One of the most touching poems about loss (and the enduring bonds that comfort us through our grief), ee cummings' i carry ...

A loss of routine, along with your pet, can be highly disregulating on a practical and emotional level. Losing a pet can be traumatic because they’re often considered part of your family.

A: As I was writing this, one of my closest friends died, and so I started writing elegy poems to her. She was 39 when she died, and I was feeling devastated at her loss. I started writing to her ...

The Pet Loss Companion understands this, ... plus cat poems and a place where call-in cats can vent about their humans. Iit’s for cats, by cats, but perfect for crazy cat people ...

Losing a pet can be deeply sad and even traumatic, regardless of whether the animal was a furred, feathered or finned creature. Here's a primer on what to say when someone loses a pet. If you’ve ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Michael Ondaatje, the Booker Prize-winning novelist, has a new volume of poetry, "A Year Of Last Things." And it may reveal much of his wide-ranging life - from his childhood in ...

Pet-bereavement specialists say it’s good to acknowledge that it’s normal to feel awful. The loss of a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help.

OPINION Losing a pet: I asked, you answered As rates of pet ownership rise, so does the need for occupations like pet end-of-life doulas and pet loss grief specialists.

The best-selling grief books for healing. If you’re recently bereaved, there are several books on coping with grief that can help you deal with the loss of a loved one. This list of books for ...

Grigg continues the pet loss support group via zoom, which they moved to permanently when the pandemic hit in 2020. She said that they never missed a meeting and continue to meet once a month via ...

Consider joining a pet loss support group. A pet's death can be as traumatic and difficult as the loss of a human family member . "It is not a sign of weakness to love a pet," Nelson said.

A: As I was writing this, one of my closest friends died, and so I started writing elegy poems to her. She was 39 when she died, and I was feeling devastated at her loss.