And this is why we also grieve so deeply when we lose our pets. It’s a type of grief that is disenfranchised. It is not acknowledged by society as significant so it adds a particularly difficult layer to the grief. I’m 5 months in after losing my yellow lab. I’m 48 and I’ve had many losses. This one feels the hardest.
When our son Trevor passed away, my world stopped turning and my future disappeared. In a moment, life as we knew it was gone and there was nothing but endless pain in front of me. Then I found Dr. Cacciatore's book, Bearing the Unbearable. I have no words to describe my gratitude for the work of Dr. Jo and the staff (and animals) at Selah Carefarm. Without this process, this team and this place, I may not have been able to find a way to survive. I am grateful beyond words for the lifeline that this groundbreaking work on traumatic grief has given us.
I so appreciate Joanne and all the animals, human and other, who make Selah such a special, healing place. As a bereaved father myself, and as someone who wishes to see nonhuman animals allowed to be who they are, I can relate to all of what Dr. Jo says. May every being who passes through Selah Carefarm be held, and consoled, and allowed to grieve, and to give and receive. ❤️
Joanne is a gift to all of us. She is that rare kind of friend, mentor, professor, researcher, grieving human who not only gets it at a cellular level but grounds it in research so that our why and our how, while it should never need a reason, has a place in the world as acceptable and allows our loneliness and our grief to be seen.
And this is why we also grieve so deeply when we lose our pets. It’s a type of grief that is disenfranchised. It is not acknowledged by society as significant so it adds a particularly difficult layer to the grief. I’m 5 months in after losing my yellow lab. I’m 48 and I’ve had many losses. This one feels the hardest.
I understand 😢😞
When our son Trevor passed away, my world stopped turning and my future disappeared. In a moment, life as we knew it was gone and there was nothing but endless pain in front of me. Then I found Dr. Cacciatore's book, Bearing the Unbearable. I have no words to describe my gratitude for the work of Dr. Jo and the staff (and animals) at Selah Carefarm. Without this process, this team and this place, I may not have been able to find a way to survive. I am grateful beyond words for the lifeline that this groundbreaking work on traumatic grief has given us.
I so appreciate Joanne and all the animals, human and other, who make Selah such a special, healing place. As a bereaved father myself, and as someone who wishes to see nonhuman animals allowed to be who they are, I can relate to all of what Dr. Jo says. May every being who passes through Selah Carefarm be held, and consoled, and allowed to grieve, and to give and receive. ❤️
Joanne is a gift to all of us. She is that rare kind of friend, mentor, professor, researcher, grieving human who not only gets it at a cellular level but grounds it in research so that our why and our how, while it should never need a reason, has a place in the world as acceptable and allows our loneliness and our grief to be seen.
We completely agree with you, thank you for sharing this kind comment
Well said Joanne. Well said. Wishing you a loving day as you remember your precious daughter.
What’s the definition of Traumatic Grief. Is it in someway, somehow different than grief in general?