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Anticipatory and Post Transition Pet Grief and How to Navigate It

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0:04
Welcome And Mission
1:09
Naming The Big Trigger: Pet Grief
2:25
Anticipatory Grief Unmasked
7:15
A Cape Cod Story And Soul Bonds
13:10
Biology Of Anticipatory Grief
18:08
Acknowledging Grief And Safety Rituals
27:05
Body Optional: Love And Ongoing Connection
32:14
The Grief Firestorm Explained
40:45
Resetting The Nervous System
47:26
Routines, Psychometry, And Honoring Rituals
54:59
Walking, Water, Laughter, And Memory
Let's Talk to Animals
Anticipatory and Post Transition Pet Grief and How to Navigate It
Dec 17, 2025 Season 6 Episode 20
Shannon Cutts

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In this transformative episode of Let's Talk to Animals podcast, animal communicator Shannon Cutts dives deep into a rarely highlighted part of our grief journey as pet parents - anticipatory grief.

As you listen you will learn:

  • What anticipatory grief is and how to spot it in your life
  • How undiagnosed anticipatory grief can damage your bond with your pet
  • Why anticipatory grief happens and what to do about it
  • How anticipatory grief fits into the greater grief process we all go through as pet parents, guardians and carers
  • Practical tips to use right now to help yourself through the ache of pet grief at any stage
  • How animal communication itself can help you begin to heal from anticipatory or post-transition pet death and grief

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