Manual № 83 · Grief after losing a pet

The Quiet House

The manual for grief after losing a pet.

The grief is the size of the bond. It does not need to be smaller to be carried.

12 modules · for anyone grieving a dog, cat, horse, or other companion animal, or facing that loss soon

  1. 01The Size of This Grief
  2. 02When Grief Needs More Than a Program
  3. 03What You Actually Lost
  4. 04"It Was Just a Dog"
  5. 05While They Are Still Here
  6. 06The Decision
  1. 07Too Early, Too Late
  2. 08Sudden Death, Accidents, and Animals Who Go Missing
  3. 09The House and the Routines
  4. 10Children and the Other Animals
  5. 11Keeping the Bond, and the Losses Underneath
  6. 12Another Animal, and Keeping Going

Two editions

The manual, or the manual and the toolkit.

Standard edition

$39

The full program: all 12 modules, with the exercises, logs, and checklists that save as you go. Everything you need to do the work.

Elite edition · most complete

$69

Everything in Standard, plus The Toolkit, 14 techniques drawn from across the evidence base, each labeled with where it comes from and how good the support actually is, to use alongside this program rather than instead of it. With original diagrams throughout.

Start with Standard if you would rather. You can upgrade to Elite at any time for the $30 difference, and nothing you have written is lost. And once you own one manual, every other one is 20% off.

Inside The Toolkit

  1. 01The Loss Inventory
  2. 02Two Directions in a Day
  3. 03What You Knew Then
  4. 04The Responsibility Pie
  5. 05The Voice You Would Use for a Friend
  6. 06A Letter to the Animal
  7. 07Riding a Grief Wave
  1. 08The Reminder Ladder
  2. 09Filling the Empty Hours
  3. 10What They Brought Out in You
  4. 11Unhooking From the Verdict
  5. 12Saying What You Need
  6. 13Small Signs of Better
  7. 14A Ritual That Fits

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Educational content, not therapy, diagnosis, or treatment, and not a substitute for a clinician when one is needed. Every manual opens with a safety page. If you are thinking about suicide, call or text 988 now.