the attachment and loss episode
(feat. pet love and sobriety)
Trigger Warning: All episodes discuss addiction, depression, anxiety, mental health and the recovery process in depth. If there is any additional triggering material that needs noting there will be mention at the beginning of the episode.
They say challenging things come in threes. Well, we have another heavy one this week, but it is worth it. If you connect with sobriety, attachment, or pet grief in any way, this episode should hopefully resonate with you. Host DeAnn explores Marley and Me, panic attacks, disenfranchised grief, honoring pets and ourselves, and showing up for the beings we love.
Host & Producer: DeAnn Knighton
Music: Katie Hare
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References:
Packman, W., Carmack, B. J., Katz, R., Carlos, F., Field, N. P., & Landers, C. (2014). Online survey as empathic bridging for the disenfranchised grief of pet loss. Omega, 69(4), 333–356. https://doi.org/10.2190/OM.69.4.a
Park HJ, Jeong GC. Relationship between Attachment to Pet and Post-Traumatic Growth after Pet Loss: Mediated Moderating Effect of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategy through Separation Pain. Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Aug 18;12(8):291. doi: 10.3390/bs12080291. PMID: 36004862; PMCID: PMC9405030.
Field, N. P., Orsini, L., Gavish, R., & Packman, W. (2009). Role of attachment in response to pet loss. Death studies, 33(4), 334–355. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481180802705783
