Rainbow Bridge Garden: Grief Support After Pet Loss

Losing a beloved animal companion changes everything. In this three-day course, Violet shares tender, practical ways to move through pet loss—drawn from her own experience of saying goodbye to her beloved rescues, Barney and Simon, just eight months apart. You’ll be guided through gentle grounding, meditations for grief, letter-writing rituals, and creating a small memory garden. Come as you are—tears and all—and leave with tools to hold your love, honor your pet’s life, and carry their presence forward.

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Lección 1: Your Support Map (Resources You Can Lean On)

Today we’ll create a gentle “support map” for your grief—simple resources you can lean on when the waves come. We’ll identify supportive people, calming practices, and comforting places, and you’ll choose one small step to try in the next 24 hours. This isn’t about fixing grief—just giving your love somewhere steady to land.

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Lección 2: Make Space: A Ritual Walk And Memorial Garden

Today is about giving your grief some room to breathe. You’ll be invited to step outside for a short ritual walk, choose a small memento or flower, and begin a simple memorial or “garden of remembering” with a plant, tag, photo, candle, or small symbol. It doesn’t need to be perfect—just a gentle place where your love can land.

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Lección 3: Letters And Memories: Keeping Love Close

Today, we give love a voice and a home. You’ll be guided to write a short healing letter—thank you, I’m sorry, or I love you—and choose a simple way to gather photos and memories, digitally or in print. The goal isn’t to “move on,” but to move forward with your bond still intact.

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