Anticipatory and Post Transition Pet Grief and How to Navigate It
Dec 17, 2025
Welcome back to Season 6 of Let's Talk to Animals, the podcast all species can enjoy together!
In this transformative episode of Let's Talk to Animals podcast, animal communicator Shannon Cutts dives deep into a rarely highlighted part of our grief journey as pet parents - anticipatory grief.
As you listen you will learn:
- What anticipatory grief is and how to spot it in your life
- How undiagnosed anticipatory grief can damage your bond with your pet
- Why anticipatory grief happens and what to do about it
- How anticipatory grief fits into the greater grief process we all go through as pet parents, guardians and carers
- Practical tips to use right now to help yourself through the ache of pet grief at any stage
- How animal communication itself can help you begin to heal from anticipatory or post-transition pet death and grief
Related podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
- Last Wishes: the most important conversation you will ever have with your pet
- 8 different soul agreements you share with your pet
- How I became a professional animal communicator
- A tale of pet reincarnation how Pearl became Petal
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Free pet grief guide
- Free pet reincarnation guide
- Animal Communication Adventure to Mastery student program
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