How to Survive the Loss of a Pet: Comforting Tools and Practices to Embrace Your Grief and Heal Your Broken Heart

How to honor the life of your animal companion and navigate the journey of grief, acceptance, and renewal after they pass They delight us, comfort us, make us laugh, and give us their unreserved love ... so it breaks our hearts when we have to say goodbye to the animals in our lives. Losing someone we love is painful, no matter what species they are, says Cheryl Richardson. When we're grieving, extreme self-care is the order of the day. With How to Survive the Loss of a Pet, this bestselling author offers guidance and comfort for anyone struggling with the passing of a beloved animal companion. The bond we share with the animals in our lives is pure, uncomplicated, and powerful-which can leave us unprepared for how intense our feelings of grief are when they pass. In these original audio sessions, Richardson helps you take each step of the grieving process at the pace that's right for you. Here she shares self-care meditations, journaling practices, insights from her personal experiences of loss, guidance for helping your friends and family understand your needs, rituals for honoring your departed friend, and much more. Grief, if we embrace it, opens our heart, she explains. In life and in death, our pets can be our greatest teachers about the healing power of love. How to Survive the Loss of a Pet is an insightful, sensitive, and heart-opening guide to what can be the most difficult-yet also the most profound-experience we share with our animal companions.