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March 17, 2025Finding Comfort After Pet Loss: 3 Healing Steps You Need to Know
Losing a beloved companion is a profoundly painful experience, often leaving a void that feels insurmountable.
Every time I say goodbye to one of my beloved companions, it hits me just as hard. The older I get, the harder it is to lose someone I love so much.
The bond we share with our animal companions is unique, and their absence can deeply affect our daily lives.
It’s essential to recognize and honor your grief, understanding that it’s a testament to the love you shared.
We often emerge on the other side of grief as a different person. This new version of our true self seeks answers to questions we never thought of in the past.
This new layer of your soul is exposed like an open wound, yet as painful as it is there is hope and healing ahead.
Your beloved companions are always by your side to guide you, comfort you, and help you move forward. Knowing they are still with you is half the battle. Trusting that they would never leave you, especially during the darkest moments is often hard to grasp. But, they are there, waiting patiently and surrounding you with their loving energy.
Follow these simple steps to activate the next stage of your journey.
Three Steps to Help Ease the Pain:
Step 1 – Acknowledge Your Grief
Allow yourself to feel the sorrow and pain. Suppressing these emotions can prolong the grieving process. Embrace your feelings as a natural response to loss. There is no right or wrong way to grieve—every journey is personal and valid.
Step 2 – Seek Support or Find Solitary Peace
Connect with others who have experienced similar losses. Sharing your feelings can provide comfort and understanding. Professional grief counselors can also offer guidance during this difficult time. I’m a private griever so perhaps you will find comfort in those private moments of reflection and solitude.
Step 3 – Honor Their Memory
Creating a tribute to your pet can be a healing experience. This could be through a photo album, planting a tree in their name, or donating to an animal sanctuary such as my non-profit Painted Rain Ranch Animal Sanctuary. Such actions help celebrate their life and the joy they brought to yours.
Connect Beyond the Physical Realm
A single afterlife message can activate the most incredible sense of peace and healing. Plus, they ease feelings of guilt, worry, or remorse. That voice in your head that says, “Am I to blame? Did I miss something?”
Take the Next Step
If you are seeking a deeper connection with your departed companion, consider scheduling an afterlife communication session and a healing session for yourself.
These powerful and uplifting sessions provide profound insights and help you navigate grief with greater ease.
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Your experience will be as unique as you are. Be patient and gentle with yourself.
Embark on a journey toward healing and renewed connection.
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16 Comments
This is such a God-send, Karen. Thank you. I needed to find you today. I just lost the love of my life and nothing has helped me. I came across your site after a random search and read through every post. I have ordered your books and now I’m watching your podcasts. You get it. You really get it. Thank you for your wisdom, your insight, and your willingness to share with those of us who lost everything we loved.
I am so sorry for your loss. It is truly overwhelming and I have been down that path many times. I’m honored to be here to provide the insight you need. I won’t have all the answers but I will always share the wisdom of the animals to ease your journey. Sending love, hope and healing
I lost my sweet Razzy recently. Thankfully, I found you on the internet and listened to every podcast that I could find that you were involved in. What you talked about was so helpful and reassuring and really allowed me to move forward and deal with her loss. I did my crying and am now at the point where I miss her but know that I will see her again and can think happy thoughts about her. I ordered and read your three books which I really loved. I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do and how much your presence in the world
I am so sorry for your loss. I’m sure Razzy has guided you my way to help you heal. She will always be with you someday you will be reunited. Until then, stay positive and honor her life, celebrate your love.
Karen, I’ve been following your work since the early 2000s. Your books and podcasts have guided me through my darkest days. I never thought I would make it through the loss of five of my most beloved companions. The pain was so deep. If I did not know you, even from afar, I don’t think I would be here today. I am SO grateful to you for everything. This post is so important because each loss has changed me significantly, but that’s the way it is supposed to happen. Now, I embrace the new me that emerges from the other side of grief. God bless you, Karen. What an angel you are.
Wow, that is a long time! I’m so glad my books and life’s work has resonated with you. That is the best part of my job, finding those who are on the same wave length and energy field as I am. It feels like home. Many blessings
For me it was reading your books because you clearly gave me great comfort in knowing the signs that are a clear indication that its time from the pets quality of life and it just gave me a feeling of a weight being lifted off my heart. That first time it was my 17 year old chihuahua. Sometimes through the love for the pet, we keep them to long which just adds more days of suffering on them.
And since then I’ve had to send several more over the rainbow but with your books I now know that sending them is necessary not allowing them to suffer.
So i thank you
You just made my day so much brighter! Thank you…it is so hard to say goodbye to someone you love. You will be reunited with your angel one day and the only thing that will matter is love.
This is such a Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL blogpost, dear Karen!!!
So touching, so important, so deep and so true !! 🙏😻
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you.
You have no idea how much this meant to me. I have been working on slowing down since I lost my beloved boy, Sharkey, in order to hear more and be more grounded. I had been avoiding the painful thoughts, the grief, and honoring my boy.
Thank you again Karen for everything. I can’t explain how comforting you have been in my life. I don’t know where I would be had I not stumbled across your books. I have listened to every podcast you have been featured on and have taken away a nugget of hope in each episode. I hope you don’t find my emails obnoxious. I appreciate everything you’ve given to me and all who struggle with uncertainty and pain.
I appreciate your kindness so much. I write from the heart so we must be on the same energetic wave. I’m truly honored to be such an important part of your journey. Thank you for reading my books and listening to my podcasts.
Karen, I just read about the loss of your Ruby. I am so sorry. I don’t know how you do it. Helping all the animals that are old and sick, and losing them after just a few months. But I admire you so much. You are an amazing human and you are doing the work I always dreamed of. I made a donation to your sanctuary in honor of Ruby. Please know that you are loved and admired and appreciated.
Thank you so much for your kindness. Your words ease the pain and heal my soul. It is not easy, but it is my passion and what I promised myself and the animals I would do. They have given me so much. Ruby was a joy for the four short months she was with us. So sweet, so funny, so beautiful. She never had a bad day, even on her last day…she was perfectly fine in my lap. I will miss her until we meet again.
I lost my 12 year old soul dog Willow two days ago. My heart is shattered and I feel like I’ve lost my purpose. I feel tremendous guilt, I wonder if I did the right thing, and I am filled with profound emptiness and sadness. I stumbled upon your website today while searching how to find meaning and purpose after losing the love of my life. I have found some comfort in reading your blog posts and will be reading your books when I’m ready. It’s just too fresh for me right now. I am grateful that I found your website and it gives me some hope that my baby is still with me and that her spirit is still very much alive and well. Thank you for doing what you do.
I’m so sorry for your loss. It is utterly devastating to say goodbye to someone you love so much. My heart breaks for you. Our beloved companions will often guide us to those who can help us on our journey. Willow likely knew you would find comfort here. Take your time. I have many resources, interviews, books, and even a free app to help you navigate your path into healing. Thank you for the kind words. I truly appreciate your feedback. Click for more