Coping with Pet Loss and Bereavement

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Today, our guest on the Mental Health Download Podcast is Tulsan Lindsay Benson M.S., LPC. She has been working as a therapist for over 15 years. Most of her experience has been helping people with trauma. Her dog, Gus, died at age eight of cancer in 2012 and that experience sparked a desire in her to help others as they deal with pet loss. She completed a training through the Association for Pet-Loss and Bereavement in order to become a certified pet loss and bereavement therapist.

Below is a list of resources for Pet Loss Grief.

Books:

The Loss of a Pet by Wallace Sife Ph.D

Pet Loss- a Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children by Herbert A Nieburg and Arlene Fischer

When Your Pet Dies by James Quackenbush

How to ROAR: Pet Loss Grief Recovery by Robin Jean Brown

Books for Children:

Ages 3 and up

The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr

The Rainbow Bridge. A Dog's Story by Judith Kristen

Ages 5 and up

Paw Prints in the Stars. A Farewell and Journal for a Beloved Pet by Warren Hanson

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst and Erik Bleguad

Podcast:

The Pet Loss Podcast on Stitcher

Blog:

Griefhealingblog.com/petloss

Websites:

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www.aplb.org

www.petlosshelp.org

Free Online Support Groups:

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www.aplb.org

Local Resources

www.GUSpetloss.org