Welcome to One Last Network and The Art of Joy and Pain.
One Last Network has a mission to provide you with the support and services you may need as your pets enter their twilight years and ultimately leave our physical world.  
We are all pet photographers, and we are one of the services we encourage you to find so that you create beautiful, everlasting memories of the love you have for your best fur friend.
Many of us, too, have become educated in what grief means and how we can best support you as you walk a path with your pet which can be overwhelming, confusing and emotional.
I became a pet loss grief companion through Two Hearts Pet Loss Center and a grief educator through David Kessler and Grief.com so I could teach my fellow pet photographers to do just that.
We have a profound appreciation for the love you have for your pets. Many of us have loved and lost.
And we can play a unique role in your support system as you're taking these last adventures with your beloved pet. We can be your shoulder to cry on when it feels like you have no one else in your life to understand.  
At your photo shoot, too, we know how to strike a balance between all the things you're feeling -- the sorrow, the pain, the confusion -- and how to celebrate the life of your pet and the deep bond you've created with that being. 
That's what we're talking about today. That delicate balance.  
I've gathered some of the photographers of One Last Network -- and many of them are now pet loss grief specialists -- together to chat about how we approach our end of life photography sessions so that you have beautiful artwork and images and support in your grief.
You will hear from:
Kylee Doyle of Kylee Doyle Photography in Sacramento, California
Courtney Bryson of CM Bryson Photography in Atlanta, Georgia
Jessica Wasik of Bark and Gold Photography in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chris Miller of MIL Pet Photography in Berkshire, United Kingdom
Jenn Wilson of Jenn Wilson Pet Portraiture in Kitchener, Ontario
Nicole Hrustyk of Pawtraits by Nicole in Las Vegas, Nevada
Darlene Woodward of Pant the Town Photography in Georgetown, Massachusetts
Lynn Sehnert of Lance and Lili Photography in Loudon County, Virginia
and our newest pet loss grief specialist …
Lisa Peterson of Pawsh Photos in Minneapolis, Minnesota
What to listen for
3:55 Jessica and Chris discuss how their businesses have changed since learning about grief
6:58 Kylee has become a more active listener to support her clients
11:28 Courtney strives to find that balance between joy and pain at her sessions
30:39 Nicole adjusts her sessions depending on the dog's mobility
35:54 Lynn gives her clients space to be who they are in the moment

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