience and are a proven roadmap of right actions on the way to a calm, confident, and courageous dog.
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