The Pet Professional's Guide to Pet Loss: How to Prevent Burnout, Support Clients, and Manage the Business of Grief

Van De Poll, Wendy

ISBN 10: 0999016318 / ISBN 13: 9780999016312

Published by Center For Pet Loss Grief, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pet Professional's Guide to Pet Loss: How to Prevent Burnout, Support Clients, and Manage the Business of Grief
• Publisher: Center For Pet Loss Grief
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0999016318
• ISBN 13: 9780999016312
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

As a pet care professional how many times have you had a client that is going through the journey of pet loss? And how many times have you had to deliver the news yourself? You are not sure what to say, but you want to be compassionate and helpful. You are literally either lost for words, feel like you said the wrong thing, or would like to be more effective when delivering the news. It is critical to know how to help your clients when they are faced with pet loss grief. But it is also essential for you to take care of yourself too. Compassion fatigue and burnout are real, and they both have a way of sneaking up on you. This book is comprehensive guide for all pet care professionals. It is your resource to gain a basic knowledge of—grief and loss, self-care, how to support your clients, and the business of grief.

About the Author

Wendy Van de Poll is a pioneering leader in the field of pet loss grief support. She is dedicated to providing a safe place for her clients to express their grief over the loss of their pets. 

What makes Wendy successful with her clients is that she gets grief!  

"Over the years I've dealt with my own grief and helping many families communicate and connect with their pets long after their loss. It's what I've done since I was just 5 yrs old!" 

She is compassionate and supportive to all who know her.

Her passion is to help people when they are grieving over the loss of a pet and her larger than life love for animals has led her to devote her life to the mission of increasing the quality of life between animals and people no matter what stage they are in their cycle of life! 

She is a Certified End of Life and Pet Grief Support Coach, Certified Pet Funeral Celebrant, Animal Medium and Communicator. She is the founder of The Center for Pet Loss Grief and an international best selling and award-winning author and speaker. 

She holds a Master's of Science degree in Wolf Ecology and Behavior and has run with wild wolves in Minnesota, coyotes in Massachusetts and foxes in her backyard. She lives in the woods with her husband, two crazy birds, her rescue dog Addie and all kinds of wildlife.