The Hardest Goodbye: On Grief, Healing, and The Animals Who Changed Us – Details, episodes & analysis

The Hardest Goodbye: On Grief, Healing, and the Animals Who Changed Us

Losing an animal we love can shatter us to the core. But even in the depths of grief, healing is possible.

It's not about moving on. It's about learning to carry their love with us.

The Hardest Goodbye explores why our relationships with animals shape us so profoundly, how to navigate the difficult decisions that accompany their final days, and what it takes to rebuild our lives when they're no longer physically by our sides.

Join host Courtney Wennerstrom, a Certified Pet Loss Grief Specialist and Companion Animal End-of-Life Doula, for candid, thought-provoking conversations with pet parents and families, hospice veterinarians, psychologists, and grief experts. Drawing on scientific research, historical perspectives, philosophical inquiry, and spiritual traditions, we'll examine the emotional and practical complexities of loving and losing the animals who mean everything to us.

Together, we'll challenge conventional understandings of pet loss and discover how to transmute our anguish into beauty, community, and lasting connection.