Normalizing and navigating grief after the loss of a pet [Video]

ST. LOUIS — In a video seen around the world, Jon Stewart recently shared news of the passing of his dog on The Daily Show. “He was ready, he was tired…but I wasn’t,” Stewart said while fighting back tears.

It was open, raw, touching and public… something we rarely see over the loss of a pet. However, a St. Louis woman hopes to change that. 

“For me it feels like a responsibility to be able to say we should normalize this. We should talk to each other about it. We shouldn’t feel ashamed about it and we should just celebrate the love that you actually did get to have,” Erika Sinner said.

Sinner decided to write a book about it called, “Pets Are Family: It’s as …