Sometimes, holidays can be a very painful time for people who are experiencing their first (or second or third, etc.) special holiday without their loved one who has died. If this is your situation this holiday season, I hope that the following thoughts and ideas [read more]

Humpback whales are singers, composers and poets whose songs travel across entire oceans. Whales sing in an emotional language, older than speech, that deeply resonates with us. Roger Payne, A life among whales For me, hearing the song of a humpback whale is to hear [read more]

I’ve fantasized about it for decades, what it might be like to feel the touch of the magnificent humpback whales I love so much. Twenty three years after falling in love with them while meeting a humpback for the first time in Stellwagen Bank off [read more]

In addition to the inevitable anguish that most of us experience when losing a animal loved one, the next most common emotional challenge I hear about with clients is guilt. Those of us who love our animals deeply want to do best by them throughout [read more]

None of us like to be apart from our beloved animals when we travel, but it is often unavoidable. For many animal lovers, one of the most challenging parts of going away—during holidays or anytime—is a deep concern or worry about our animals’ welfare and [read more]

“Kanaloa” is Polynesian for “god of the oceans” and it was an altogether fitting name for the scruffy Rhodesian Ridgeback and Golden Labrador puppy who found us on the beaches of Kauai. Like a visitation from the gods, we had no ikling of the literal [read more]

Ernie was a magnificent black and white cat who lived his days in his person’s pet grooming shop in Boston for many years of his life. He was intelligent, ornery, opinionated, handsome, and charming. He stole my heart within moments of talking with him. I [read more]

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