When Pet Loss Hurts More Than Human Loss
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist Among the questions pet parents ask me when their companion animal dies is...
All You Need Is Love – Love Therapy For Pets
You remember that Beatles’ classic “All You Need is Love”? Stories, songs, and media of all kinds, keep coming back to the idea that “Love is the greatest...
Love, Animals & Miracles With Dr. Bernie Siegel
Dr. Bernie Siegel (1932), who prefers to be called Bernie, has retired from a long practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general...
When Guilt Prevents Grief
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist When I speak with pet-parents whose beloved companion animal has died, I...
Can One Truly Prepare For Pet Loss?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist When practice doesn't make perfect... Last time I spoke about some of the...
Can Stoics Teach Us Something About Pet Loss?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “Don’t complain about what was taken away; be thankful for what you were...
Pet Loss – You Did the Best You Could
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “If I hadn’t taken Scout on that hike in the heat, she wouldn’t have died.”...
How Long Is It Normal to Mourn the Loss of My Pet?
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist “Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.”...
It’s OK to Take Time to Grieve the Loss of Your Pet
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist QUESTION: Why is grieving the loss of a beloved pet different from grieving...
The True Soulmate – My Pet
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist I’m fascinated by a study, reported not long ago in The New York Times, in...
Grieving Your Pet Before They Die
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist On Anticipatory Grief One of our greatest poets, Billy Collins, US poet...
Pet Loss – Heartbreak Needs Help
Article by adjunct faculty, Dalma Heyn, Pet-Loss Grief Specialist, Psychotherapist I know that the last thing in the world most of us need is another blogger...