"This meditation was VERY helpful. Finding a neutral and safe spot to meet with Mak,
now available anytime, was wonderful. I can now picture him on the beach, with warm healing light,
and the sound of soft waves...” Robin C.
Whether furry, feathered, finned, hoofed or something different, losing your beloved pet is a devastating loss.
Multiple studies have shown losing a pet can be just as heartbreaking as losing a close family member or friend. For those of us who adore our "babies", they ARE family to us. They give us so much love and joy. We fall in love with them, even though we know we will most likely outlive them. And, when they die, we deeply mourn our loss.
Grief is a process.
It is not something you "get over", it is something you must go through in order to heal your heart. Be kind to yourself. In the beginning, you may find it difficult to accept your pet is gone. Be aware that when you lose your pet, other
losses you have gone through may also come to the surface. You may find yourself grieving all over again for losses of your loved ones...family, friends or other pets; losses that occurred years ago. This is a normal part of the grief process.
It's important to be with the pain from your loss. All too often, you may be tempted to to repress your grief or hide it. This is especially true in the instance of losing a pet, for fear of others not understanding what your pet meant to you. Be wise who you share your grief with. Find safe people who will listen, who are ok with your tears and who will not offer unasked for "advice".
Even though your pet has died, you still have a relationship with them in your heart.
You may have the need to talk about your pet, to tell your stories about him or her. You may have a desire to either keep pictures of your pet out, or to put them away. You may not be ready for a while to put away bedding and toys because there is comfort in looking at them....or, you may put them away immediately because it hurts too much to look at. Everyone has different ways of finding comfort through their grief.
We don't "get over" our grief, however, we can reconcile ourselves to our loss through allowing ourselves to grieve, to mourn and through reaching out for support.
Grief is a process.
It is not something you "get over", it is something you must go through in order to heal your heart. Be kind to yourself. In the beginning, you may find it difficult to accept your pet is gone. Be aware that when you lose your pet, other
losses you have gone through may also come to the surface. You may find yourself grieving all over again for losses of your loved ones...family, friends or other pets; losses that occurred years ago. This is a normal part of the grief process. It's important to be with the pain from your loss. All too often, you may be tempted to to repress your grief or hide it. This is especially true in the instance of losing a pet, for fear of others not understanding what your pet meant to you. Be wise who you share your grief with. Find safe people who will listen, who are ok with your tears and who will not offer unasked for "advice".
Even though your pet has died, you still have a relationship with them in your heart.
You may have the need to talk about your pet, to tell your stories about him or her. You may have a desire to either keep pictures of your pet out, or to put them away. You may not be ready for a while to put away bedding and toys because there is comfort in looking at them....or, you may put them away immediately because it hurts too much to look at. Everyone has different ways of finding comfort through their grief.
We don't "get over" our grief, however, we can reconcile ourselves to our loss through allowing ourselves to grieve, to mourn and through reaching out for support.
Whether your loss is a cat, dog, rabbit, bird, horse, guinea pig, hamster, turtle, hedgehog...or any other pet loss...the Grieving My Pet guided imagery meditation is designed to be a support for you as you travel on your pet grief journey. It is especially healing if you have experienced the sudden, unexpected loss of your pet, with no time or little time to say goodbye.