Permission to Break:  

Grieving the Loss of Animal Companions without Resentment, Guilt, and Shame

The loss of an animal family member is a personal experience full of universal truths.  Regardless of your companion's species, whether you grew up with them or were a week-long foster parent to a bottle baby or hospice senior; whether you are anticipating their loss or trying to find the right time to let them go; whether they died twenty years ago or were suddenly taken from you yesterday, we can all agree on one thing:  Grief is transformative -- and it can be an emotional minefield.

Grief hurts in a way that feels as if it will completely consume us.  To know grief is to know the pain of being completely powerless.  Why, then, do we add guilt and shame to the already intense pain of loss? Why do we choose to lose precious moments with the ones we love and even risk clouding the legacy of our beautiful bond with them by punishing ourselves with resentment and regret?

Join Cat Camp Counselors Jackson Galaxy and Stephanie Rodriguez to explore the self-destructive side of loss and how to reclaim this sacred time and space by fully surrendering to and embracing our grief.

 
 

Stephanie Rodriguez is a Certified Grief Counselor and Thanatologist with specializations in Child and Adolescent Grief and Animal Companion Loss Recovery.  She has been a practicing Grief Counselor, Support Group Facilitator, and national End-of-Life Speaker and Educator since 2004.  To learn more about Stephanie or to schedule a session with her, please visit her website, embracingyourgrief.com.

 

Popularly known as “The Cat Daddy,” Jackson Galaxy is the host and executive producer of Animal Planet's long running hit show “My Cat From Hell.” Jackson, an animal advocate and cat behavior and wellness expert, is also a two-time New York Times best-selling author with more than 25 years of experience working with cats and their guardians. Jackson’s mission is to educate people about cats and deepen the human and cat bond, while reducing the number of animals that end up in shelters.

 

 General Admission tickets give attendees access to the virtual event

  • Attendees must download Zoom to access the event.

  • All tickets must be ordered online and cannot be purchased over the phone or via email.

  • Tickets are nonrefundable.

Previous Webinars

Disenfranchised Grief: Navigating Animal Companion Loss 

As a "Disenfranchised Loss" (one that is not readily recognized and/or honored by society), the death of an animal companion can leave you feeling isolated and invisible in your grief. ​

Whether your loss is recent or happened years ago, we hope you'll join Cat Camp counselors Jackson Galaxy and Stephanie Rodriguez, GCCA-C, and find support in the company of others making their way.

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Loss Before Loss:  The Anticipatory Grieving of Animal Family Members

Anticipatory grief is the experience of grief before the expected loss actually happens.

Preparing for the loss of a loved one is never easy. Join Cat Camp counselors Jackson Galaxy and Stephanie Rodriguez, GCCA-C, in this virtual webinar as they navigate the emotions and experiences common to those experiencing anticipatory grief to help you prepare for the final chapter of your companion animal’s life.

This event was made in honor of Haru, who lived in and left this world on her own terms.

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