Yasmin's Bridge - Pet Loss Grief & Bereavement Counselling

12/12/2024

Hi there,
I will be away from Yasmin's Bridge for a little while and therefore will not be doing any FB posts. I'd like to wish you all love, joy and peace today and always. May you find comfort, strength and hope as you travel through your memories and may you be reminded of the love and joy that you shared with your pet family member.

As we are approaching the holiday season, I'd like to leave you with this poem by Lorna Gibson

"If Christmas is hard,
If you’ve lost someone dear.
Just look in your heart,
And you’ll know they’re still here.

The star in the sky,
The light falling snow.
The robin outside,
It seems like they know.

If this is a time,
When you’re struggling through.
Just do what you can,
For what matters, is you.

There’s no need to be merry,
There’s no need to be bright.
Just do what you can,
It will all be alright.". (Lorna Gibson)

11/30/2024

“Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson

11/18/2024

“Feathers fade, but the melody of love remains.”
(Pet Memorials, Australia)

11/02/2024

“Having a pet is a risk – you always have the grief ahead. But that’s the flip side of love.” – Tania

10/26/2024

“We should never underestimate the powerful draw of a bond with a being that loves us unconditionally, asking very little in return. Losing this comfort and source of joy can be incomprehensible.” Linda Lipshutz

10/23/2024

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison

10/19/2024

Anticipatory Grief:

Occurs before the actual death of your pet family member. It can be a natural response to receiving a serious or terminal diagnosis for your pet family member. Also, it may accompany the recognition that your pet family member is gradually declining with age and not able to play and be as active as when they were younger. You grieve each change that leads to a loss, up to and including their ultimate death. Anticipatory grief, while natural, can be quite painful. Your emotions can seem like a rollercoaster, teetering between gratitude and joy to grief and sadness and everything in between. We are all different people and therefore, our responses will be as different as we are. Honor your feelings, whatever they may be and allow them space. Be kind to yourself and do something that feeds your spirit. Reach out to familiy and friends for encouragement and support. Seek professional help from a pet loss grief and bereavement counselor if you feel that you need the additional support. Hope and healing are found when we share each other's burdens and look to the way forward, one moment and one step at a time. 🐾🌈

10/16/2024

Grief is a journey of one moment and one step at a time! One day, hopefully you'll feel more joy than sadness but probably not today!

10/13/2024

10/13/2024

We remember, with thanksgiving, all of our loving pet family members who've crossed over the Rainbow Bridge! They've left us with wonderful memories of unconditional love and joy!🐾🌈

10/12/2024

Thank you to our pet family members who brought us an abundance of joy and unconditional love! Their paw and claw prints will remain forever etched upon our hearts and our memories!🐾🐾🐾

10/11/2024

The trees let go of their leaves in autumn and look forward to rest during the winter and renewal in the spring. May you also find courage to gradually let go of your grief and look with hope at the gift of renewal and peace!

09/21/2024

Fear
It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear.

She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages.

And in front of her,she sees an ocean so vast, that to enter there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.

But there is no other way. The river can not go back.
Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence.

The river needs to take the risk of entering the ocean because only then will fear disappear, because that’s where the river will know it’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.
Khalil Gibran

09/15/2024

“Honor your grief and the pain you feel when you lose a beloved pet. It is the first step toward healing.”

– Karen A. Anderson

09/15/2024

Angels Among Us
“Everyone is taught that angels have wings, but the lucky ones of us find they have four paws.”
( Unknown Author)

09/08/2024

🐾Your heart will always carry the pawprints of your beloved pet who has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge🌈 🐾

09/07/2024

Guilt is normal after our pet dies. What if we did things differently? What if we made different decisions, etc.? All of the 'what ifs' come flooding in and mesmerize us with guilt, feelings of inadequacy and grief. Remember in those times, that you loved your pet family member dearly and that you made the very best decisions that you could with the.information that you had at the time. Be kind and gentle with yourself as you find your way forwards, one moment and one step at a time.

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