Our goal at the Children's Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss adult program is to enable children and families to acknowledge change, adjust and integrate loss with healthful grief and mourning.
We cherish pets as members of our families and dealing with their loss can be a painful experience, often leaving a void in our lives. The grief you experience after losing a pet is real and valid and though it may not be the same type of loss as others, it is still a loss to acknowledge and grieve. This article offers tips for coping with pet loss and insight into disenfranchised grief and how it may impact the grieving process of losing a pet.
When someone you care about is grieving, it can be hard to know how to help. Many people worry about saying the wrong thing, making their pain worse, or intruding. There are no perfect words to take away grief. Support is not about having the right words, giving advice, or trying to explain the loss. It is about creating a safe and caring space where grief can be felt without judgment or pressure and the griever can feel supported by those around them. Continue reading for tips about how to best support someone grieving.
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