Coping with Pet Loss | What do do when your companion crosses the rainbow bridge

Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes

• Pets often add
• Structure
• Socialization
• Like humans, there are triggers all around that remind you of your pet
• Sights, sounds, smells
• Rituals
• You may second guess yourself or feel guilt if you had to make an end-of-life decision or if the death was particularly premature
• The loss of a child's pet may trigger a sense of guilt and helplessness as the child grieves
• The loss of a pet may trigger memories of prior losses and open old wounds
• This was the only secure relationship I ever had. Death of your parent's pet
• The loss of a pet may trigger reflection on your own mortality

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction

00:38 Human Pet Bond

07:35 Impact of Pet Loss

15:50 Grief and Disenfranchised Grief

30:00 Coping Strategies

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