Book 2 in The Pet Loss Support Series
The First Year Without You
A Month-by-Month Companion for the Impossible Journey of Pet Loss
Available in Print and Kindle
You are holding this book because someone is missing
Not someone the world always knows how to grieve. But someone who was there every morning. Someone who knew the sound of your car, the rhythm of your footsteps, the particular weight of your sadness on hard days.
Someone who loved you in a way that never required you to be anything other than exactly who you are.
This book walks beside you through the first year after losing a pet. Not around your grief, but directly into it, at whatever pace your heart can bear. Month by month, from the raw first days through to the anniversary and beyond.
What's Inside
A companion for every stage of the first year
The First 48 Hours
Surviving the shock, the silence, and the first night without them.
The First Week
The empty house, what to do with their things, and returning to life.
Month One
When the shock wears off and the world expects you to be better.
Months Two and Three
The pressure to be better, the loneliness, and the waves that keep coming.
Months Four to Six
The long middle. The strange limbo of learning to live alongside loss.
Months Seven to Nine
Learning to carry it. The grief that remains and the approaching anniversary.
Months Ten to Twelve
The weight of a year. The first anniversary. And what comes after.
Plus
A dedicated guilt chapter, memory pages, letters from your pet, and a section for those who love someone grieving.
This book is for you if
You have recently lost a pet and the grief feels bigger than anyone around you understands.
You are weeks or months in and wondering why it still hurts this much.
You are approaching a birthday, anniversary, or holiday without them and dreading it.
You are carrying guilt about decisions you made or things you wish you had done differently.
You want someone to tell you that what you are feeling is normal, without rushing you to feel better.
You love someone who is grieving a pet and want to understand what they are going through.
"Your grief is valid. Your loss is significant. Your love was, and is, real."
From The First Year Without You
You do not have to carry it alone
Whether your loss was yesterday or months ago, this book meets you wherever you are in your grief. There is no right time to begin. There is no wrong way to grieve.
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My pet died months ago. Is it too late to start this book?
Is this a workbook with exercises or a book I read?
How is this different from the Guilt and Grief Workbook?
Is this book only for people who have lost a dog or cat?
Can I buy this as a gift for someone who is grieving?
Also in The Pet Loss Support Series
The Guilt and Grief Workbook
If guilt and what-ifs are the heaviest part of your grief, this structured workbook offers over 90 guided exercises to help you untangle self-blame and find a path toward self-forgiveness.
Available in Print and Kindle.
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