Losing a pet is a uniquely painful experience. Pets are not “just animals”—they are companions, sources of comfort, and members of the family. When they die, the grief can feel overwhelming, confusing, and sometimes even isolating, especially if others don’t fully understand the depth of the loss. Coping with the death of a pet takes time, patience, and self-compassion. One of the first things to understand is that your grief is valid. There is no hierarchy of loss that makes

Grieving a breakup is a profound and often surprising process of mourning. While the end of a relationship is not a physical death, the pain is real and should not be minimized. It is the death of a shared future, companionship, physical intimacy with that person, and of a specific identity you held within that partnership. Whether a long marriage or a brief but intense romance, the pain of breakup grief is valid and requires time and attention to heal. Acknowledging the grie

In the natural order of things, our parents die before us. In fact, by the time we reach the age of 62, about 75% of us will have lost both parents. Grief isn’t something we, as a society, spend much time talking about, and the loss of a parent can be a unique and powerful loss that shakes us to the core. I want to normalize so many of the struggles I often work with when someone’s parent dies. When a parent dies, I sometimes hear people talk about how they feel as though the