{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63026c4439909800123489a7/65dcc21c8e54ea00161c5816?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Solo pain of beloved pet loss with Mary-Kate Murphy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63026c4439909800123489a7/1708966271203-32a6e548a073b8a883a8c354fbf1b7ca.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode Ariana chats to Mary-Kate Murphy about the searing pain of pet grief. Mary-Kate is a teacher and a solo'prenuer as owner of her own dance school as well as running a successful pet-sitting business called 'Teach Tubs'. The business is named after her beloved miniature schnauzer Tubs who sadly passed away last year at the age of 11. Tubs was Mary-Kate's companion throughout painful breakups and has lived with Mary-Kate solo for most of his life. Losing him was extremley sorrowful and we explore that often underrepresented or much maligned grief of losing a pet on this episode. Mary-Kate is also a fan of the podcast and since tuning in has embarked on two Solo travel trips to Iceland and Belgium which she tells us all about.</p><p><br></p><p>#petgrief</p><p>#solo</p><p>#solodogmom</p><p>#miniatureschnauzer</p><p>#solotravel</p><p>#solopreneur</p>","author_name":"Ariana Dunne "}