The Pet Loss Companion

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we talk with Author Rick Rozman about his book "I Love You As Much And More Than This," featuring, Squirt, the beloved Yorkie who was a member of Rick's family until he died in 2021 at age 15. More about Rick's beautifully illustrated book (from Amazon.com): A Children's Book Based on a True St...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share letters from Sang and Simon about the loss of their beloved dogs. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted granite pet memorial plaques. When you purchase one of their plaques using the lin...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share letters from Kiersten and Marisa, both of whom lost their beloved animal companions to kidney failure with symptoms only showing at the final stage of illness. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifu...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share two letters from two listeners whose stories we first shared some time ago. We first shared Rupa's story about her beloved Kiki on 5/4/23 and Debbie's story about her beloved Tessa on 8/25/22. Their letters teach us something about the ups and downs of grief as our lives continue to change and move...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from Jenny and Sneha, both of whom lost their beloved cats. Their stories illustrate how suddenly our lives and the lives of our animal family members can change because of circumstances beyond our control. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com We are happy to announce our a...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we speak with our guest, veterinarian Dr. Andraya Cole, about the training that veterinarians and veterinary students get (and don't get ) on how to relate compassionately to their human clients. Andraya Cole, DVM, MPH's brief bio:  Dr. Cole joined the practice at South Deerfield Veterinary Clinic in Septemb...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from Nicole and Jenny, both of whom lost their beloved cats. Nicole's story gives us a poignant lesson that helps us understand the differences between futile, palliative, and curative care. Jenny's story illustrates how suddenly our lives can change through no fault of our own. Reach Ken at...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from Rifal and Kaja whose beloved cats were in the prime of their lives when they became ill and died. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted granite pet memorial plaques. When yo...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we celebrate the publication of Grant Hayter-Menzies' newly released book, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me. Grant will read excerpts from his beautifully written biography of this special little dog. To purchase Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Freddie-Rescue-Do...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from Kelley about her family's beloved little dog, Truffle, and Amanda about her family's beloved cat, Leon. The title for this episode is a question asked by Kelley that we're sure resonates with all who've recently lost an animal companion. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at n...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from Lora about her beloved Scottish terrier, Callum, and Laurie about her beloved dog, Bo. This episode's title is a quote from Lora. Reach Ken at kenddv@gmail.com; Nancy at nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted g...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share a story sent by Mike about Half-Stache, a cat who was his loving friend while at work. We also share poems sent by Anthony about his dog, Samson Akita, and Judy, about her cat Gryffyn. We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted granite pet memorial plaqu...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories sent by Carly and Megan about their beloved Labrador retrievers, Bella and Freesia respectively. We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted granite pet memorial plaques. When you purchase one of their plaques using the link that follows you are a...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories sent by Amy about her family's beloved German shorthaired pointer, Coach, and Marcia about her beloved beagle, Hunter. Amy's words are the title for this episode as she, her husband, and two children are all grieving the loss of this special dog. Marcia shares the tragic story of her dog bei...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories sent by Amanda about her cat, Leon, and Tara about her cat, Tinkerbell. Amanda's words are this episode's title and I'm sure Tara would agree that they also describe her beloved Tinkerbell. We are happy to announce our affiliation with Bereave, a company that offers beautifully crafted g...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories sent by Tanya and Victoria. Tanya, who we first heard from in July, 2022, following the death of her beloved cat, Sherlock, now shares the story of loving, learning from, and, finally, losing Meena, "the feisty old lady" cat she adopted following Sherlock's death. This episode's ti...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories sent by Jessica and Jeanne about the tragic losses each family suffered. Each family lost their beloved dog to a freak accident. Such stories are important to share because they emphasize the reality that we cannot protect our animal companions (or, indeed, our human family members) from every stran...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share Morgan's story about her beloved Yorkie, Gizmo, and Jessica's account of losing her two cats, Sahara and Popsicle, to a rare illness a year ago. Jessica now faces the challenge of relocating to a distance far away from home for a year-long internship while leaving her "major source of comfort,&...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we talk with renowned animal communicator and author Danielle MacKinnon. We're certain that Danielle's wise and compassionate words will ease the hearts of many listeners. Danielle MacKinnon is an internationally renowned animal communicator, intuitive coach, and author. ·  With more than 20 years of experie...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share Rob's story of adopting and ultimately saying goodbye to his 26-year-old cat, Little Girl. To support our work on this podcast with a one-time gift: Venmo @Ken-Dolan-DelVecchio or  ⁠PayPal⁠  (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kenddv?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US) To support this podcast with a monthly s...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share Vicky's story about the tragic loss of her beloved cat, Molly, and how she did during following weeks. To support our work on this podcast with a one-time gift: Venmo @Ken-Dolan-DelVecchio or  ⁠PayPal⁠  (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kenddv?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US) To support this podcast with...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share Amanda's story about her beloved cat, Tim, and Holly's story about her beloved pug, Beetle. Both stories offer lessons on love, compassion, and acceptance. To support our work on this podcast with a one-time gift: Venmo @Ken-Dolan-DelVecchio or  ⁠PayPal⁠  (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kenddv?coun...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share two stories from audience members. May shares the story of her beloved Yorkie Maj's passing one year afterward. She opens a window onto how we live alongside our grief and how it resurges at times like this. Pamela shares the story of how her beloved Chihuahua mix, Molly, died. Both stories highlight th...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share the story of a veterinary student who has long struggled with clinical depression and recently lost his beloved dog. We share his story with deep appreciation because depression affects a great many people from all walks of life and the more we talk about this reality the more we break the stigma surroundin...

Join family therapists and authors Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez as we share stories from audience members Kayla and Caleb, each of whom asked for advice on how to heal the pain of their grief. We'll share their stories and our thoughts in response to their question. To support our work on this podcast with a one-time gift: Venmo @Ken-Dolan-DelVecchio or  ⁠PayPal⁠  (https://www....