When people around you don’t understand the depth of your grief after pet loss

Rumi lying in grass

0 One of the things that can prolong the grief after the death of a pet is the lack of understanding you may encounter from people around you. After the loss of a human family member you can usually get sympathy, understanding and support from the people around you – at home, at work, and [Click to Read More...]

How shamanic journeying can help you heal after pet loss

Sunflowers

0 There is a lot of information available about coping with grief after pet loss, but from what I have seen, very little of that information includes the animals – the pet who died and surviving pets who are grieving the death of their friend. Great benefit can be obtained through shamanic journeying which is [Click to Read More...]

Dreaming while awake – a tool for healing

Meadow

0 Today I am going to share with you a simple technique that will help you heal in a stressful situation, whether you are stressed at your work or you are grieving the death of your pet. I discovered it one day while I was sitting at a table in a café, taking a short [Click to Read More...]

Journaling to help you heal after pet loss

Pen and paper

0 After the death of a beloved pet, one of the tools you can use to cope with grief and move through the grieving process is journaling. Here are a few tips on how to get started with Stream of consciousness writing. Write in longhand; pen on paper – it is much more effective than [Click to Read More...]

How to avoid prolonged grief after pet loss

Yellow Flowers In Sunlight

0 If you are grieving the death of a beloved pet, you are likely to be facing one or more of the following challenges: The people around you don’t understand or acknowledge your grief. You’re looking for compassion and answers, and all you get is something like: “It’s just a pet”, or “you can just [Click to Read More...]

Can you mourn a guinea pig or a fish?

Marianne and her guinea pig

0 Most of the time when we talk about pets, we are referring to cats and dogs. Although cats and dogs are the most common pets, many people have other kinds of animals as a pet. It is the bond and not the size or species that matters And it doesn’t matter, how small or [Click to Read More...]

Power Animals – a little known source of healing after pet loss

Male lion

0   Many people have heard of power animals, but few are aware of the benefits and support they can bring you in daily life, especially in connection with the death of a pet. The help you and your pets can get from power animals and other spirit guides can be invaluable. I have not [Click to Read More...]

Tears in heaven

Heaven

0 A common emotion after the death of a pet is guilt. Here are some situations, where we might experience guilt after the loss of a pet: If our pet died alone, for instance at home or among strangers, we feel guilty and think that if we were there we might have been able to [Click to Read More...]

A frequently asked question

Pittiput's Magical Pond

0 One of the frequently asked questions I get is: “How can shamanic journeying help me after pet loss?” There is so much good information out there on helping you cope with the grief after the death of a pet. What is so special about shamanic journeying? There are several reasons why shamanic journeying can [Click to Read More...]

The grieving process

Forget-me-not

0 Grieving is a process that we all go through when we lose someone we love. But how we experience grief, and how we handle it, is very individual. Symptoms of grief after pet loss Grieving doesn’t happen according to a schedule, but often comes in waves with various emotional and physical symptoms, some more [Click to Read More...]