The Pahl Paw Patch: Recent Episodes
Nelson Pahl
In Episode #5, Nelson discusses three prevalent myths surrounding pet loss.
Topics in this Episode
- Who is anyone to sit in judgement of your pet loss? (0:43)
- Are you weak for grieving your companion animal? (1:22)
- Who experiences intense pet loss (1:29)
- Three celebrities that have suffered intense pet loss (2:06)
- Grieving the loss of a dear family member is healthy and normal (3:49)
- Pet loss is every bit as intense as human death-grief (4:11)
- Have you been grieving too long? (6:12)
- To rush the healing process is to disrespect the healing process (7:20)
Resources
Podcast: "The Toxicity of Judgment" | Abdi Assadi
Video: Joe Rogan & Kevin Smith Get Emotional Discussing Pet Loss
Video: Joe Rogan Gets Emotional Talking About His Dogs
Video: Tim Tebow Saying Goodbye to Beloved Bronco
Study: Death of Companion Cat or Dog Bereavement...
Study: Adjustment to the Death of a Companion Animal
Book: The Loss of a Pet - the Human-Animal Bond
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl
Memorable Quotes
- "Grief...if the price of love."
Next Episode: Does Your Attachment Style Impact Your Grief Severity?Keywords#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses
BiographyNelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."
In this episode, Nelson discusses five reasons pet loss can be so intense.
Topics in this Episode
- Grief is the byproduct of love (1:06)
- The love you share with your pet is unconditional (1:24)
- We grieve when we lose our identity (2:23)
- With the death of a love one comes the loss a certain role (2:26)
- We grieve when we feel unsafe (4:31)
- We experience grief when we surrender our autonomy (6:29)
- With loss, we feel that certain dreams have gone unrealized (7:56)
Resources
Study: Changing Times, Changing Identities: Grieving for a Lost SelfStudy: "I Am Not Who I Thought I Was"
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl
Memorable Quotes
- "Grief...if the price of love."
Next Episode: 3 Myths About Pet LossKeywords#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses
BiographyNelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."
In this episode, Nelson discusses the scholarly research regarding pet loss.
Topics in this Episode
- Companion animal loss is largely misunderstood and devalued (0:28)
- Pet loss is a form of disenfrachised grief (0:43)
- What is disenfranchised grief? (0:53)
- Companion animal loss can cause a host of physical ailments (1:23)
- Pet loss can cause long-term anxiety, depression, and even anger issues (1:46)
- Pet loss often causes neuroticism in the bereaved guardian (1:56)
- Untreated pet loss can manifest into complicated grief and even PTSD (2:07)
- Companion animal loss can rival and even surpass human death-grief (2:32)
- The guardian-pet dynamic mimics that of the parent-child dynamic (2:57)
Resources
Study: Grief after pet loss often misunderstood and devalued
Study: Pet loss grief largely treated as disenfranchised grief
Study: Loss of companion animal can cause serious physical ailments
Study: Pet loss grief can result in long-term anxiety, depression, and anger issues
Study: Grief after pet loss may manifest into complicated grief or PTSD
Study: Pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
Study: Frequency of neuroticism after pet loss
Study: Why people love their pets
Study: Why pet loss grief needs far more recognition from the health community
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl
Next Episode: 5 Reasons Pet Loss is So IntenseKeywords#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses
BiographyNelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."
In this second episode of The Pahl Paw Patch, Nelson shares one of his heartwarming-but-heartbreaking stories of pet loss.
Resources
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl
Next Episode: What Does Research Say About Pet Loss?Keywords#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses
BiographyNelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."
In this premier episode of The Pahl Paw Patch, Nelson tackles the subject of pet loss and its legitimacy.
Topics in this Episode
- Symptoms of pet loss (1:05)
- You're "weak" and "overreacting" (1:47)
- Society demands that you feel shame (2:12)
- It was "only an animal" (2:37)
- Our companion animals live to love us...unconditionally (4:24)
- Losing a pet creates a significant void in our life (5:27)
Resources
Study: Pet loss grief and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome"
Explanation: What is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Study: Pet ownership increases self-esteem
Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl
Memorable Quotes
- "The love you share with a pet is...unconditional."
- "It truly is a scenario of...'Till death do us part.'"
Next Episode: My Pet Loss StoryKeywords#pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses
BiographyNelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."
In this episode, Nelson discusses three major myths about pet loss grief that may be hindering your healing.
Topics in this Episode
- Prelude: The issue of judgement (1:05)
- Myth #1: You are bizarre or weak (1:59)
- Celebrity examples of pet loss grief (2:48)
- Myth #2: Pet loss grief pales in comparison (4:43)
- Refuting scientific research & literature (5:19)
- Myth #3: I should be over it already (6:22)
- The Narrative Way audio advert (8:07)
- Our final segment: Do you still feel shame? (9:18)
Healing LinksDIY Healing Suite: The Narrative WayPet Loss Grief Counseling: Nelson Pahl
Pet Loss Grief Workshops: NelsonPahl.com
Supporting LinksPodcast: The Toxicity of Judgment
Video: Joe Rogan & Kevin Smith talking dogs
IG Video: Tim Tebow tribute to Bronco
Study: Psychosocial variables of companion animal loss
Study: Adjustment to the death of a companion animal
Book: The Loss of a Pet, Dr. Wallace Sife
Next Episode:Does Attachment Style Affect Pet Loss Grief?Proudly sponsored by The Narrative Way
In this secondepisode, Nelson discusses the five layers of pet loss grief that cause it to be such an intense experience.
Topics in this Episode
- The 5-fold anatomy of pet loss grief (1:31)
- Layer #1: The bi-product of love (1:44)
- Layer #2: Lost sense of Self (2:58)
- Layer #3: Feeling unsafe (5:07)
- Nelson Pahl Counseling audio advert (6:32)
- Layer #4: Surrendering autonomy (7:26)
- Layer #5: Dashed hopes & dreams (8:55)
- The Narrative Way audio advert (10:51)
- Our final segment: Why is pet loss so intense? (12:05)
Healing Links
DIY Healing Suite: The Narrative WayPet Loss Grief Counseling: Nelson Pahl
Pet Loss Grief Workshops: NelsonPahl.com
Supporting Links
- Changing Times, Changing Identities: Grieving for a Lost Self(Jennifer Nias)
- I am not who I thought I was (Laura D. Miller)
Next Episode: 3 Myths About Pet Loss GriefProudly sponsored by The Narrative Way
In this premier episode of The Pahl Paw Patch, Nelson tackles the subject of pet loss grief and its legitimacy. To do so, he entwines reason with empirical research.
Show Notes
[Main points]
- Many of those that suffer pet loss grief experience Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome."
- Current societal mechanisms suggest you're "overreacting" and "too sensitive"
- Contemporary culture demands that you feel shame
- Our relationship with our companion animal is free from demands and judgement
- All our pet every wants is to love us
- Truth: research finds pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
- Losing a companion animal can create a significant void in our life
- This loss can dramatically change our routine
- Companion animals are good for our emotional well-being
- Studies find pet ownership actually increases self-esteem and conscientiousness.
- However, according to research, pet loss grief is largely devalued and disenfrachised
- Pet loss grief can cause long-term anxiety, depression, and even anger issues
- Untreated pet loss grief can manifest into complicated grief and even PTSD
- Research finds that the guardian-pet dynamic mimics that of the parent-child dynamic
[Resources]
Sponsor: The Narrative Way
Study: Pet loss grief and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome"
Explanation: What is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Study: Pet ownership increases self-esteem
Recommendation: Sparky's CBD treats
Study: Grief after pet loss often misunderstood and devalued
Study: Pet loss grief largely treated as disenfranchised grief
Study: Loss of companion animal can cause serious physical ailments
Study: Pet loss grief can result in long-term anxiety, depression, and anger issues
Study: Grief after pet loss may manifest into complicated grief or PTSD
Study: Pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
Study: Frequency of neuroticism after pet loss
Study: Why people love their pets
Study: Why pet loss grief needs far more recognition from the health communityPet Loss Grief Counseling: Nelson Pahl
[Memorable Quotes]
- "The love you share with a pet is...unconditional."
- "It truly is a scenario of...'Till death do us part.'"
[Keywords]
pet loss #pet loss grief #pet parent #pet parenting #pet guardian #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #dogs #cats #horses
The Pahl Paw Patch is a podcast for pet loss grief, hosted by narrative psychologist Nelson Pahl.
Recap]
In this premier episode of The Pahl Paw Patch, Nelson tackles the subject of pet loss grief and its legitimacy. To do so, he entwines reason with empirical research.
[Main points]
- Many of those that suffer pet loss grief experience Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome."
- Current societal mechanisms suggest you're "overreacting" and "too sensitive"
- Contemporary culture demands that you feel shame
- Our relationship with our companion animal is free from demands and judgement
- All our pet every wants is to love us
- Truth: research finds pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
- Losing a companion animal can create a significant void in our life
- This loss can dramatically change our routine
- Companion animals are good for our emotional well-being
- Studies find pet ownership actually increases self-esteem and conscientiousness.
- However, according to research, pet loss grief is largely devalued and disenfrachised
- Pet loss grief can cause long-term anxiety, depression, and even anger issues
- Untreated pet loss grief can manifest into complicated grief and even PTSD
- Research finds that the guardian-pet dynamic mimics that of the parent-child dynamic
[Resources]
Sponsor: The Narrative Way
Study: Pet loss grief and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome"
Explanation: What is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Study: Pet ownership increases self-esteem
Recommendation: Sparky's CBD treats
Study: Grief after pet loss often misunderstood and devalued
Study: Pet loss grief largely treated as disenfranchised grief
Study: Loss of companion animal can cause serious physical ailments
Study: Pet loss grief can result in long-term anxiety, depression, and anger issues
Study: Grief after pet loss may manifest into complicated grief or PTSD
Study: Pet loss grief can be even more intense than human death-grief
Study: Frequency of neuroticism after pet loss
Study: Why people love their pets
Study: Why pet loss grief needs far more recognition from the health communityPet Loss Grief Counseling: Nelson Pahl
[Memorable Quotes]
- "The love you share with a pet is...unconditional."
- "It truly is a scenario of...'Till death do us part.'"
[Keywords]