Saying goodbye to pet is never easy. When we made the decision to say goodbye to our cat Sydney, she was 25 years old and had been with us since right before we got married. Sydney had been with us through so many things – both in our personal lives and throughout history. Like most of our fur babies she was a source of comfort and joy…and could also be a real pain in the butt! During our first military move, she made it known how unhappy she was with the move by peeing on us in the middle of the night. It was only once – and I truly believe she was letting us know exactly how she felt.

It's important to be able to regulate our emotions. In order to move through issues that are bothering us or to heal, we need to feel our emotions. Stuffing them down is not going to help because eventually, they're going to come out somehow.