In Episode 27,
I chat with Rebecca Cagle, life coach, counselor and author of Grieving the Loss of Your Pet and Grieving the Loss of Your Horse.
In this
program, we discuss grieving the loss of a pet through trauma or illness;
through natural causes - old age; through euthanasia; through loss in the event
of theft or a pet’s wandering away or when a pet has to be given away or sold.
The questions
addressed include: What
added elements come into play when a pet has to be brought to a shelter knowing
that the facility is a kill shelter? How can
folks deal with guilt especially when a pet has been lost because of a family
member's error or when an animal has to be given away because of an allergy or
a mismatch with a family? Is it wise for parents to involve their younger children
in decision making when it comes time to euthanize a pet or when a pet must be
sold or given away? How should teenagers be involved in these decisions? What
do you tell children when a pet has died? Do pets go to heaven?
Rebecca
shares some stories of folks she’s assisted through the grieving process and
offers advice on how individuals may help friends and family members move to a
place of healing. She also brings alongside some of the key elements from her
book, Grieving the Loss of Your Horse.
