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Losing my pet has been devastating. The bond we shared cannot be described in words. I feel so empty and sad. So, why don’t some people seem to understand the depth of my pain? There are certain losses in which an individual’s grief goes unrecognized and unacknowledged, a phenomenon that has been coined disenfranchised grief […]

*A BIT ABOUT ME and my journey* How did By My Side Pet Loss Support come about?  This is a question I get asked a fair bit. The answer to that question is below. I will never forget the reaction I received when I lost my mate Boofey back in 2009. There were people that […]

Should’ve, Could’ve, If Only….. Guilt is a normal emotional response during the early stages of bereavement, but sometimes we can get stuck there and this can prevent our healing. So why is guilt so much a part of losing a pet? THE NATURE OF THE BOND. The bond between human-animal is quite unique. They are […]

Did you know anxiety is commonly experienced in grief? I think Author C.S Lewis described this well when he said “no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep […]