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We aim to change the STATUS QUO for pet loss grief and mourning. Cuz suckitup, buttercup just don’t cut it.

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 Lessons Learned BLOG*

(in 3 helpful categories)

  1. Pet Loss Griever

  2. Supporter

  3. Got KIDS?

*We think it’s the BEST resource on this page.

Feel free to contact us with REQUESTS for specific post TOPICS:
Elaine@TheGriefReliefProject.com

 

Don’t forget to check out our FREEBIES:

  • When you don’t know what to say to a griever

  • Tips for helping kids brave pet-loss

 
 

 BIG OLE DISCLAIMER:

Check it out before you decide to go for it …

 
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The Grief Biz is ***BIIIIIG BIZ.***

Almost anything you’re looking for (and a sh*t-ton of stuff you’re not) you’re gonna find on the internet.

While we’re happy to offer suggested resources that some folks may find useful,

PLEASE NOTE: Nothing here constitutes an ENDORSEMENT.

We have no connection to any of these sites/materials/resources—except that we, personally, found them useful. Or we’ve heard from other pet-mourners who did.

So make your own judgments about their -bilities (suita-/applica-/feasi-) for you.

***We’re not in it for the ka-ching. Don’t believe us?***

Check out our YALE (You’ve Already Lost Enough) Guarantee.
And our Ain’t in It for the $$ Mission Statement.

 
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If You’re a DIY Researcher …
Lap Up the Resources

Check out the few (of gazillions) of resources available. [Our list is dynamic. Here’s what we’ve got right now.]

NOTE: some of this is NOT pet-loss specific.

  1. Support Is Available

  2. Links To Sites By People Who Maybe Know Their Sh*t.

  3. Books that might be of interest

  4. KIDS/Teens and Pet Loss

  5. Articles That Validate, Enlighten, Support

  6. But if you want someone else to do the heavy lifting … check out our Survival Kits.

There’s a ton of stuff out there that hasn’t yet made this page. Books. Articles. Websites.  

And as a BONUS:

7. Recognition for this site’s Creative collaborators—including photographers who took the fabulous pics strewn throughout.

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© Sonsedskaya | Dreamstime.com

© Sonsedskaya | Dreamstime.com

Give some thought to the kind of support that appeals to you. [Here are some ideas to prime the pump.] Then you can figure out where to start looking for it.

[Or … if you’re up for a little CA woo-woo, “put it out into the Universe” and get ready for it to magically appear.]

  • Pet loss support groups

  • Grief counselors—some specialize in pet loss

  • Veterinary websites with pet loss resources

  • Many hospices offer grief support
    (sometimes they can help with pet loss)

  • A basic internet search will identify various possibilities.

 
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Links To Sites By People Who Maybe Know Their Sh*t

  1. Pet Loss and Grief Resources

  2. The Pet Loss Support Page, Moira Anderson Allen, M.Ed.

Generic grief support, not pet-loss specific

  1. Refuge In Grief, Megan Devine

  2. Mom Soul Soothers

  3. Claire Bidwell Smith

  4. Modern Loss

 

Books

For me, some of these were invaluable. But that may not be true for you. So check ‘em out before you commit your hard-earned $$.

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The Wild Edge of Sorrow—Francis Weller

Healing Through the Dark Emotions—Miriam Greenspan

Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet—Moira Anderson Allen

A Grief Observed—C.S. Lewis

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet—Gary Kowalski

When Your Pet Dies—Alan D. Wolfelt

It’s OK That You’re NOT OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand—Megan Devine

No Death, No Fear—Thich Nhat Hahn

Rising Strong—Brene Brown

Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of Your Canine Soul Mate—Roxanne Hawn

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief—David Kessler

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Pet Loss for KIDS & Teens

BOOKS: 

  • When Someone Dies: A Child-Caregiver Activity Book—National Alliance for Grieving Children

  • The Goodbye Book—Todd Parr

  • When a Pet Dies—Fred Rogers

  • Remembering Blue Fish—adapted by Becky Friedman

  • The Invisible String—Patrice Karst

  • The Scar—Charlotte Moundlic

  • When Children Grieve—John W. James, Russell Friedman, Dr. Leslie Landon Matthews

WEBSITES/VIDEOS

FOR TEENS

  • Weird Is Normal When Teenagers Grieve—Jenny Lee Wheeler

  • What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?—Trevor Romain

  • Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens—Alan D. Wolfelt

 
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 Articles That Validate, Enlighten, Support

(apologies if any links have expired …)

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OR … Outsource the Heavy Lifting

 

GUTSY Guides to Grief

Ease your heartache.
Honor their devotion.

Research-based, 60-card deck of bite-size
> thought-provoking insights
> action-oriented suggestions

Support in 5 Categories

The Down ‘n’ Dirty of Grief (What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You)

  1. Is It Normal to Grieve “Just a Cat/Dog”? (Damn tootin’ it is!)

  2. Support System: You Ain’t Alone In This, Baby (Except Mostly You Are …)

  3. Grief Tamers: Healthier Than Denial, Bluffing (or Sex/Drugs/Rock ‘n’ Roll)

  4. Life After Death (Yours … After Theirs)

- Sassy**
- Kickassy
- Get smart & take heart

[**Cuz facing down Grief with mousy and meek is like taking a soup ladle to a knife fight.]

(NOW POSTING TO INSTAGRAM)

 
 
 
 

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RESOURCES
Contributors in the various components of this website

(a bit like an Oscar’s acceptance speech—without the musical play-me-off-the-stage exit warning)

A HUUUUUGE Thank You to the
talented professionals/creatives who provided invaluable counsel!

Pet-Loss Grief Therapist Extraordinaire: Jehanne M. Gheith, LCSW

Branding: Annie at GreatestStoryCreative.com

Logo design: Loop Creative

Website design/tech support: Becca at BeccaWood.com/

Product photography: Brian Mullins at BrianMullinsPhotography.com/



PHOTOGRAPHY

(Apologies to anyone missing from the list. If you contact me, I’ll be sure you get added!)

If you love a photo on The GRIEF RELIEF Project site, feel free to give a shout-out to the photographers who make their work available FOR FREE on …
Unsplash.com
Pexels.com

… and ROYALTY FREE on
Dreamstime.com



HOME PAGE:

BANNER IMAGE: As much as I love all the images chosen for this site, I can sit for hours, lost in the depths of this particular Weimaraner’s characteristic blue eyes … Speaks to my soul. Freddie Marriage: https://unsplash.com/photos/V_xncvgzDoo

  1. Simone Dalmeri  https://unsplash.com/photos/FUR242Eu_z4

  2. Amiya Nanda https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-s-left-hand-holding-calico-cat-790033/

  3. Konstantin Tavrov https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-cat-dog-best-friends-image56040092

KIDS PAGE

Banner: Matheus Bertelli: https://www.pexels.com/photo/adorable-animal-beautiful-blur-573258/

1 Philippe Oursel: https://unsplash.com/photos/U6Mr3wF8JOk

2 William Daigneault: https://unsplash.com/photos/zokLvUcShAc

3 Veronika Homchis: https://unsplash.com/photos/1ejZ2XBjJgU

4 Sharon McCutcheon: https://unsplash.com/photos/W5D__7paUa0

TEENS:

Artist Unknown: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494883759339-0b042055a4ee?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=400&q=60

Sofia Garza: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-woman-sitting-on-floor-3007355

VETERINARIAN PAGE

(image “rights of use” acquired through Dreamstime/com)

Banner: Sidelnikov: https://www.dreamstime.com/i-your-friend-hand-veterinarian-protective-glove-holding-paw-his-patient-working-veterinary-clinic-pet-image144169366

1 Thitaree Mahawong: https://www.dreamstime.com/veterinarian-feeding-little-brown-rabbit-who-sick-doctor-syringe-containing-water-white-background-concept-to-image179520554

2 Pavel Rodimov: https://www.dreamstime.com/hands-veterinarian-bandaging-paw-dog-putting-bandage-image107658315

3 Photovs: https://www.dreamstime.com/veterinarian-doctor-making-check-up-parrot-veterinary-veterinarian-doctor-making-check-up-parrot-veterinary-image108131504

4 Jevtic: https://www.dreamstime.com/close-up-piglet-farmer-s-hand-veterinarian-injection-background-vaccination-health-care-livestock-concept-giving-to-image169436427

BLOG PAGE—Banner

BLOG PAGE—Future Posts

BLOG PAGE—Griever

BLOG PAGE—Supporter

BLOG PAGE—Got KIDS?

  • Braving Loss with Imagination: Biljana Martinic, https://unsplash.com/photos/KjFBdofUjco

  • From the EXPERTS: Adalia Botha, https://unsplash.com/photos/7VTZii1XPJ8

  • Play With Your Food: Karsten Winegeart, https://unsplash.com/photos/pQVecS8pBNY

  • Love in a Box: _drz_, https://unsplash.com/photos/N_INAlQoO6Y

RESOURCES PAGE

Banner: James Barker: https://unsplash.com/photos/v3-zcCWMjgM

Unknown  https://www.pexels.com/photo/short-fur-black-orange-and-gray-cat-208984/

Kevin Turcios: https://unsplash.com/photos/L4Ortk3C63s

© Sonsedskaya | Dreamstime.com

2Photo Pots: https://unsplash.com/photos/X1RQ3b6ZhUs

Adalia Botha: https://unsplash.com/photos/7VTZii1XPJ8

Mikhail Nilov  https://www.pexels.com/photo/small-girl-sitting-with-cute-rabbit-on-sofa-6957985/

Snapwire: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-giving-high-five-to-grey-cat-38867/

Abou: courtesy of Betty Poehlman

MISSION STATEMENT SECTION

Cottonbro https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-cat-on-piano-6853287/

Lily Rosen-zphar  https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-cat-dog-love-image2025305

BENTLEY & BEEMER throughout the site

kindly taken by a handful of friends/family because the pet parents (US!) were negligent at that kind of documentation. (But if you’ve ever tried to photograph a Weim, you might understand …]

Jim Paire got the best photo of the two, back in 2007 when Russell and I had already give up on dawg photography

Samantha Chesler-Leiman, many of the BEST individual shots

Rick Fisher, professional shots

Marc Banka, ET photos

Maury Krystel applied his Photoshop talents