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At Wildflower, we spend much of our time walking alongside people through the loss of human loved ones. We witness grief in all its forms—quiet, complicated, raw, and deeply personal. And yet, every so often, someone will say something almost apologetically: “I don’t know why this hurts so much… it was just my dog.”Or “I feel silly being this upset about a cat.”

Here's a list of the most common legal documents we should all have before we die. Most of us don’t love talking about end-of-life planning. It can feel uncomfortable, distant, or easy to put off for “someday.” But here’s the truth: When we don’t make our wishes known, the people we love are left to make difficult decisions, often in moments of grief, stress, and uncertainty.

Ambiguous grief, or ambiguous loss, is grieving a significant relationship change or loss where there's no clear closure, often involving someone who is physically present but psychologically gone, like with dementia. The emotional, psychological, and spiritual processes that come with ambiguous grief are very different than those that come with unambiguous grief, like that following a death.