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The Down and Dirty About Pet Loss Grief

Wendy Van de Poll
3 min readMar 12, 2019

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Are you experiencing emotions of sadness and grief with the loss of your animal friend? Are you unable to even imagine moving forward into your life again without them? Would you like to tell your buddy once again that you love them?

I understand… it’s difficult to accept and understand the passing of an animal friend from the physical form to the spirit form. This physical separation can create a huge gap of unexplained emotions and grief that can overwhelm and be emotionally paralyzing.

You probably already know that grieving for your animal is painful and can leave you feeling miserable.

Know there is no perfect way to grieve. You received a lot from your animal and will always have in your heart the love he or she gave to you.

Also, know that grieving is normal and unique to you. No two people grieve the same and it all depends on your experiences with previous loss, the cause of death, support system and your beliefs around death.

Give yourself all the time you need to go through the grieving process as there are no shortcuts. Experiencing the pain of your loss is an essential part of working through and integrating your grief.

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Wendy Van de Poll
Wendy Van de Poll

Written by Wendy Van de Poll

Sparks compassion for animals, nature, the enneagram and magic with the premise to make the world a better place. Total dog-mom-nerd. 12x bestselling author!

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