Episode 4: 5 Reasons Pet Loss is So Intense

In this episode, Nelson discusses five reasons pet loss can be so intense.


Topics in this Episode

• Grief is the byproduct of love (1:06)
• The love you share with your pet is unconditional (1:24)
• We grieve when we lose our identity (2:23)
• With the death of a love one comes the loss a certain role (2:26)
• We grieve when we feel unsafe (4:31)
• We experience grief when we surrender our autonomy (6:29)
• With loss, we feel that certain dreams have gone unrealized (7:56)

Resources

Study: Changing Times, Changing Identities: Grieving for a Lost Self
Study: "I Am Not Who I Thought I Was"
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl

Memorable Quotes

• "Grief...if the price of love."

Next Episode: 3 Myths About Pet Loss


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."