I can’t find the storage tote with our holiday decorations, all the stockings I decorated for the cats we had at the time. Honestly, I hadn’t thought about it for a while. You see, the holidays aren’t my favorite time of the year. My mom loved Christmas, loved making a big dinner for Thanksgiving. And
Tag: Pet Loss
How Long Do You Grieve The Loss of a Pet?
The question that I am often asked is “how long is this grief going to last?” or maybe the question is phrased as “when will I get over this?” And I’m going to say right at the start of this blog, there is not an easy answer to either of those questions. The truth is
The Power of Grief Coaching To Companion
When we’re grieving we feel like we’re alone. We may feel down or depressed, and this may lead us to a therapist or counselor. But the relationship between a therapist and patient is different than the relationship between the grief specialist (or coach) and client, and when it comes to pet grief, in my experience
How the Grief Pathfinder System Is Different
When people think about grief, they often think about the five stages of grief. These stages were written up by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in her 1969 book, On Death & Dying. These five stages (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) were first written for individuals facing a terminal diagnosis and were never meant to be considered a
Why I Chose To Focus On Pet Grief
It is better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all. Lord Tennyson penned that sentiment in the 1850, but I find it still holds true for me, and for many others today. It’s hard to love. It’s even more difficult to lose the ones we love, and this has never
Don’t Compound Grief with Guilt
One of the first thoughts we often have when we lose a pet is that we could have done something different. This is especially so when we are unable to afford expensive treatment or an illness was diagnosed at an advanced stage. Guilt compounds grief. Thinking about grief as a manifestation of our love and
When The Tears Fall Like Rain
Many of us have been taught that crying is bad. When we were children, crying may have even gotten us in trouble. Though we cringe to hear it today, we were told “I’ll give you something to cry about” as if whatever was causing our grief wasn’t important enough to cause tears to fall. And
