Author name: Julie Austin

Pets often stabilize our days, creating structure that we come to depend on. Losing that structure can make you feel unanchored.

Most people associate pet loss with death, but not all grief comes with a clear goodbye.

Guilt after a pet’s death is one of the most common and painful parts of grieving.

In this article, we will explore the often common experience of how losing a pet can sometimes feel harder than human loss.

In this article, we will explore the crucial topics of compassion fatigue and self-care practices within the context of animal care.

Many will tell you that most people did not understand the depth of their grief. Some even experienced the gross insensitivity of a comment like, “Why don’t you just get another pet?” Mourning a pet may not only be painful because of the loss itself, but deeper due to the potential loneliness of this type of grieving.