Nobody likes to talk about pet loss… but everybody wants to talk about pet loss. What a difficult scenario that is! Veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf, author of<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780063215221"> Sit, Stay, Heal</a>, joins us to talk about grief, professionalism, and the importance of being human - on the job and off. 
 
In this episode we cover: 
 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">The whole truth about loving - and losing - your pets</li>
<li aria-level="1">The terrible advice Dr. Renee Alsarraf’s grad school teacher gave her (and why she refused to listen) </li>
<li aria-level="1">Why vets and other professionals should really NOT check their human emotions at the door</li>
<li aria-level="1">When it’s time to welcome a new love into your life (human or otherwise)</li>
<li aria-level="1">How Dr. Alsarraf’s experience with veterinary oncology did (and didn’t) prepare her for her own cancer diagnosis</li>
</ul>
 
We're re-releasing some of our favorite episodes from the first 3 seasons. This episode was originally recorded in 2022.
 
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About our guest: 
Dr. Renee Alsarraf is a veterinary oncologist, lecturer, and philanthropist. Her book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780063215221">Sit, Stay, Heal</a>, is a moving and uplifting memoir of an esteemed veterinary oncologist fighting to save her four-legged patients while making sense of her own unexpected cancer diagnosis.
 
Find Dr. Alsarraf on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reneealsarraf/">@reneealsarraf</a> and learn more about her book at <a href="https://www.sitstayhealbook.com/">sitstayhealbook.com</a>
 
About Megan: 
Psychotherapist Megan Devine is one of today’s leading experts on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. Get the best-selling book on grief in over a decade, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781622039074">It’s Ok that You’re Not OK</a>, wherever you get books. Find Megan @refugeingrief
 
Additional Resources:
Read Dr. Alsarraf’s book - <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9780063215221">Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us about Living Well</a>
 
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