Grieving Hearts for Animals

When my standard poodle, Charlie, died years ago, my grief propelled me to deepen my faith and life experience with years of trainings and certifications in Reiki, animal communication, shamanism, Healing Touch for Animals® and Life Coaching. In recent years after suffering more animal and human losses, I was led to companion others in their grief and became a Certified Grief Support for Animal Loss Specialist, an Ordained Animal Chaplain, and a Certified Animal Hospice Practitioner.  

The shattering loss of losing a beloved animal and the heartbreak of it not being acknowledged in our society is something I know well. Sharing the love story of your animal can bring much comfort. I hold a compassionate space for people of all faith traditions to assist in navigating grief. Be it a recent loss, a loss from long ago or an animal currently in hospice, I am here to walk with you at your pace. Grief is layered. It’s accumulative. Everyone’s experience is unique. And each loss is different. Waves of emotion are all normal - second guessing our decisions, guilt, anger, regret, relief, blame - all can keep us in pain. Facing these emotions takes strength and courage. I can help you untangle the emotions of grief so that they lessen their grip. We will forever miss our animals but when we gain resilience, self compassion grows and grief becomes bearable.

You’re not alone in this. Your love story matters and I would be honored to hear it. For me, holding space for others while they grieve is a sacred honor because grief is love. And what’s more sacred than love?

If you are not ready for one-on-one support but would like help, other resources are available. To lessen the overwhelm of decision making, I offer a 30 minute consultation to help decipher a coping strategy that will sustain you on your healing journey - books, podcasts, body movement, group support, ritual, memorial, breathwork, writing or art.