Kicking off Wellesley’s sesquicentennial! Convocation 2025 marked the beginning of the academic year and the College’s 150th anniversary

somehow I always end up working at institutions during their sesquicentennial celebrations. (First the Noble & Greenough School, now @wellesley.edu.) www.wellesley.edu/news/kicking...

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Loving and Losing Pets with E.B. Bartels, Rev. Sarah Bowen, and Karen Fine, DVM, at Bark! Fest A conversation about grief, loss, and how we memorialize our pets with authors E.B. Bartels, Rev. Sarah Bowen, and Karen Fine DVM

At Bark! Fest, we had a profound and moving conversation about pet loss and grief with authors @eb-bartels.bsky.social (Good Grief), Rev. Sarah Bowen (Sacred Sendoffs), and Karen Fine DVM (The Other Family Doctor). www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/05/lovi...

oh thank you so much for reading Good Grief! I hope it brought you some comfort.

Just finished reading her book, Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter. A tender and welcome affirmation of the importance of our pet companions‐ and our grief when they are gone.

p.s. the link to preorder on @bookshop-org.bsky.social is bookshop.org/p/books/good...

I can't believe it's real. a complete 180! so, anyway, thanks for all of your support, thanks in advance for preordering a million copies of the paperback, and if you want a signed/inscribed hardcover of GOOD GRIEF that I panic purchased off eBay when I thought the book was going out of print, lmk 😅

then a week later I learned that my absolute champion of an editor at @marinerbooks.bsky.social had been fighting for my book -- to not only keep it in print, but to finally publish it in paperback and GUESS WHAT? Ivy convinced higher ups that a paperback edition was worthwhile. coming out 11/11/25!

PUBLISHING IS WILD. two weeks ago, I posted that @harpercollins.bsky.social was letting GOOD GRIEF go out of print and to stock up on the hardcover while you can. many of you expressed frustration about this and I am grateful for all of your love and enthusiasm and for tracking down copies.

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning. The trigger might be noticing — for the umpteenth time — how empty the house feels since your cat died, or stumbling across t...

a month ago @apnews.com reporter John Leicester reached out to chat about the recent death of his cat and how to help others who are grieving pets. we had a really nice talk, and the piece was published by AP this morning and has been syndicated *everywhere* thanks, John! apnews.com/article/well...

A tribute to Bisbee the dog, and the grief of losing a pet Host Peter O'Dowd grapples with the complex grief of losing a pet.

I was so sorry to hear about Bisbee's death – I remember talking about her with Peter in 2022 when he interviewed me for @wbur.org's Here & Now. I'm honored to be quoted in Peter's tribute, but I always feel bad when my book becomes especially relevant for someone. 🖤🐶🌈

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

“Hope, like evil, has to be cultivated.” - @theferocity.bsky.social on today’s episode of Vibe Check

A reminder I’ll be meditating on today. If they’re going to keep cultivating evil, we must continue cultivating hope.

Everyone I met who went to a women’s college is always terrifying

Shake hands with a woman who went to Smith or Wellesley or Spelman and they will look into your soul and crush your hand with their handshake

and maybe even try contacting HarperCollins customer service to ask why only the audiobook and ebook are available to purchase on their website and not the hardcover. I'll keep you posted if I learn more, but in the meantime, if you want to stock up on copies, hit up B&N!

unfortunately, sales of #goodgriefpetsbook have gone down in the past year, so my publisher is not interested in keeping the hardcover in print, which sucks. what can we do? it wouldn't hurt to ask your local bookstores to try to order more copies (so HarperCollins sees there is still a demand).

Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter|Hardcover An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they’ve passed.E.B. Bartels ...

several of you have texted me that you are having a hard time getting copies of GOOD GRIEF these days, and I wanted to give a heads up that the Barnes & Noble website still has copies in stock! #petgrief #petgriefsupport #petdeath #petloss #petlosssupport www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-grief...

Getting the hang of art The Davis Museum operations team installs the spring 2025 special exhibitions

if you are in the area, be sure to come to the Davis Museum at @wellesley.edu this semester to see three awesome new exhibitions! I had so much fun writing this piece about all the behind the scenes effort it takes to get art up on the walls: www.wellesley.edu/news/getting...

The art of botanical illustration The Davis Museum highlights the many ways artists celebrate nature.

everyone go visit the Davis Museum at Wellesley College this semester! they've got some great stuff lined up. www.wellesley.edu/news/the-art...

today! 1pm! you can still register, and if you can't watch live, if you register you'll get a link to the recording of the talk afterwards: www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2024/08/bark...

can't wait @zazietodd.bsky.social, thanks for having me be part of Bark! Fest.

The red class of 2028 has arrived at Wellesley! Students, staff, and faculty welcomed first-years and their families on move-in day.

the new red class has arrived at Wellesley College! ❤️❤️❤️ www.wellesley.edu/news/the-red...

A conversation with Courtney Coile, Wellesley’s new provost The economics professor has taught at Wellesley since 2000

Wellesley College's new provost Courtney Coile is SO cool and it was super fun to chat with her for this Q&A.

www.wellesley.edu/news/a-conve...

Museum tours, patient outreach, and bike lanes Wellesley interns take on Boston through nonprofits geared towards social change and community engagement.

and finally, published today, the Wellesley students who participated in Career Ed's Lumpkin Non-Profit Internships Program, consisting of placements at Boston-based nonprofits geared toward social change and community engagement! www.wellesley.edu/news/tktktk

Working for the greater good Students live Wellesley’s motto through service-based internships.

third in the series: Wellesley students who did internships through Career Ed at some excellent nonprofits throughout the U.S.A. www.wellesley.edu/news/working...

A prescription for success Students explore medical and health research fields through internships.

second, Wellesley students interested in medicine/health care who did biomedical research and health Career Ed internships! www.wellesley.edu/news/a-presc...

Wellesley’s globetrotting intern ambassadors Lulu Chow Wang ’66 Center for Career Education offers students experiential learning outside the U.S.

first up, Wellesley students who did their Career Ed internships ABROAD! www.wellesley.edu/news/wellesl...

this summer I have been busy writing a four-part series about the incredible funded internships offered to Wellesley students through the Career Ed department. such a joy to hear about the amazing things these students have been doing!

The cover of the book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter by E.B. Bartels. The background is like flock wallpaper and there are 6 portraits in gilt frames, including of a budgie, guinea pig, cat, tortoise, and dog.

. @eb-bartels.bsky.social is joining #BarkFest to talk about her book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, published by Mariner Books

The covers of the books Good Grief by E.B. Bartels, Sacred Sendoffs by Sarah A. Bowen, and The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine DVM, on the flyer for the event. Details as per skeet.

Join us at #BarkFest for Loving and Losing Pets with @eb-bartels.bsky.social, Rev. Sarah A. Bowen, and Karen Fine DVM on Tues 24 September 10am PT/1pm ET. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Naturalists without borders - Wellesley Wellesley College is one of the most academically challenging institutions of higher education in the country, and we are widely acknowledged as the top women's college in the world. We prepare studen...

my first piece for Wellesley College since returning from parental leave! www.wellesley.edu/news/natural...

Esme, my cat, says, " Read this book!"

one week from today at 6pm-6:30pm ET I will be interviewed on The Pet Loss Companion on YouTube -- a video series hosted by family therapists Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio and Nancy Saxton-Lopez, authors of the bestselling book by the same title. tune in live on 6/20!

www.youtube.com/shorts/m3u8V...