When you have other pets at home, it’s normal to have a heightened sense of fear and anxiety that something may happen to them. Your psyche is working overtime to try to ensure that you’ll never have to live through this again.
This scavenger hunt is a tool. These are small milestones and things to notice or work towards that might help give grief some motion.
It’s a wonderful thing to want to support a grieving pet parent. Knowing exactly how, is not always the most intuitive. Platitudes, silver linings and pointing out the brightside is actually the opposite of what a griever needs.
Exploring the decision to get a new pet is not as easy as some people may think. Delve into the complexities and considerations, when all anyone wants to know or suggest is about “getting another one”.
Pets are so ingrained into our lives, it’s not surprising that we deeply dread anticipated firsts like holidays and birthdays. But what about the small things? The micro losses.
Guilt and regret are such heavy and pervasive emotions, especially in grief. Double especially in pet loss. I’ve always said that one of the hardest parts about grief is having this human brain. It can really go wild and convince us that whatever it’s conjuring up to make us feel bad, is the unquestionable truth.