~ My Favorite Things ~
(A Pet's Perspective)
8/28/22
~ Kevin ~
I Made A List Today
Over The Rainbow Bridge
Of All My Favorite Things To Do With You
Like Our Many Talks,
And Walks Around The Blocks,
Loosing My Mind When Someone Knocks,
Or The Things I'd Get Into
...But My Favorite Thing Of All...
Is Just Being Next To You
And Knowing My Love Is True
I like the idea of our pets looking down on us from the Rainbow Bridge and reflecting on our time together. Going through the favorite things we did together, and all the love and nurturing care we provided. It's easy to overlook that now, in sorrow, so let's take a moment today to remember the ways we made each other happy.
Join us if you'd like to talk and share or just listen to the stories about the constant companionship they used to provide and that we miss so much.
If you can't, share or write about a memory of them with someone you love.
#WeeklyMemoryPrompt
What were your favorite things to do together? Let's make a list of 5 or more activities that they loved. How much did they love them? Did they get excited before? For instance, if I even uttered the word "walk" in a normal sentence, Brody would wake up from a dead sleep and look at me with excited eyes. Let's spend a few minutes dwelling in our favorite thing, really imaging it, then write for a few minutes.

Recent Media Appearances
The Dragonfly Connection
Amber Cook
4/27/22
https://pod.link/1462587802/episode
My latest podcast appearance just dropped on The Dragonfly Connection with Amber Cook! Check it out. We talk about grief in general - the stigmas around it, the process, and ways to help ourselves and others.
Follow Amber on Instagram @the_dragonfly_momma
The Tiberius Show
Tiberius
8/10/22
https://www.spreaker.com/user/thetiberiusshow/the-tiberius-show-ep-199-kevin-ringstaff
My latest podcast appearance just dropped on The Tiberius Show with the energetic Tiberius! Check it out. It was a pretty fun podcast episode for kids wherein yours truly talks about pet loss and why would anyone want to be in such a sad line of work. Fun stuff.
Sacred Grove
Maribeth Decker
3/11/22
https://sacredgrove.com/online-pet-loss-grief-groups/
Check out our latest podcast appearance with Maribeth Decker from Sacred Grove! We had a wonderful and humorous talk about what to say and do to help others in their grief.
Stolen Our Hearts
Nyree Giles
2/26/22
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stolen-our-hearts
Check out our latest podcast appearance! The show for ferret lovers, new ferret parents and people who love all sorts of exotic pets and are interested in knowing more about pets and themselves.

Podcast: How to Grieve a Loving Pet or Person
https://selfdiscoverymedia.com/2022/01/17/kevin-ringstaff-griefing-for-pets-peoples/
Check out our latest podcast appearance on the Self Discovery Media network!

Article: Is Pet Bereavement Leave Catching On?
https://builtin.com/people-management/bereavement-leave
Fun article your's truly was recently featured in.