All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced?Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged?Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged.There are no do-overs in death, but there are do-betters. All My Dead Cats is not a book about pet loss. You will meet award-winning journalist and debut author s.e. smith’s cats and read small slices of their stories.Their vignettes serve as an opening to scary conversations about loss, so grief can feel less intimidating and more relatable. This is a book about grief and mourning as collective activities best undertaken in community.S.e. interviews dozens of experts-from death doulas to funeral home directors to therapists and psychologists-and discusses the different stages of grief.The shared perspectives help us understand that grief is not fixable but it can be livable.They teach us that if we have the courage, which begins with honest conversations about how we navigate grief, then we can