No one wants to think about losing a pet, but what if we could make their final moments as beautiful as the love they’ve given us? I sit down with Monique Brignoni, a pet death doula, who shares how we can bring love, presence, and dignity to our pets' final moments. Monique helps shift the way we see pet loss—not as just a medical event, but as a deeply personal and meaningful transition. She reminds us that we have the power to create a peaceful, intentional goodbye, honoring the bond we’ve built over a lifetime. If you’ve ever felt lost navigating this emotional journey, Monique’s insights will bring comfort, clarity, and a new perspective on what it means to truly be there for our furry companions.

About Our Guest:

Monique trains aspiring pet death doulas worldwide, offering holistic skills that transform end-of-life experiences into peaceful, conscious, and regret-free journeys. Instead of despair, she helps deepen bonds, creating a loving bridge across forever. Her approach turns challenging moments into opportunities for healing and awakening.

Links:

Free sessions of Walk Your Pet Home - The Complete Guide To Consciously Navigating Our Animal Friend’s End-Of-Life Journey: https://training.animalchemy.com/free-gift-wyph

www.petwise.world If people register on this website or the Pet Wise App they get access to a 45 min presentation called What Do Pets Teach Us On Life & Death.

For pet parents that are going through an end-of-life journey: https://one.animalchemy.com/widget/bookings/peaceful-pet-discovery-session

For aspiring pet death doulas: https://one.animalchemy.com/widget/bookings/sacred-pet-doula-discovery-session

Email: monique@animalchemy.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/animalchemy1/

About Me:

I have cared for many family members across the life span, experiencing the joys and challenges of child-rearing, the poignance of caring for parents, friends, and elder partners. I realized that I could not handle the stress of family caregiving 24/7/365. It was time for a new approach to caring. My health and happiness were slipping away. This is how Think to Thrive for Caregivers evolved. Let your mind meet your heart so you don’t lose track of your life.

Connect with Me:

https://www.deborahgreenhut.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgreenhut01/

Find my books here

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Some moments in life test everything you think you know about your own strength. Roselyn O’Brien Markowitz opens up about navigating the impossible—caring for her husband through an aggressive lymphoma diagnosis while managing her own serious health crises. We, as caregivers, juggle hospital stays, chemotherapy, heart complications, and the emotional weight of it all, but giving up never enters the equation. I see firsthand how caregiving isn’t just about one person helping another—it’s a constant exchange, a balancing act of love, resilience, and sheer willpower. No matter how overwhelming things get, we keep pushing forward, proving that even in the hardest times, we can adapt, learn, and keep showing up for each other.

About Our Guest:

Results-oriented leader with nearly twenty years management and development experience in progressive local and national positions within the American Cancer Society, March of Dimes and American Diabetes Association.

More than a decade of additional experience as an entrepreneur and independent consultant and coach working with numerous not-for-profit organizations, membership associations, religious groups, colleges and universities and corporations seeking to benefit worthwhile causes.

Outstanding reputation for maximizing individual and organizational performance through effective strategic planning and development initiatives centered on building organizational capacity, cultivating relationships and achieving fundraising goals. .

Specialties: Extensive experience in employee training and supervision, volunteer recruitment and management, budget preparation, special events, program development, community services, marketing and communications, grants administration, public affairs, and fundraising.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-broken-heart-syndrome

Links:

https://achieving-results.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roselynobrien/

About Me:

I have cared for many family members across the life span, experiencing the joys and challenges of child-rearing, the poignance of caring for parents, friends, and elder partners. I realized that I could not handle the stress of family caregiving 24/7/365. It was time for a new approach to caring. My health and happiness were slipping away. This is how Think to Thrive for Caregivers evolved. Let your mind meet your heart so you don’t lose track of your life.

Connect with Me:

https://www.deborahgreenhut.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgreenhut01/

Find my books here

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Are we just supposed to sit back while the safety nets for caregivers and vulnerable people disappear? I won’t, and I hope you won’t either. Meals on Wheels, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are on the chopping block, and a vague tax credit for family caregivers won’t cut it. How will caregivers survive if these lifelines shrink or vanish? I dig into the real consequences, the financial traps, and the blatant attempts to hide critical information from us. This isn’t just politics, it’s survival. If you’re a caregiver or know someone who depends on these programs, it’s time to make some noise. Let’s not just squawk, let’s be heard.

Resources Mentioned:

Video of then-Candidate Trump offering tax cuts to caregivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwKVeJHG6E

Tax attorney Jasmine Dilucci commenting on then-Candidate’s tax cuts for caregivers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K8CSCS771ig

American Medical Association--avian flu updates:

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/bird-flu-h5n1-resource-center

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology: https://www.acog.org

Caregiver demographics:

https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiver-statistics-demographics/

Websites concerning caregivers’ financial demographics:

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK396402/

[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9379508/

[3] https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/New-report-highlights-the-financial-impact-of-caregiving.aspx

[4] https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/the-financial-costs-of-family-caregiving-a-stark-reality/

[5] https://www.tiaa.org/content/dam/tiaa/institute/pdf/insights-report/2022-07/tiaa-institute-nac-the-economic-effects-of-family-caregiving-on-women-wvoee-cothran-july-2022-0.pdf

[6] https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20230511

[7] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10365074/

[8] https://www.apa.org/pi/about/publications/caregivers/faq/financial-costs

About Me:

I have cared for many family members across the life span, experiencing the joys...