Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss of a Pet

by Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Barbara J Hopkinson

Overview

Losing a pet is hard, far harder than many let on. The more you love, the more you grieve, and grieving for a four-legged friend is normal.

Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss of a Pet features the heartwarming stories of sixteen people who share their beloved cats, dogs, and even a ferret, and along the way offer candid answers to tender questions. Touching on topics ranging from pet funerals to afterlife to the ethics of euthanasian--and everything in between--the writers invite readers into a world where they're surrounded by the natural warmth and compassion of pet lovers around the globe.

Surviving Loss of a Pet offers comfort and understanding for anyone facing the aftermath of their own loss of a beloved pet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944328726
Publisher:	Alyblue Media
Publication date:	10/27/2017
Series:	Grief Diaries
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

LYNDA CHELDELIN FELL is an international bestselling author and creator of the award-winning Grief Diaries. She embraces the power of storytelling as a healing modality across all life experiences and has interviewed hundreds of people about their own personal loss. She is co-founder of International Grief Institute and executive director of Circle of Hope. Learn more at www.LyndaFell.com.

BARBARA J. HOPKINSON has led bereaved families through grief for fifteen years, following the sudden death of her twenty-one-year-old son and the loss of two prior babies. She founded a chapter of The Compassionate Friends and authored numerous books including A Butterfly's Journey: Healing Grief After the Loss of a Child. Barbara founded her own nonprofit to help those struggling with grief to find their new normal through action-based tools. Learn more at www.abutterflysjourney.org.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Beginning

2. Facing the Aftermath

3. Memorializing Our Pets

4. Trainsitioning Forward

5. Euthanasia

6. The Intensity of Grief

7. The Surviving Pets

8. Facing the Quiet

9. Feeling Our Pet's Presence

10. Getting a New pet

11. The Pet-Vet Relationship

12. Experiencing Guilt

13. Misunderstandings

14. Feeling Lost

15. Pet Afterlife

16. Our Faith

17. Finding Comfort

18. Facing the Future

19. Finding Peace

20. Meet the Writers

Thank You

About Lynda Cheldelin Fell