Episode 3: What Research Says About Pet Loss

In this episode, Nelson discusses the scholarly research regarding pet loss.


Topics in this Episode

• Companion animal loss is largely misunderstood and devalued (0:28)
• Pet loss is a form of disenfrachised grief (0:43)
• What is disenfranchised grief? (0:53)
• Companion animal loss can cause a host of physical ailments (1:23)
• Pet loss can cause long-term anxiety, depression, and even anger issues (1:46)
• Pet loss often causes neuroticism in the bereaved guardian (1:56)
• Untreated pet loss can manifest into complicated grief and even PTSD (2:07)
• Companion animal loss can rival and even surpass human death-grief (2:32)
• The guardian-pet dynamic mimics that of the parent-child dynamic (2:57)

Resources

Study: Grief after pet loss often misunderstood and devalued
Study: Pet loss grief largely treated as disenfranchised grief
Study: Loss of companion animal can cause serious physical ailments
Study: Pet loss grief can result in long-term anxiety, depression, and anger issues
Study: Grief after pet loss may manifest into complicated grief or PTSD
Study: Pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
Study: Frequency of neuroticism after pet loss
Study: Why people love their pets
Study: Why pet loss grief needs far more recognition from the health community
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl

Next Episode: 5 Reasons Pet Loss is So Intense


Keywords

#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses


Biography

Nelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."