Six Pet Loss Survival Needs
Grief after pet loss is a journey, and a messy one at that. Even if you’ve experienced loss before, this grief is unique, and your pet loss survival mechanisms will be too.
Grief after pet loss is a journey, and a messy one at that. Even if you’ve experienced loss before, this grief is unique, and your pet loss survival mechanisms will be too.
The beginning of pet loss is often surprisingly more unbearable than you imagine. Even when you think you know what to expect or feel as prepared as you can be, pet loss grief can really take you out.
It goes without saying that after pet loss, grief is not linear or orderly. It’s a messy journey that can take time to process and heal through. A long journey can sometimes lead to feeling like your stuck in grief.
There’s never a time when you feel “ready” for your beloved pet to not be here. It’s always painfully hard. But what if you didn’t even get to say goodbye?
Even when you try your hardest, it seems that pet loss guilt often sticks around relentlessly. Exploring six guilt gremlins often experienced after pet loss.
“How are you?”. After pet loss, people are bound to ask. But how often do they really want the answer? When you’ve lost your pet and someone asks, “How are you?”, it is such a loaded question.