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Beth Bigler, GC-C, PGSS-C
🐾Pet Loss Grief Counselor 🐾
💔Support before & after your loss

04/01/2026

My pet loss grief lives in my chest. My shoulders. My jaw. The food that tastes like nothing. The exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.

My soulmate pet was the reason my body felt safe. My heartbeat. My breath. My sense of okay.

When they transitioned, my whole system had to figure out how to run without them.

When the overwhelm rises, here’s what I come back to:

Both hands flat on my chest. I say their name out loud. I say it again. I breathe.

I hug myself and squeeze, right arm across my chest toward my heart, left arm over my right shoulder.

I slowly turn my head and let my eyes land on things in the room. My nervous system needs to know I’m physically safe right now.

Cold water on my face and wrists.

I step outside and look up. I come back in when I’m ready.

Inhale for 4. Exhale for 6. The longer exhale is what tells my body it’s okay to soften.

I hum to my beloved.

DM me if you’re in the early days, I’d love to support you.

What does pet loss grief feel like in your body?

03/31/2026

Part 2 landed and your comments kept coming. Firsts we hadn’t yet named. Moments so quiet and so specific they could only come from someone who lived them.

The shower. The couch. The boxes you stopped saving. The email that arrived like nothing had changed.

You named them so someone else wouldn’t have to feel alone in them.

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If you’re in the middle of these firsts and need someone to sit with you in them, my DM is open. I work with guardians 1:1 through every part of this.

What did we still miss? Comment below.

03/30/2026

The missing I know how to carry. It’s familiar. It lives in my chest and I’ve learned its weight.

But forgetting. The exact sound of their breath. The specific way they smelled. The weight of them in my arms. The way they looked at me like I was the whole world.

I used to think those details were permanent. Then I noticed one was already softer than it was last month.

That’s the fear nobody talks about in pet loss grief. Not the loss but the fading.

My book Honoring Our Animals has 365 meditations to help you keep them close, one day at a time as you navigate pet loss grief and its myriad challenges.

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What detail are you most afraid of forgetting?

03/29/2026

Which of these is hitting you most today?

Your anchor, your rock, your stability. Your morning routine, your nighttime snuggles, your constant chatter companion, your adventure partner.

Of course you feel terrible, hurt, angry, guilty, abandoned, confused, overwhelmed. All of it at once sometimes.
I spend all day with people carrying exactly what you’re carrying, and I can tell you these feelings are part of our shared experience. And as someone who lost her own orange tabby soul cat, I know there’s no end to the little pangs, especially when you least expect them.

Grieve at your own pace, there are no right or wrongs here.
Every month I hold a memorial service for beloveds by name.

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Which one on this list is hitting you hardest today?

03/28/2026

Guilt is the thing I hear most from grieving guardians, almost every single one.

It’s heavy, it’s sticky, and it can get pet loss grief stuck. Here are a few things that can help:

Notice how you’re talking to yourself, because chances are you wouldn’t speak to a friend that way. Each time you catch your inner critic, try reasoning it out loud the way you would with someone you love.

Your beloved’s story is more than their end. Everything you did, everything you shared, all the love across the whole of your relationship together, that’s the real story. Find ways to tell it.

Ask what your guilt wants to teach you. Sometimes it hangs around to make sure you’ve learned something, and if you’ve genuinely internalized it, guilt often has less reason to stay.

Look at your own history with forgiveness. When have you done it before? What makes this different? Who taught you that you don’t deserve the same grace you’d give anyone else?

DM me if you’re ready for 1:1 pet loss grief support.

What’s helped you with guilt in your grief? Tell me in the comments so others feel less alone in it.

03/26/2026

What would it feel like to fully welcome being kind to yourself in your pet loss grief?

To do whatever feels supportive, without justifying it to anyone?

If you don’t know where to begin, start small. Limit your obligations. Make time to rest. Create intentional space morning and evening to grieve and connect with your beloved.

You don’t have to earn the right to grieve gently.

DM me if you’re ready for 1:1 pet loss grief support.

How are you being kind to yourself in your grief today?

03/25/2026

Pet loss grief lives in the ordinary moments you didn’t think to brace for.

Walking back in is its own kind of hard. Some days you go straight in. Some days you need a minute in the driveway first.

Both are allowed.

DM me if you’re navigating the early days: I’d love to support you.

What’s a moment that catches you off guard the most?

03/23/2026

The love that motivated you, supported you, pushed you to be better doesn’t have a shelf life.

Pet loss grief doesn’t have to cancel the relationship. It can change the form it takes. The bond can stay intact, can keep transforming, and their love can still be the thing you navigate by.

DM me if you’re ready for 1:1 pet loss grief support.

What’s one thing your beloved pushed you to become?

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