153. The Real Purpose of Pets with Maribeth Decker

FINE is a 4-Letter Word

In conversations with friends and through my own experiences, I know our animals who’ve crossed the rainbow bridge can still communicate with us. My kitty girls show up in my dreams from time to time.

My guest today is Maribeth Decker. And when she started receiving messages from her dogs after they passed away, it led her to her current vocation.

Like many of my guests, Maribeth was raised to conform to social expectations. Be good, be quiet, be smiley. Don’t ask questions. Do as you’re told. Whatever you’re told is the absolute truth. At age 13, she was out in the woods when she asked God if He existed. She received an incredible response from a loving, intelligent presence. Part of the message was that maybe the humans in her life didn’t have all the answers after all.

In college, she studied pre-med and was horrified by being forced to do experiments on live turtles and mice. After college, her boyfriend suggested she join the Navy, which was a “Fuck Yes” decision for her. In the service she lived up to the drunken sailor stereotype. But when she lost her drinking partner because he decided to get sober, she decided to get sober too.

After 17 years, Maribeth took early retirement from the Navy and became an association manager. During that time, her first husband died, leaving her with young children. She could have worked as an association manager until she retired, and given all she had been through, that would have been fine for Maribeth.

But Fine is a 4-Letter Word.

Instead, Maribeth felt a calling to do something else – massage therapy, then Reiki. After 21 years as an association manager, having already taken courses in massage therapy and Reiki, she retired from her job and went into these practices full-time. Things were going great; this was a right fit. Then her deceased dogs began sending her messages.

Eddie transitioned right before she left for a business trip. While on the airplane, Maribeth felt Eddie’s presence in the aisle and even petted her. Eddie stayed with her the first night in the hotel to make sure she was able to do her best work. Similarly, Timmy, who had passed years before, visited her at her home. He was a full-body apparition, grinning to say he was OK, he was happy and he loved her. Had Maribeth become Dr. Doolittle? What did all this mean?

In a moment, when you meet Maribeth, you’ll discover how this led her to a new and exciting chapter working with animals to help them become better family members through intuitive communication, medical intuition, and energy healing.

Maribeth’s hype song is “Pyro” by Kings of Leon.

Resources:

• Maribeth Decker’s website: https://sacredgrove.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribethdecker/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualpetpeople
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maribethdecker/

Also, check out the following episodes we discussed during our interview:

• Tap Into Your Intuition & Own Your True Self with Brigitte Baker
• You Have a Ghost in Your Neck with Melanie Weller

Invitation from Lori:

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Now, let’s meet Maribeth. There’s a big, husky dog looking her in the eye, almost like they’re mind-melding. He looks like a good boy. Let’s see what’s going on!