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Time To Talk Vlog: Starting A Conversation About Pet Bereavement

Time To Talk is about having honest mental health conversations. Talking about mental health isn’t always easy and sometimes it’s even harder to say how you really feel. But a conversation has the power to change lives.

In this video blog, our client Stephanie shares how important her beloved pets are as companions and in supporting her own mental health. When she lost her beloved dog Jack, her mental health took a big hit and she knew she needed help. She explains how getting the right support has not only helped with her grieving process but also saved her life.

Content and trigger warning: brief mention of suicidal ideation.

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If you too are affected by pet bereavement and are struggling to cope, please reach out to the Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Support Line on 0800 096 6606.

Find out more about Blue Cross.

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Megan

Delivery and Strategy Lead: Co-Production and Community Engagement (Leatherhead)

Portrait of Megan, Co-Production Lead, MFT

Megan joined MFT in January 2025 and looks after the development of our strategic priority for MFT to live and breathe co-production. She also facilitates our Advisory Group, and champions those with lived experience of mental health challenges to improve the way mental health support is developed, reviewed, and delivered.

Megan first learnt about co-production as a Lived Experience Advisor with the Independent Mental Health Network based at Surrey Coalition of Disabled People, contributing her own lived experience to mental health projects in Surrey and North East Hampshire after graduating university.

She has since worked on a range of development projects for Surrey’s mental health and wellbeing support, immersing community engagement and lived experience into research and decision-making. Additionally, she is an alumna for The King’s Fund after completing their Advanced Organisational Development Practitioner programme.

To maintain her wellbeing, Megan is an avid reader, journals, and practices Yoga.