Anna & Esther: Grief, End-of-Life, and the Human-Animal bond

Anna Spreckels, MA | Thanatologist | End-of-Life Doula | MSW Student

  • MSW student (Liberty University)
  • MA in Thanatology (CUNY Brooklyn College)
  • Thanatology & community health professional
  • Volunteer bereavement support caller (Accent Care Hospice)
  • Trained end-of-life doula
  • Working toward grief & bereavement therapist licensure
  • Guided by compassion, dignity, and the belief that no one—human or animal—should face death alone

Category: Grief Reflections

  • When Grief Comes Crashing Back

    When Grief Comes Crashing Back

    The waves of losing a sibling to suicide, nearly 26 years later Content note: This post discusses sibling loss, suicide, and traumatic grief. My brother John died by suicide on February 21, 2000, at 2:30 in the morning. Nearly 26 years have passed, but I still remember the date and time as if they were…