pet bereavement resource guide
TED Talks—
Pet loss grief; the pain explained | Sarah Hoggan DVM | TEDxTemecula
— Source: TEDx Talks via YouTube
https://youtu.be/TkJGhQANjZo?si=aQ5HuwLq1zKtFiJ3
Why Everyone Should Talk About Pet Death | E. B. Bartels | TEDxWellesleyCollege
— Source: TEDx Talks via YouTube
https://youtu.be/dlafRN2FCpQ?si=9GlgeYWr86e7f1GG
What animals are thinking and feeling, and why it should matter | Carl Safina | TEDxMidAtlantic
— Source: TEDx Talks via YouTube
https://youtu.be/-wkdH_wluhw?si=7L-i1BnBprJgtMh7
The Power of a Pet | Rustin Moore |TEDxOhioStateUniversity
— Source: TEDx Talks via YouTube
https://youtu.be/-t4m6mo0bMY?si=kysXgy6IpVdDqsWM
Yoga Practices—
Yoga For Grief
— Source: Yoga with Adriene via YouTube
https://youtu.be/iEVn59U2_LY?si=Z_qgoaDyZ0K9VT8Z
Yoga for Grief and Mourning | Gentle Supportive Yoga for Loss
— Source: Kendra Tolbert | Live Fertile via YouTube
https://youtu.be/JisU6bWoeJA?si=lNxy1q4ac0JnQQk_
Podcasts—
All There Is with Anderson Cooper
— Source: CNN via various podcast platforms
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper
The Science & Process of Healing from Grief | Huberman Lab Podcast #74
— Source: Andrew Huberman via YouTube
https://youtu.be/dzOvi0Aa2EA?si=lzhZ524Lp8Z5fOxc
(This Stanford University professor and neuroscientist is very conscientiously and kindly references grief for people as well as animals.)
Other Online Resources—
SpeakingGrief.org (a documentary + grief resources)
— Source: WPSU Penn State & Penn State Outreach via The New York Life Foundation
Books & Audiobooks—
Individually libraries and county library systems often offer free access to ebook and audiobook apps like Libby and Hoopla, in addition to often offering the option to borrow physical books from other libraries in ordering them in for you to pick up locally, if you find one you want but not in your own library’s circulation inventory.
Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength & Embracing Life after a Loss That Changes Everything by Lucy Hone
Articles—
Handling Grief by Jennifer Hetrick of hetrickmedia.com
— Source: Berks County Living Magazine
https://berkscountyliving.com/features/health-fitness/handling-grief/
Meetings—
Death Cafés
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much more is pending for this guide!