Many of us have heard the old adage ‘Time heals all wounds,’ and we’ve said it to those in pain or grief. It is a saying we use in uncomfortable situations with the intention of being supportive and kind. However, pet parents who have recently lost their beloved animal often say they don’t find this helpful when they are in the midst of pain. It often makes a person feel more overwhelmed and like they may be grieving the wrong way. When they hear this, they feel rushed and need to hide their pain and return to “normal.” Everybody will process and grieve in their own way.

This got me questioning if it’s the passage of time that heals or if it is something else that heals.

I want to share a personal story of time, grief and healing. When I was 17, I faced an agonizing decision to have my 7-year-old horse, Time-L-Tel, live in pain from an irreparable broken kneecap or euthanize him.

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Seeing a person grieving the loss of their animal who is in pain or suffering makes most people uncomfortable, and we naturally want to help them feel better and even try to ‘fix’ them. As lovely as our intentions are, grief does not need fixing. It needs to be witnessed.

Many people, in their uncomfortableness, are often at a loss for words. They stumble and inadvertently, in their awkwardness, say things that do not come across as comforting to the grieving person. Although well-intentioned, we are often unaware that what we believed to be helpful was actually hurtful.

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Replacing your old perspective to that of "nothing is broken" nor “needs fixing” in your relationship alters the energy of everything and creates a new language! You begin to soften and think of your relationship differently. This thinking shifts your relationship towards a true partnership. A partnership as a team! The focus is on you as two independent beings who are individually whole in yourselves, shining in your light and bringing out the light in each other!

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Soulstice, my rescue dog, hadn't been exposed to much normalcy and had lived what I considered an entire life before we met. She came with baggage that left her easily reactive, fearful and anxious in new situations. Helping a rescue feel safe and unpack their baggage is a slow process that requires consistency, patience, time and love for change to occur. It literally takes baby steps. And like other pet parents with rescues, I mess up, get frustrated, and, at times, even wonder- what did I get myself into?

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It is normal to feel disconnected after losing a beloved pet. After they are gone, you deeply long for some connection. There is a strong desire to receive a message from them, as you want to know they are okay.

I want to share three common blocks people experience after their pet's death that keeps them from feeling connected with them in the afterlife and common signs your pet may be trying to send you.

Although you can communicate with your animal in many ways, TELEPATHY is their primary form of communication. Telepathy is a 2-way dialogue that occurs without spoken or written word. 

 So, why is telepathy animals' primary form of communication? Because telepathy allows for the exchange of sensory information via images, sensations, and knowing. 

And animals rule the sensory world! 

Every relationship with a pet is an ever-evolving connection that lives and breathes its own life force energy. Each of you brings many intricate layers of energy into your relationship. These layers are created by each of your personalities, histories, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. And where attention goes, energy flows. This is the basis of your relationship energy!

Anticipatory grief is the grief you experience as you reconcile yourself with an anticipated loss, in this case, the death of a pet. One way anticipatory grief can manifest itself is through grief bursts. In this video, I will give you 5 steps to help you work through anticipatory grief & grief bursts.

Our pets' perspective of death is different than our own. One reason for this is because they experience a far different reality than ourselves while on this earth. Read this to help ease your mind if you are wondering if your pet is afraid of death or if you are worried about your animals spiritual transition.