Are You Facing The Loss Of A Beloved Pet?
Explore both the myths and the realities surrounding the experience of pet loss, including why it hurts so much and how it differs from other losses in this Self-Healing Expressions email course.

Help with Pet Loss

A Different Grief: Helping You and Your Children with Pet Loss
by Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT

The lessons in this 24 lesson course are designed both to help you and your family understand and cope with the grief of losing a beloved family member—your pet. Lessons explain how children of different ages may react to the loss of a beloved family pet, and how they differ from adults in expressing grief. Find useful suggestions to help you talk with children about the sensitive topics of death and euthanasia. Each lesson is delivered to your email inbox on the start date and at the frequency of your choosing. Lessons contain suggested resources such as, online articles, web tools, discussion forum, books and meaningful ways to memorialize your faithful friend.

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Finding Help with Pet Loss

In this wide ranging interview, grief counselor Marty Tousley discusses various aspects of pet loss with Peternity's Colleen Mihelich. Colleen is the founder of Peternity.com. Find free online memorials on her site as well as other supportive resources for listeners.

Segment A (11 ½ minutes) – Pet Loss: A Different Kind of Grief

Why do people react so intensely to pet loss? Why is support for pet loss so hard to find? Do animals grieve? And what can you do to comfort someone who's lost a pet?
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Segment B (5 ½ minutes) – Pet Loss: Making the Euthanasia Decision

When pet loss is inevitable due to an animal's serious injury or illness, how do you decide when it's time to consider euthanasia?
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Segment C (14 ½ minutes) – Managing the Grief that Accompanies Pet Loss

Do animals have souls, and will they go to heaven? How long does grief last? What can we do to manage the grief of pet loss? What's the best way to memorialize a companion animal?
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Segment D (5 ½ minutes) – Resources to Help with Pet Loss

Is there anything we can do ahead of time to prepare ourselves for pet loss? What resources are available to help with pet loss, both in the community and online?
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Marty Tousley is the author of these popular online grief healing courses and ebooks:
The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey
A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss
A Different Grief: Helping You and Your Children with Pet Loss
How To Write a Eulogy: Guidelines & Examples for Paying Tribute to Your Loved One
Heartfelt Condolence Letters ~ With Condolence Message Samples

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