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There’s a reason we’re drawn to telling our stories.
It’s not just about remembering.
It’s about releasing.
It’s about honoring.
It’s about healing.
Something deep happens inside us when we share what we’ve been through—especially when it comes to grief. Especially when it comes to the love we had with our animals.
Our pets are often the purest love we’ve ever known. And when they die, the pain can feel unspeakable. But if we never speak it—if we never bring it into the light—we end up carrying it in the dark. And it festers. The shame, the guilt, the “what if I had done more” questions… they swirl and haunt and keep us small.
But when we speak it?
When we write it down?
When we dare to share it?
It moves. It transforms. It opens something.
We open.
And through that opening… love rushes in.
I want to tell you something science says—and your soul already knows:
Storytelling rewires the brain.
Studies from grief therapy and neuroscience show that narrating your experience—whether through writing, speaking, or art—can literally re-pattern the neural pathways affected by trauma and loss. Dr. James Pennebaker, a pioneer in expressive writing research, found that people who write about emotionally charged experiences show significant improvements in physical health, immune function, and mental clarity. Why? Because when we tell our story, we make meaning. And meaning is medicine.