The First Days Support Pack
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Support for the first hours and days after losing a pet.
Seven resources and a browser-based tool created for the first days after losing your pet, written by C. Arden.
Need support today? The First 72 Hours is free.
Why the pack exists
Different kinds of support for different moments.
The pack offers emotional support for the first hours and days after losing a pet.
Some days you may want to read about what is happening. Other moments, one page is all you can manage. The pack is built for both.
Three guidesMore detailed support. Begin with the one that matches what feels hardest today.
Three companionsBrief, practical support for the moments when one page is all you can manage.
What’s inside
Seven resources and a browser-based tool.
Begin here
Introduction
Start Here
Your guide to the pack. It introduces each item so you can see what it offers.
There is no required reading order. Begin with whichever part offers the support you need today, and return to the other resources as your needs change.
Three guidesMore detailed support. Begin with the one that matches what feels hardest today.
Guide one · The body
How To Get Through The First Days
Shock, practical decisions, sleep, food, the first hours and nights.
Guide two · The guilt
The Pet Loss Guilt Guide
Replaying, second-guessing, the what-ifs, the guilt loop.
Guide three · The silence
The Quiet Home
The routines, the empty spaces, coming home, their things.
Three companionsBrief, practical support for the moments when one page is all you can manage.
Companion one · The moments
Emergency Calm Pages
One-page support for the moments that overwhelm you.
Companion two · Today
Today Counts
A one-page checklist for surviving today.
Companion three · The words
A Few Words
Three gentle prompts for when one sentence is enough.
Online tool
A Gentler Thought
See how it worksOnline tool · Included in the pack
A Gentler Thought
When one thought about what happened won’t leave you alone, A Gentler Thought gives you somewhere to work through it. Take that one thought through five guided stages in your browser and write a response in your own words.
- Name the thought you’re carrying
- Find the assumption underneath it
- Examine the evidence on both sides
- Hear what you would say to a friend
- Write a kinder version, in your own words
About fifteen minutesYour writing stays on your devicePrint or save your session as a PDF
A self-guided reflection tool, not a substitute for therapy.
What you receive
The practical details.
7PDF documents
159pages in total
1online tool, A Gentler Thought
5guided stages in the tool
Written by C. ArdenReading order none requiredLicence personal use only
For emotional support and education only. Not a substitute for professional medical or mental health care.
Waiting list
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The First Days Support Pack will be available soon. Join the waiting list to be among the first to read it.
If you need help today
The First 72 Hours is free.
Start with the free guide for shock, sleeplessness and the practical decisions that follow a pet’s death.