The First Days Support Pack
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Practical and emotional support for the first hours, days and weeks after losing a pet.
Seven resources and a browser-based tool created for the first days after losing your pet, written by C. Arden.
$20 approx. / £14.99 GBP
Payment is charged in GBP. US dollar amounts are approximate; your bank or card provider’s conversion may differ.
Seven resources and A Gentler Thought online: a Start Here introduction, three guides and three short companions. Your download link is sent by email after payment.
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 and access card
Online tool · Access card
A Gentler Thought
Five guided stages in your browser for one guilt thought. The access card shows you where to begin.
Online tool
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
Your writing stays on your devicePrint or save your session as a PDF
Opens in your browser at thepetlossstudio.com/a-gentler-thought. No account needed.
A self-guided reflection tool, not a substitute for therapy.
What you receive
The practical details.
8PDF documents
160pages 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.
The First Days Support Pack
The first days are hard enough.
Open the guide that matches today: the body, the guilt or the silence. Keep the companions for the moments when one page is all you can manage. Everything in the pack is yours to keep.
The complete support pack
$20 approx. / £14.99 GBP
Payment is charged in GBP. US dollar amounts are approximate; your bank or card provider’s conversion may differ.
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If you need help today
Only need tonight covered?
The First 72 Hours is a short free guide to the first hours and days, sent by email. The pack is for when you want more: a Start Here introduction, three guides (getting through the first days, the guilt, the quiet home), three short companions for difficult moments, and A Gentler Thought online.
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