Karen Jaques - Interview on Pet Grief and Pet Cemeteries - by Isha Bassi, June 2016 - for Modern Expiration

Titled: Forever Man’s Best Friend


Modern Expiration, is an online publication dedicated to examining death in the 21st century and encouraging discussion on topics related to death in Australia.

All around us we find people changing the nature of the funeral industry, examining the ways we discuss death and scientists making innovative technology that are opening the doors of death.

Society is at the tipping point of fascinating and serious developments that Modern Expiration will investigate and share with readers.

PODCAST: What's A Grief Counsellor Do? - Karen Jaques

One of the worst things about loving pets is the pain we feel when they leave us - regardless whether it's from old-age, sickness or an accident.

Karen Jaques, one of only a handful of qualified pet loss Grief Counsellors in Australia who has some wonderful, warm advice to get us through this inevitable ordeal.

PODCAST: The Stages Of Grief - Karen Jaques

In our previous podcast Grief Counsellor Karen Jaques explained what a grief counsellor actually does… This time Karen talks about the various stages of grief.

PODCAST: Dealing With Grief - Karen Jaques

For some reason we pet owners seem to bond closer to our animals,  than say our family probably because we spend a lot more time with them for one thing!

They're often our shadows - so when they die, we grieve deeply, often more than after a human's passing.   So, over the last couple of weeks we’ve been learning what a grief counsellor does… and the various stages of grief. Now, our special guest grief counsellor Karen Jaques joins us again to suggest some of the ways to cope with grief.

Contact Karen: kja02001@bigpond.net.au & mobile 0450 482 321