I Miss You Already: Preparing for the Unbearable Loss of Your Pet

Transforming Grief in the Veterinary Space

"What a breath of fresh air to have a skilled therapist specializing in anticipatory grief offering & infusing her insight into the veterinary space. I will definitely be sharing this beautiful & thoughtfully written book with my clients. Not only will animal lovers feel deeply seen & moved by this book, but I know that my veterinary colleagues will find invaluable support for this important, heartfelt, sensitive, & emotional work we do for animals & their caregivers every day."

~ Dr. Eve Harrison, VMD, CVA, CVPM, CCFP The House Call Vet Academy

Facing the Unbearable Loss

Have you experienced the pain of watching your beloved pet approach the end of their life or sudden onset of symptoms? Are you aware of the impending loss of your pet? This stirs up feelings of grief even before they’re gone, an experience known as “anticipatory grief.” Most people find grief unbearable and uncertain how to navigate it/ That's why I wrote this book.

The Book's Purpose

"I Miss You Already" (IMYA) offers a unique, transformational methodology to navigate the plethora of pain points associated with pet loss:

• Understanding Grief: Grief, especially related to pet loss, is often misunderstood and inadequately supported.This book will help to validate this disenfranchised grief.
• Coping and Managing Emotions: Learn how to cope with the tsunami of effects of anticipatory grief: depression, anxiety, insomnia, guilt, and regret and more.
• Healing Process: Healing isn’t about getting over the loss but about processing it in a way that makes us better humans.

A Groundbreaking Approach

This book combines professional therapy skills with personal experiences of pet loss, offering readers a roadmap to navigate their grief journey.

Crowdfunding for a Cause

It takes a village to publish a book. Your support is crucial to publish and distribute this book, offering guidance and relief to those suffering from pet loss as well as animal related businesses, such as veterinarians. All contributions will cover all the costs of publishing, including, but not limited to, editing, copyright fees, production, marketing, and distribution.

Please join our community and contribute to our campaign and help us make the mission of "I Miss You Already" a reality, bringing hope and healing to pet owners and veterinary professionals worldwide.

Who Will This Book Help:

• Pet parents facing the heart-wrenching experience of losing a pet.
• Veterinarians, Animal Hospice and Veterinarian hospital staff who support pet owners through this process.
• Anyone experiencing anticipatory grief for a beloved pet or person.
• Anyone who has already experienced this pet loss and wants to heal the grief that follows.
• Anyone who wants to learn about embracing grief and moving beyond grief.

Rewards for Contributors

By contributing to this campaign, you’ll receive exclusive thank you rewards, including advance copies of the book sets, private consultations, grief meditation, bereavement package from vets,and much more. Your support will help bring this vital resource to those who need it most.

Author’s Journey

After losing two service dogs, Toaster and Pink, within nine months of each other, the author realized the profound impact of anticipatory grief. Through her professional expertise and personal experience, she developed a methodology, "7 Powerful Practices to Manage Your Mind and Heal Your Heart ," to help others navigate this challenging time.

Nancy learned how to prepare for as well as to bear the unbearable loss of her dogs and is dedicated to helping others do the same.

It is Toaster's and Pink's legacy to help Nancy teach others how to bear the unbearable loss of your beloved pets. Knowing that does give Nancy's grief meaning while honoring Toaster and Pink.

Why This Book Matters

• Many people don’t know how to navigate the overwhelming emotions of grief, especially anticipatory grief.
• This book aims to change that by providing the tools and understanding needed to process pet loss in a healthy, supportive, and transformative way.
• IMYA was inspired by a deep commitment and mission to make a difference in how the world perceives, understands, experiences, supports, and heals loss and grief, both human and pet.

Why Is This Book Unique and Timely?

• I Miss You Already Preparing for the Unbearable Loss of Your Pet addresses in great depth the UNADDRESSED FIRST stage of grief: Anticipatory Grief
• It is unlike other pet bereavement books which focus on grief After the loss.
• I Miss You Already provides understanding, appreciation and perspective on how to navigate Anticipatory grief,
• This unique perspective of personal experience combined with clinical expertise, teaches readers how to use this time to heal with their pets.
• Through Nancy's lens, she teaches readers how to manage the unbearableness this stage often bears. 
• IMYA is a groundbreaking teaching memoir providing invaluable grief education, support, tools, and guidance, the first of its kind.

About the Author

Nancy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Life Coach, #1 International best-selling author, consultant, delightful podcast guest/speaker, and a life-changing expert who "gets it" through being in the same fires in the trenches as you and has learned how to rise from the ashes. 

What is most unique about the teachings in IMYA is that it bridges this unaddressed gap in the field of bereavement: the grief BEFORE loss. Through this new and unique paradigm Nancy traversed and transformed into a methodology, teaching the reader how to grow beyond grief through the lens of her  personal journey and professional expertise.  

Testimonials

"As an expert on pet loss grief, Nancy shares her journey from anticipating the loss of her dogs to letting them go, teaching us tools, skills, and practices that heal your heart. This book shows us how to address grief and trauma effectively." ~ Karen Shaw Becker, Animal Wellness Expert and Veterinarian, NYT best-selling author