A Supportive Workshop for Pet Parents

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You Don’t Have to Walk This Path Alone…

Caring for a beloved pet through their senior years, an illness, or end-of-life journey is one of the most tender and heart-wrenching experiences we face. The weight of decisions, the uncertainty of what’s to come, and the deep love you hold for your pet can make this time both beautiful and overwhelming.

Embracing Deeper Connections (EDC) is a live, intimate workshop designed to help you navigate this season with more presence, discover your inner resilience, and find a sense of peace. Instead of feeling lost in fear or grief, this space offers compassionate support and practical tools in the company of others on a similar path. Learn how to approach this time and your grief differently.

Over four weeks, you’ll learn how to navigate the emotional ups and downs, stay grounded in moments of uncertainty, and strengthen your bond with your pet in ways that transcend words. You’ll gain insight into supporting yourself and your pet so that you can approach this time with more trust in yourself, clarity, and love.

Class sizes are intentionally small, creating a safe and personal space for deeper conversations and connections. You don't have to do it alone if you’re walking this path with your pet. Instead of feeling consumed by fear, what if you could find a way to be present and deeply connected with your pet throughout this journey?

The Struggles Many People Face…

• Afraid of making the wrong decision, wondering if you’ll know when it’s time or if you’ll miss the signs your pet is giving you.

• Overwhelmed by emotions, grief, sadness, and anxiety rising up, making it hard to be present.

• Worried about your pet’s experience, wanting to ensure they feel safe, loved, and not alone in their final moments.

• Unsure how to prepare yourself, wondering how to support both your pet and yourself through this transition.

These feelings are entirely natural. You love your pet deeply, and that love is what makes this time so tender. But love can also be a guide; it can become your support, helping you move through this journey with greater awareness, peace, and connection.

This Workshop Offers a Different Way to Walk This Path…

Embracing Deeper Connections is a live-taught, intimate workshop designed to help you build the inner capacity to support your pet and yourself during this difficult time.

This isn’t about removing the pain or avoiding the complex emotions; it’s about learning how to meet them with presence, acceptance and love so you can walk this journey with your pet in a way that feels aligned, connected, and respectful of your special relationship.

In This Workshop, You’ll Learn:

• How to recognize and process anticipatory grief so it doesn’t hold you back from being present.

• Ways to manage and be ok with the overwhelm, fear, and uncertainty that naturally arise during this time.

• Techniques to strengthen your energetic bond with your pet so you both feel the love and support of each other.

• How to communicate with your pet about their transition, whether verbally, energetically, or through body language.

• Practical self-care tools that help you navigate the emotional waves without shutting down or disconnecting.

What You Can Expect

This is a four-week, live-taught workshop, offered twice this October. Each session is interactive and intimate, providing a space for you to ask questions, reflect, and practice what you’re learning.

October Workshop Dates:

• Main Sessions: Begins mid-October- exact dates TBA

• Duration: 2-hour live classes

• Interactive Live Lab Sessions: Alternate Thursdays/Saturdays

• Duration: 60 to 90-minute live lab sessions for continued practice and support. These sessions are designed to help you integrate the tools and techniques from the main sessions, ask questions, share experiences, and receive additional support.

  *To ensure a deeply personal and supportive experience, a limited number of spots (20 max) are available. Sessions are held via Zoom, and replays are available for those who can’t attend live.

Why does this matter?

Studies show that when we acknowledge anticipatory grief and talk openly about our fears, we gain more clarity, confidence, and strength to walk this journey and find more moments of love within the challenges. This supports and helps us navigate the grief that follows.

Research highlights, "Recognizing and openly discussing anticipatory grief can aid in the adjustment period following a loss, helping individuals navigate their grief journey with more clarity and strength" (ResearchGate, n.d.).

Source: ResearchGate – Recognition and Support of Anticipatory Mourning

This workshop won’t take away the sadness or uncertainty, but it will do the following:

• Help you connect to your inner resilience and build your capacity to be more present.

• Guide you in navigating emotions rather than getting stuck in them.

• Support you in finding moments of peace and savour the time you spend with your pet in an even more profound way.

• Strengthen your bond on a soul level, cultivate greater inner resilience, and navigate this time with increased clarity, love, and peace.

Because at the heart of it all, this isn’t only about fear and worry. It’s about love. It’s about honouring your bond and walking this path with as much grace, compassion, and connection as possible.

What Pet Parents Are Saying?

“This workshop gave me the strength I didn’t know I had. I went from feeling lost and scared to being able to sit with my dog, feel the depth of our love for each other, and not be scared by it.”

“I finally feel like I can move through my emotions instead of being consumed by them. Thank you for teaching me how to be more present with my cat during this time.”

"I was afraid I wouldn’t know when it was time, but after this workshop, I feel more in tune with my dog and more confident in my ability to be there for him. I’m now able to not fixate on the end."

Who Is This Workshop For?

• Pet guardians navigating the challenges of aging, illness, new diagnoses, or the end-of-life journey with their animals, seeking guidance, reassurance, and a more profound sense of connection.

• Those looking to approach this time differently, not just enduring the experience but finding ways to be fully present, grounded, and engaged in the journey with love.

• Pet parents who want to nurture their bond during difficult times, learning how to stay connected, even through uncertainty and emotional waves.

• Those who want to understand their anticipatory grief and emotions better can explore how grief manifests in the body, how to share emotions with their pet in a way that maintains the energetic bond, and how to navigate this time with increased awareness and ease.

• People open to learning and integrating new techniques or perspectives can discover tools that honour both their pet’s experience and their own, while supporting the nervous system through stress, grief, and change.

• Individuals looking to develop ways to stay present and regulate their emotions so that they can make clearer, more aligned decisions for their pet’s well-being and care.

• Those who desire to find their center, turn fear into purpose, and cultivate an even deeper, loving presence, building the internal capacity to hold both love and loss while walking this path with their pet.

  
  

This workshop is for you if…

• You want to approach your pet’s end-of-life journey with greater connection and presence.

• You’re looking for guidance on navigating your emotions and grief.

• You’re seeking a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process and prepare for what’s ahead.

If you’re unsure whether this workshop is right for you, I invite you to schedule a call to discuss your situation.

What This Course Is Not

• Formal Animal Communication Training. While this workshop draws from the foundational principles of Animal Communication, it is not a structured training course. Instead, it nurtures a shift in perspective, helping you cultivate a deeper soul-level connection with your pet.

• A Quick Fix or Solution. This is not about fixing pain, rushing through grief or bypassing emotions. Instead, it’s a safe and supportive space for self-reflection, where you can process your experience, gain insight, and grow in a way that honours both you and your pet.

Why This Workshop Is Different

This isn’t just another pet loss or grief support group. It’s a sacred, supportive space to help you navigate this chapter of life with presence, connection, and love for your pet and yourself.

A Heart-Centred Approach
You’ll explore the principles of Animal Communication, not as a rigid technique, but as a gentle, intuitive way to listen more deeply and connect with your pet on a soul level.

Understanding Anticipatory Grief
You’ll learn how grief can show up long before loss, how it shapes your emotions and energy, and how to meet yourself in that place with compassion, clarity, and grounding.

This is a transformational experience. It’s not only about preparing for difficult moments — it’s about discovering the depth of your bond, recognizing how your pet has changed you, and embracing the love that continues to grow.

With small class sizes (limited to 20 participants), you’ll receive personal attention in a warm, supportive environment. Over four weeks, you’ll experience 16 hours of live, heart-centred teaching and guidance, a thoughtfully designed workbook, practical tools you can use immediately, and access to the replays so you can revisit them whenever you need.

By the end of our time together, you’ll have more inner strength, a deeper understanding of your pet’s experience, and a greater ability to stay present. This journey is about walking side by side with love, peace, and an open heart. The skills you gain will continue to support you in every animal relationship you have in the future.

How to Join

Feel seen, supported, and guided through one of the most tender chapters of life with your pet.
Over four weeks, you’ll receive 16 hours of live teaching, a thoughtfully designed workbook, practical tools you can use right away, and access to replays so you can revisit the teachings.

The skills and insights you’ll gain aren’t just for this moment; they’ll stay with you for every animal relationship you have in the future.

Your investment for this intimate, 16-hour live-taught experience is $595 USD, less than $38 per hour of personalized, guided support. With waitlist registration, you will save $150, where you can join for just $445 USD when registration opens. (Canadian clients, click here for CAD pricing.)

Payment Options
Pay in full or choose a two-payment plan.( More deatil to come once dates are set)

Your Instructors

Hana Mäkinen is a professional animal communicator and end-of-life grief specialist with over a decade of experience supporting pet parents through their animals’ many life stages. With a background in psychology, natural health, and grief education, I help pet guardians navigate difficult transitions with more presence, clarity, and peace. My mission is to provide compassionate guidance, helping you strengthen your connection with your pet and yourself during this sacred time.

Andrea Montgomery of Montheart Animal Communications brings a deep understanding of intuitive connection as an animal communicator and Reiki practitioner. Transitioning from a career in science to working with animals on an energetic and heart level, Andrea helps others reconnect with their innate bond with animals and nature.