Talk 1-on-1 with a Peer Specialist About Pet loss
Peer Specialists for pet loss offer private 1-on-1 sessions with someone who has lived experience, so you can talk openly, feel understood, and move forward at your own pace.
Specialists available to book by the session.
Talk privately with a trained Peer Specialist
Want more focused support around major life events? These Specialists offer 1-on-1 conversations shaped by lived experience.
Kaitlin Weigle
Broad lived experience & passionate about helping. CPSS.
Jonathan Tucker
Grounded support for real life and recovery.
Megyn Ross
Navigating trauma & mental health as a parent.
Shawnti Refuge
I help you get honest with yourself and unstuck
Izzy
As a daughter of a narcissistic mother and someone who has endured religious trauma, I want you to know this first: you are not alone. I was born and raised in Pakistan and have navigated my own journey through anxiety, CPTSD, depression, and dyslexia. For a long time, I carried guilt, confusion, and the quiet feeling of never being fully seen. Therapy was a meaningful and supportive part of my healing, and I’m grateful for the clarity it provided. Over time, I also began attending peer support groups, where I experienced something deeply transformative, being witnessed by others who showed up vulnerably and met me as an equal. That sense of shared humanity shifted my healing in profound ways. I originally trained and worked as a medical doctor, but I came to understand that my heart was in creating spaces centered on connection, presence, and lived experience.
Understanding pet loss
Losing a pet can be as devastating as losing a family member. The grief is real, but it’s often misunderstood or dismissed by others who haven’t experienced it. You may feel isolated in your sorrow, unsure of how to process the deep bond that’s been broken. Peer support provides a compassionate space where pet loss is taken seriously. Sharing stories of love, grief, and healing helps normalize the experience and reminds you that you’re not alone. Others who understand the depth of the connection can offer comfort, validation, and healing insights.
How a Peer Specialist helps with pet loss
A Peer Specialist helps with pet loss by sitting with you 1-on-1 in a private session, at your pace. Grief can be lonely and disorienting, and talking with someone who has moved through loss themselves can make complicated emotions easier to name.
What a pet loss specialist session often covers
- Pet Loss and the many ways loss shows up over time
- Loneliness, anniversaries, longing, and the emotions that do not fit a script
- How grief is touching your identity, relationships, and daily functioning
- Remembrance, meaning-making, and pacing that has worked for your specialist
Who these specialists may help
- People moving through pet loss in their own time
- Anyone who wants a private session with room for grief, remembrance, and honest emotion
- People looking for gentle 1-on-1 connection without pressure to explain or perform
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