Grieving, how to cope with the loss of your dog
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Learn how to navigate the challenging decisions that come with caring for an aging or sick dog. Discover effective coping strategies to help you manage your grief and move towards healing.
"Coping with the loss of your beloved pet: Animals & Grief" provides a compassionate and comprehensive approach to dealing with the death of our beloved animal companions. Drawing on real-life stories of the lives and deaths of several dogs through the years, we discuss the challenging decisions we can encounter when facing our beloved friend's terminal illness or old age and their inevitable death. Through these lessons, we develop a deeper understanding of death and dying, and learn how to support our pets through this profound and difficult time.
"Coping with the loss of your beloved pet: Animals & Grief" provides a compassionate and comprehensive approach to dealing with the death of our beloved animal companions. Drawing on real-life stories of the lives and deaths of several dogs through the years, we discuss the challenging decisions we can encounter when facing our beloved friend's terminal illness or old age and their inevitable death.Through these lessons, we develop a deeper understanding of death and dying, and learn how to support our pets through this profound and difficult time.
In this course we cover how to deal with a terminal illness, the dying & death of your dog or other pet, grieving and healing from this profound loss.
Through a series of videos, a workbook, articles, and graphics which you can refer back to at anytime, we explore the life expectancy of pets, what death means for us and other surviving animal companions in the family, and how we can confront the reality of death. We go over how we can recognize the signs that our pets are getting ready to transition, how to assess their quality of life, and, as difficult as it is, the process of euthanasia. We learn how to weigh our options and make the difficult decision of whether or not to pursue euthanasia, and how we can be present for our pets as they transition.
What you'll learn
- How to deal with your pet's old age, terminal illness and accepting change as you care for an elderly dog or cat.
- How to cope with grief from the loss of a pet.
- Honouring your feelings about the cycles of life and death with your pet.
- Healing from the loss of your fur angel.
Course material includes:
- 2 hours of on-demand video including real life pet stories
- 8 articles
- 9 downloadable resources
- Full lifetime acces
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
Who is this course for?
This is for you if have lost a pet (dogs, cats and other small animals), you have an elderly pet or have a pet with a terminal illness.
Requirements:
- Having been or is currently a pet parent (dogs, cats, or other small animals).
- An open heart and an open mind.
A deep dive into grief
Grief is a challenging emotion to navigate, and hiding and suppressing your pain won't make it easier. Unfortunately, when you lose a beloved animal companion, you may encounter people who don't understand your pain. This series of modules can help you understand the different stages and symptoms of grief, and offer you support too. It's also important to remember that grief looks different in different people, and our course is designed to help you cope based on your individual needs. You're not alone in your loss. We'll also explore how other animal friends grieve too. Join me and let's talk about grief together.
Ritual, ceremony, self-care & journaling
The dog loss course is designed to heal your heart and help you move and live through the grief, not deny it. I like to think of it as a comprehensive guide to grief and healing with a range of tools to help you through this difficult time.
Healing your heart takes effort, so I will guide you through the process by offering you practices like ritual and ceremony. In addition, there are specific modules on self-care and journaling to help you take care of yourself and express your emotions. It's important to take time to remember and honor your animal companion. This is how you begin to heal. Our course includes a special ceremony to honor your beloved pet and help you find closure.
Finally, we close with discuss the question of whether you should consider getting another animal companion and offer guidance on how to make that decision. Join us on this healing journey and find comfort and healing.
Additional support is available
Through the course platform you can send me direct messages, share stories and pictures of your pet too. I respond to them as quickly as possible.
Testimonial
"THANK YOU, Amy for this Valuable Course! It Really DOES Help me in trying to manage the pain when my Dear Sweet Boy, left me last year. Greatly APPRECIATED!!! Highly Recommended for anyone who has lost their Beloved Fur Baby/ Pet."
Sel
[Max's Pet Parent]
Your instructor: Amy Adams
Amy Adams is a passionate friend and caretaker of dogs who volunteers weekly at a dog shelter to care for senior dogs rescued from troubling circumstances. She is also a mom to two beloved pups of her own. As a yogini (certified yoga teacher), Reiki master teacher who practices pet reiki, and life-long meditator, Amy brings a unique perspective to her work.
Amy with a street dog in Hunedoara, Romania
Your instructor: Amy Adams
Amy Adams is a passionate friend and caretaker of dogs who volunteers weekly at a dog shelter to care for senior dogs rescued from troubling circumstances. She is also a mom to two beloved pups of her own, Kiki and Nero. As a yogini (certified yoga teacher), Reiki master teacher who practices pet reiki, and life-long meditator, Amy brings a unique perspective to her work.
In her early 30s, a sudden shocking event changed her life forever in a moment. That experience and the years that followed taught her a lot about grief, how to confront challenges and build resilience. That combined with her professional life inspired her to create tools and resources that people can use to help them transverse the sometimes challenging landscapes we must travel on through this life. Her work as an artist, author (of four non-fiction books), writer and editor of Mindful Soul Center Magazine, means she can support people in creating lasting habits, reducing overwhelm and live with more peace & less stress.
A life-long learner, she continues her studies and initiations in various yogic traditions. To learn more about her professional experience and studies visit her linkedin page or ask her a question, send an email to amy@themindfulsoulcenter.com.
PS I don't want financial limitations to stop someone from getting the support they need. I offer this course on the UDEMY platform. They frequently offer a 'sale' price as low as $10, but not always. So if you cannot afford the course, please email me. Please note 'dog course aid request' in the subject line of your email.
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