A HUGE GUIDE TO THE FOUR IMPACTS PET BEREAVEMENT HAS ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH | IN COLLABORATION WITH PAWFECT PICCIES | NATIONAL GRIEF AWARENESS DAY 2026

 

35% Discount Code: IMNOTDISORDERED or use the link below to have it automatically applied to your basket: 

https://pawfectpiccies.etsy.com?coupon=IMNOTDISORDERED

PawfectPiccies - Etsy UK

@PawfectPiccies on Instagram

Pawfect Piccies on Facebook

“Legacy is not leaving something for people. It's leaving something in people.”

Peter Strople

A little while ago, I published a short Q&A about my upcoming – at that time – appearance on BBC Radio Newcastle (you can read the blog post: A SHORT Q&A ABOUT MY UPCOMING RADIO APPEARANCE | I'm NOT Disordered) but something I didn’t mention was the efforts I was going to in order to decide what to wear for it. And I realise it sounds strange to care about my outfit when it’s a radio appearance(!), but I knew there’d be photos being taken for both my social media and for theirs too. So, I knew I wanted something special rather than just another jumper and it was whilst I was on Instagram, that I saw an advert for a company adding pet photos to clothing and inspired by the ad, I ended up finding Pawfect Piccies on Etsy. To find out about my BBC appearance (which you can listen to on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@aimes_wilson/videos), why it became the ultimate illustration of encouraging talk about pet bereavement because of the recognition of the positive impact that can have on your mental health, and for more details on the collaboration side of this blog post with Pawfect Piccies and photos of my t-shirt from their store (you can purchase the exact same one: Custom Pet T-shirt Dog Drawing From Photo Portrait T-shirt Personalized Dog Pullover Custom Cat T-shirt Dog Mum Gift Dog Lover Shirt - Etsy UK and use the discount code IMNOTDISORDERED at the checkout for 35% off the final cost of your Pawfect Piccies haul!), keep reading…

5 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Coping Skills to Help in Pet Bereavement

"The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain."

Gabor Maté

DBT is typically intended to help with intense emotions and those struggling with emotional regulation so, whilst it wasn't specifically designed for pet bereavement, it is obviously incredibly relevant and appropriate to use the skills taught in it, as a tool for coping with your loss and grief. Here are the five DBT skills that I find most useful for my own experiences of pet bereavement...'

When Grief Feels Like Trauma: Understanding Our Reactions to Loss | by Sophie Bolam, CBT Therapist & Mental Health Nurse

                                        The Website: https://www.sophiebolamcbt.co.uk/

Contact Sophie: https://www.sophiebolamcbt.co.uk/contact 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiebolamcbt/

Facebook: Sophie Bolam CBT

Grief is something almost all of us will experience, yet no two people experience it in quite the same way. We expect sadness after losing someone we love, but many people are caught off guard by everything else that can come with it. Anxiety, guilt, exhaustion, numbness, poor concentration, irritability, or the feeling of being constantly on edge can leave us wondering whether what we’re experiencing is still “just grief”.

Ways You Can Use a Notebook with All the Gracie’s Way Resources | Featuring Papier

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

Anais Nin

I’m overjoyed to finally be able to share this post (and video on the Gracie's Way Instagram: @GraciesWayUK) with you all of my newest, personalised Papier notebook (you can purchase the exact same on: https://www.papier.com/enchanted-56264). Notebooks have always been important to me, but I think they’re even more useful since creating Gracie’s Way because I’m currently creating content for both the project’s website and Instagram as well as for my own social media and my mental health blog. And I fully believe that organisation is key to minimising any experience of stress or confusion or just having the thought that you’ve taken on too much at once. So, to publicise the amazing quality Papier products, I thought I’d put together this article on ways to use a notebook alongside every single resource (for both bereaved owners and professionals), just click on the subheading to read more and find out how to order your free PDF copy…