Just Chatting: I had to put my 12-year-old dog down

This week, I had to put my 12-year-old dog down. The grief in this episode is specific to losing a pet. It’s therapeutic for me to share everything that I learned about grief in the last few weeks:How grief brought my husband and I closerHow grief feels like mental gymnasticsNavigating tough conversations: when is the right time to put a dog down?Coping mechanisms and how I managed my griefTrying to turn my grief into gratitude The biggest lesson was that I had to learn how to manage my ...