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The Pahl Paw Patch

The Pahl Paw Patch

Written by: Nelson Pahl
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A podcast for pet loss, with experiential psychologist Nelson Pahl.

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Episodes
  • Episode 6: Does Your Attachment Style Affect Your Grief Severity?
    Oct 26 2024

    In Episode #6, Nelson discusses how your attachment style may be impacting your grief.


    Topics in this Episode

    • You have an attachment style (0:36)
    • It may amplify your grief intensity (1:35)
    • Bowlby's "Attachment Theory" (2:07)
    • The evolution of Attachment Theory (2:45)
    • Anxious-preoccupied attachment (3:46)
    • How might an anxious-preoccupied attachment affect your grief? (5:38)
    • Fearful-avoidant attachment (6:22)
    • How might an fearful-avoidant attachment affect your grief? (7:35)
    • What research says (9:07)


    Resources

    Book: Attachment and Loss: Volume 1 (Bowlby, 1969)
    Theory: Comparative View of Attachment Aspects (Ainsworth, 1978)
    Theory: Hazan & Shaver (1987)
    Theory: Bartholomew & Horowitz (1991)
    Study: The Role of Attachment Style in Response to Pet Loss
    Study: Relations of Attachment Styles and Current Feelings of Grief
    Study: Attachment Theory to Examine Pets as Social Support
    Counseling: Companion Animal Loss Therapy (virtual)
    Workshops: Grief Therapy in a Box
    Events: Homage Retreat


    Memorable Quotes

    • "Celebrate your ability to trust and love...as you have."



    Next Episode:
    Are the 5 Stages a Myth?


    Keywords

    #pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses #attachment style


    Biography

    Nelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."

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    12 mins
  • Episode 5: 3 Myths About Pet Loss
    Mar 19 2024

    In Episode #5, Nelson discusses three prevalent myths surrounding pet loss.


    Topics in this Episode

    • Who is anyone to sit in judgement of your pet loss? (0:43)
    • Are you weak for grieving your companion animal? (1:22)
    • Who experiences intense pet loss (1:29)
    • Three celebrities that have suffered intense pet loss (2:06)
    • Grieving the loss of a dear family member is healthy and normal (3:49)
    • Pet loss is every bit as intense as human death-grief (4:11)
    • Have you been grieving too long? (6:12)
    • To rush the healing process is to disrespect the healing process (7:20)


    Resources

    Podcast: "The Toxicity of Judgment" | Abdi Assadi
    Video: Joe Rogan & Kevin Smith Get Emotional Discussing Pet Loss
    Video: Joe Rogan Gets Emotional Talking About His Dogs
    Video: Tim Tebow Saying Goodbye to Beloved Bronco
    Study: Death of Companion Cat or Dog Bereavement...
    Study: Adjustment to the Death of a Companion Animal
    Book: The Loss of a Pet - the Human-Animal Bond
    Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl



    Memorable Quotes

    • "Grief...if the price of love."


    Next Episode: Does Your Attachment Style Impact Your Grief Severity?


    Keywords

    #pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses


    Biography

    Nelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."

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    9 mins
  • Episode 4: 5 Reasons Pet Loss is So Intense
    Mar 12 2024

    In this episode, Nelson discusses five reasons pet loss can be so intense.


    Topics in this Episode

    • Grief is the byproduct of love (1:06)
    • The love you share with your pet is unconditional (1:24)
    • We grieve when we lose our identity (2:23)
    • With the death of a love one comes the loss a certain role (2:26)
    • We grieve when we feel unsafe (4:31)
    • We experience grief when we surrender our autonomy (6:29)
    • With loss, we feel that certain dreams have gone unrealized (7:56)


    Resources

    Study: Changing Times, Changing Identities: Grieving for a Lost Self
    Study: "I Am Not Who I Thought I Was"
    Pet Loss Counseling, Workshops, and Retreats: Nelson Pahl



    Memorable Quotes

    • "Grief...if the price of love."


    Next Episode: 3 Myths About Pet Loss


    Keywords

    #pet loss #companion animal loss #pets #companion animals #family #dogs #cats #horses


    Biography

    Nelson Pahl is an experiential psychologist and leading expert on companion animal loss. He hosts The Pahl Paw Patch podcast and is author of No Time to Grieve: The Disenfranchising of Pet Loss. He maintains a private practice in KCMO and hosts online healing workshops entitled Grief Therapy in a Box, as well as luxury healing retreats called "Homage Retreats."

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    11 mins
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