Question from a Reader:  I don’t know where or how to start. I lost a beloved dog a month ago. My other dog is critically ill. I lost a very good friend earlier this year. …

Animal Rescuer Devastated As Shelter Disregards Her Wishes
© 2010 by Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC
Question from a reader:  I have been saving sick, feral kittens for over five years.  I expend an enormous amount of …

Mother Agonizes Over Pet’s Burial
Question from a reader:  I am writing in hopes that you may be able to provide advice or support that I can give my parents who just had to euthanize their 12-year-oldd …

by Sandy Fox
When on your grief journey, you may hear people say things to you that are not appropriate at all. Perhaps that person was only trying to comfort you or has never lost a …

By – Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT
Question: I very sadly had to euthanize my wonderful dog of 8 years last night.  She has been with me with so many other losses and helped me through.  Now …

Hannah writes in I buried my only son last year. But my story starts way before that. He was a Marine, he left as soon as he graduated. He did two tours in Iraq …

2009 by Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT
As a hospice bereavement counselor who also specializes in pet loss, I’ve encountered many distraught animal lovers whose beloved dogs or cats have gone missing. These animals may have escaped …

By Linda Della Donna –
You know you’re a widow when…?
At the end of a good day, you bust out crying for no particular reason.
At the end of a bad day, you burst out laughing for …

Grief Is Not Just For Death
By Elaine Williams
Grief and loss come in a multitude of forms. There is grief due to loss of a loved one but there’s also the sense of grief related to …

We all use our minds to try to understand why our children died. I am no different; when our son Keith died, I continued to ask that endless question?Why?
Throughout my pursuit for answers, my niece …

At the end of a good day you bust out crying for no particular reason.
At the end of a bad day you burst out laughing for no particular reason.
At the end of everyday, you crawl …

You?re home now. A short while ago you stood over a hole in the earth. You blew a kiss, tossed a rose, sprinkled a shovelful of dirt over a casket, and said goodbye to your …