Grief

Losing a beloved pet is one of life’s most heart-wrenching experiences. Whether you have experienced the death or loss of a beloved cat, dog, bird, turtle, or horse – it doesn’t matter. The bond of a pet is unlike the bonds of our human companions and is one of the most minimized losses. The bond you had share with your pet is special because they were special to you. Hello! I’m Victoria, your guide through pet loss grief, fellow animal lover, and dog mom to a joy-giving Havanese named Gizmo. As a child-griever who grew up with grief, I have […]

A narcissist, according to Merriam-Webster, is an extremely self-centered person with an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Empathy, also according to Merriam-Webster, is defined as the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another in either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner. According to the same resource, grief is deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement. However, The Grief Recovery Institute defines grief as the normal and natural reaction to a loss of any kind. It

Sadness, despair, grief, melancholy, misery, etc. Take note of all of the feeling words in the tree of grief. How many you’ve experienced throughout your life? I imagine you’ve experienced all of them throughout your life. Recently on social media, I had a request to address the feeling of sadness, which was prompted by the reader referencing the blog post, How to Own Your Feelings, published in May (Mental Health Awareness Month). I needed some inspiration for this week anyway, so it was perfect timing. If you ever want to learn more about a particular aspect of grief or want me to