About Jill

I did not grow up knowing that I could communicate with animals.  My beloved Laddie—my spirit guide—started me on this journey.

It Began with Muscle Testing

I was in my late teens when I first learned about muscle testing as a form of biofeedback—a simple test that could be easily done by laypersons to identify foods that were good for the body or bad for the body. For the next four decades, I would periodically share what I had learned with other people. But muscle testing wasn’t something that I used routinely, because what I had learned decades ago involved two people—one person being tested and another person doing the testing. 

And Then Came Laddie

Laddie was the catalyst for my renewed interest in muscle testing. He’d had recurring problems with yeast and bacterial infections.  At one point, Laddie’s vet questioned whether Laddie might have underlying allergies contributing to the problem.  However, she was reluctant to recommend expensive allergy testing.

Reflecting on our conversation one day, I had a crazy notion.  Could I use muscle testing to identify allergies or food sensitivities in Laddie?  And if so, how would I do it?  I began my search for answers on Google and YouTube.  First I found a few videos showing how one could do muscle testing for dogs through the use of a surrogate.  Then I found a few videos that showed self-testing techniques.  That was all it took to start me on this incredible path.

From Muscle Testing to Animal Communication

Through muscle testing, I was able to communicate quite a bit with Laddie.  However, muscle testing is binary communication: Yes/No or Good/Bad.  I wanted a deeper understanding, particularly as it pertained to some of Laddie’s fears.  So for Laddie’s seventh birthday, I gifted him a session with an amazing animal communicator named Kate. 

And Then Came Kidney Disease

Not long after that first session with Kate, I learned that Laddie had kidney disease.  Kate became an integral part of our care team over the next year and a half as she helped me assess how Laddie was feeling and understand what Laddie believed that he needed or wanted to ease his symptoms.  

Our Pact

I didn’t know it at the time, but in his final weeks, Laddie was preparing me to become an animal communicator too. We made a pact. He would be the one to choose when it was “his time.”

On his last day, Laddie went with me to help set up a friend’s booth for a quilt show. He watched from his stroller while I decorated the booth, and he warmly greeted other vendors who wanted to say hello.  We had planned to have Laddie with us during the entire quilt show. However, it was not to be. That night he climbed into bed with me, then passed away by my side, sparing me the gut-wrenching decision of putting him to sleep. He timed his exit knowing that I would have three days of fun at the quilt show, surrounded by friends instead of being home alone. He fulfilled our pact.

Laddie Speaks from the Spirit Realm

Not long after Laddie transitioned to the spirit realm, he began sending me messages through his favorite toys — twin dragons that he often used as pillows.  We also continued to have sessions with Kate—sessions that did wonders to ease my heartache at losing Laddie at a relatively young age. 

Laddie and Kate both encouraged me to pursue animal communication, and now Laddie serves as my spirit guide as I work with other pets and their humans.  He considers it an honor to help others the way Kate helped us.

Laddie’s “Little Sister” … Harper

Two months after Laddie transitioned to the spirit realm, I adopted this precious little girl.  Princess Harper is a lucky little girl to have her big brother watching over her from the spirit realm. 

Beyond Animal Communication

I started my professional career doing safety training (fire safety, earthquake safety, emergency evacuation procedures, first aid, and CPR).  My first job was with the Santa Clara Fire Department in California.  Later, I taught in several local hospitals before landing a job at Hewlett-Packard, where I also learned to create brochures, booklets, and newsletters as a way to communicate safety information to a large employee population.  

In 1993, I ventured out on my own to become a self-published author.  (My books are also featured at this website.)  Years later, an injury and a doctor’s subsequent negligence led me to my current career as a paralegal for Abronson Law Offices in San Jose, California.

I was also a volunteer firefighter with the Santa Clara County Fire Department (formerly the Central Fire Protection District) from 1980 to 2009.  I continue to be part of the fire service as a member of Fire Associates of Santa Clara Valley, which is essentially a canteen service for the local fire departments.  Laddie officially became a member too — and our first therapy dog — in 2021.  Harper expects to follow in her big brother’s footsteps.  

Me with one of my parents’ boxer puppies, long before I considered becoming an animal communicator.