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How to Cope With Grief From Divorce to Pet Loss and More With Thanatologist

How to Cope With Grief From Divorce to Pet Loss and More With Thanatologist

How to Cope With Grief From Divorce to Pet Loss and More With ThanatologistMandi Pratt
Published on: 13/04/2026

What if the grief you're carrying doesn't have a name BUT it's still very real? Most of us know grief as something that follows death. But what about the loss of your identity after divorce? The quiet grief of watching the world change around you? Pet loss? These losses are just as profound and they deserve to be processed, not pushed aside. In this episode, I sit down with Karen Omand, a thanatologist (yes, that's a real degree: the study of grief, bereavement, and loss) who has dedicated her career to helping people navigate all kinds of loss, not just the ones society gives us permission to mourn. If you've ever felt like you were grieving something you couldn't quite explain or wondered why moving on feels so much harder than it "should" this episode is for you.

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