Ferris Jay - Pet Healing & Bereavement Support

09/04/2025

How to ease your anxiety about your pet's health - including resources.

A big issue I face when working with my human clients is anxiety about their pet’s prognosis, treatment or longevity.

That, often combined with caregiver fatigue, is enough to make your journey through the challenging situation a really hard slog.

I’m here to help make that time a little bit easier and gentler, for you and for them.

The calmer you can be, the easier it is to navigate each step and face each decision with a clear head and get through any bumpy patches without freaking out.

Today, I’m sharing 2 videos to give you a first aid approach to dealing with anxious feelings.

The approaches are what I use for my clients and myself.

I’ve been refining them as I’m navigating house hunting and house bidding.
That process has reminded me how important it is to be able to lead ourselves lovingly through our challenges and clear any anxiety or fear that comes up around the unknowns of the future, that can seem beyond our control.

I’ll post more on how to best lead ourselves through challenges soon.

The first step is usually to tend to our nervous system and to clear fear and anxiety, so they don’t leave us drained and ungrounded.

The approach is the same, whether the anxiety is about an upcoming procedure for your pet, a vet visit, fearing that they are deteriorating or having a relapse - or any other situation they are facing that makes you feel anxious.

And that applies to other situations in your life, or in the world, that cause you to experience feelings of anxiety.

Video 1.

The first video is my quick 4 step ‘first aid’ approach to dealing with anxiety.
Click here to watch the video and try it for yourself. https://youtube.com/shorts/erZaeZrIzGs

Video 2.

The second video is an eft tap along to help you clear anxiety from your system.
Click here to tap along with me https://youtu.be/c9glHE6Lvks

Try them and share your results.

Let me know how you get on with them, by either leaving a comment here or on YouTube under the video.

Wishing you and your pets a calm and peaceful week ahead,

With love,


Ferris.

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23/03/2025

I posted this picture for back in 2017.

That was Sally’s last year in physical ( she was in her 20s by then).

Even as a ‘golden oldie’ she still acted like a puppy, she was such a joyful soul.

I always called her a puppy and I believe that helped her keep her youthful spirit right into her end days.

She was also the star of the show in my YouTube videos for many years.

Take a moment today to celebrate the puppies - young and young at heart that have brightened up your lives.

May that puppy spirit live on in our hearts and keep shining, even years later.

Post a picture so we can all admire them.

20/03/2025

A thought for pet guardians on International Day of Happiness.

Today is International Day of Happiness.

We shouldn't need a special day to remember that our happiness matters, but we can forget so often that I'm all in for reminding us today.

Our happiness is really important for our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being.

As pet guardians your animals are a really important part of your life and keeping them healthy and happy helps keep you happy too.


Sometimes our pets can be one of our main sources of happiness in life - after all they are such a source of unconditional love, often our confidants, snuggle buddies and so much more.


However, if we place all our happiness ‘eggs’ in that one ‘basket’, it can be really tough if there is a time when our pet is unwell or ages or indeed when they die.


That’s why I encourage people to find a whole range of things, often small things, to raise their happiness levels.

At the moment I don't have any pets of my own.

I still find many ways to cultivate happiness, even though I really miss having a furry companion.

Today was the Spring equinox here, so I took some time out in nature to celebrate that.


Even on a busy day, I still find plenty of activities, some really short, to raise my happiness levels.


Here's what that looks like for me.

- Enjoying feeling the sun on my face.

- Walking in nature and stopping to watch the fish in the stream.

- Taking pictures of the flowers in all their beauty.

- Making a new friend - Zazu the parrot.

- Dancing - even if it's just round the kitchen.

- Practicing qi gong - even if it's just a little shaking or stretching.

- Playing handpan - even just 5 mins.

- Savouring a cup of tea - nettle is my favourite at the moment.

- Taking time to ask what I need right now.

For you, it could be completely different, let me know by leaving a comment under this post.

What is it that lights you up?

Whatever that is - do more of it! Please.

I know there are a lot of things that can seem to get in the way of our happiness, especially when our beloved pets are unwell - that's why I do the work I do, to help them and you, to reduce any distress or suffering.

If life seems hard for you right now, or if it's not easy for you to feel happy, know that while we may feel that we can't change every outer circumstance, we can change how we feel.

We can change our energy levels, thoughts and beliefs - and that can transform our ability to feel happy.

It also usually results in changes in our outer circumstances - when we change on the inside, that's reflected on the outside.

As well as helping pets and guardians when your pets are challenged, I also help people overcome stress and anxiety and resolve their health and wellbeing challenges, so they can truly thrive.

If you're struggling right now and want to know how I can help you with that, reply to this message or book a free consultation call with me at https://calendly.com/ferrisjay

Prices currently start at €250 for a mini 2 x 1 zoom session package, with email support inbetween.


I'd love for you to enjoy your life to the full, if you aren't already, and truly experience vibrant health and happiness.

And here's wishing you all a happy Equinox today.

With love,

Ferris.

20/03/2025

Me and the garden Buddha want to wish you all a happy equinox. May the Spring bring fresh new energy to our lives and projects. May we move with strength and grace into this next phase of the year, this phase of growth and rising energy. It’s a great time for starting new projects and rejuvenating our mind body and spirit with fresh energy and inspiration. How will you greet the Spring? ( or the Autumn if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere?)

16/01/2025

Death, loss and grief.

This week I’d planned to post about dealing with loss - thinking of the devastation of the fires of California - the homes lost, the animals lost.

Yet, I have been tending myself through a different grief …

… the death of my Godfather, who died after a short illness, in the early hours of Monday morning.

I was fortunate to spend time with him in his last days and years.

I was fortunate to see him live a full and long life ( unlike my parents who both died in my teens ).

I see death often in my work with elderly pets.

Their bodies grow old and frail, unable to contain their spirit anymore.

Every death is different.

Yet there is always a time when the body lets go.

For the elderly it’s like an old coat being cast off or dropped, no longer needed.

With the animals, I always see their spirit soar, expanding from that small container, into greatness.

I believe it is the same for us too.

This week I remebered what it was like seeing life slipping away from a loved one.

I’d forgotten the strangeness of that, having a loved one alive one day and dead the next.

To then walk down the street looking at people and thinking how they too will die, how everyone dies.

Then the next day remembering how everyone lives, reminded that before we die we get to live, we get to experience the fullness of this corporeal existence.

And that’s what I wanted to remind people of today.

If we’re reading this, we’re alive.

May we live well and fully.

May we fully experience the beauty of all that life has to offer while we are here.

May we surf the challenges that life brings us - riding those waves of challenge as best we can.

May we be loving and gentle with ourselves when we get tumbled under by a wave or find ourselves in the midst of a great storm.

And may we fondly remember those who are no longer with us and how they enriched our lives ✨

06/01/2025

What do your pets need most in 2025?

The first answer when I thought that question was ...

You!

It’s that simple.

Of course they want to feel better if they’re unwell, yet what’s often most important to them is you - your presence and connection.

They want quality time with you.

Yet being truly present with them can be hard when their well-being is challenged.

Our old fears, concerns and patterns can derail us.

If we’re constantly fretting about them, or overchecking them all the time (being hypervigilant) we’re not 100% there for them - we’re lost in our own worlds of worry and fear.

When we address that and resolve our fears or upset- using techniques such as eft tapping - then we can drop into deeper presence.

Also, when we tap for our fears, our energy is clearer for tapping for their issues and improving their well being using energy techniques.

Tapping also helps quiet our mind, so we have more bandwidth available.

When we move into a deeper state of presence we can more easily be in the moment and be able to enjoy time with our pets.

A large part of my mission is to help you enjoy every moment with them and not let the tricky ones spiral you out of being present.

My wish for the pet guardians in my world, for 2025, is that you can drop into that deep level of presence for them - if worry, stress, frustration or fear has led you away from it.

You can get back to that.

And from that space share the tapping and other energy techniques with them.

You can learn simple tapping and 2 other energy techniques from my free video series.

‘3 Simple Energy Techniques to Boost Your Pet’s Health in Less than 5 minutes a day’

Click on the link in my bio to get immediate access if you haven’t already.

If you already have it, keep returning to the techniques.

You can also check out my YouTube videos for further inspiration for working both on yourself and your pets.

The link for my YouTube channel is also in my bio.

I’m wishing you and your animal companions as happy and healthy a 2025 as possible.

And I’m curious to know - what do you think your pets need most for 2025?

21/12/2024

Wishing a happy solstice to all my friends who celebrate it.

For all of us in the northern hemisphere, the days now get lighter and brighter.

For me, before looking forward to the returning light, I’m taking a moment to be in the deep yin quiet.

I’m following nature’s cues to rest, to use this time as a pause point, a time of stillness before the next phase of growth.

A chance to listen deep inside.

To be in the dark silence from which the new emerges.

There is also the call of the ourward connection of the festive period, bringing lightness to our hearts through connection to friends and loved ones.

Whether your connection is more inward, to self, to rest and rejuvenate or outward to share the holiday season with others,

I wish you beautiful endings and beginnings, as this year draws to a close and the new year comes into sight.

Thank you for being in my world and sharing yours with me here in this online world.

I will still be running my online release-restore-rejuvenate class tomorrow evening.

We’ll be bringing in the gentle power of kindness and love, through tapping, qi gong and energy exercices.

(Message me if you would like to join us).

After that, I’ll be taking some quiet time over the holidays, for about 7 days.

I may not be responding to messages here too quickly.

For emergency appointments, email me at [email protected]

With lots of love,

Ferris.

15/12/2024

Ah Mr Leo, beloved black panther.

Today Facebook reminded me that you left us 9 years ago.

My first cat - initially with his sister Purr.

Such a wonderful teacher and companion.

I’m grateful to be reminded of him today and so grateful that he was part of my life and journey into working with animals.

I remember when his sister Purr ( short for Purrsephone / Persephone) died suddenly in a car accident, very young.

For a month afterwards Leo would come and lie on my chest and ask for healing.

He never did that before or after that first month or so after she died.

He taught me so much and brought much richeness into my life.

Thank you Leo, may your spirit still soar ❤️😍

May you have fond memories of your beloved animal companions that have passed and be able to remember them with a happy heart.

Of you are suffering from grief after the death of a pet, wherever it’s recent or many years ago, please reach out as I have free pet loss resources to help you through and also offer one to one support to help you let go the suffering of grief so your heart can remember them with joy.

01/12/2024

Today, on this new moon, I’m committing to six weeks of restful rejuvenation 🥰

Winter is such a powerful time for reflection and for taking time out to recharge our batteries - physical, mental and emotional.

That can be a challenge in the middle of the holiday season and yet it can be done.

We can find the balance between the busyness of the season and our needs for self care and rest.

I’m calling on my best energy tools and techniques to support me as I let go of what I don’t want to carry into 2025, enjoy the holidays in a way that nurtures me and gives my body and energy system a gentle restorative boost.

I know that many others want to do the same, so I’ve opened this up as a 6 week group experience.

We will have 6 live zoom classes, starting tonight at 7pm Irish time (recorded for those who can’t attend live) and extra supportive practices for people to do inbetween sessions.

I’ve kept it simple, with practices that are quick and easy to do and make an instant difference as well as an accumulative effect over time.

I welcome you to join me if you’re ready to ‘come home to yourself’ this month and emerge refrshed and revitalised for 2025.

Message me to join us or if you have any questions.

29/11/2024

Come and release your stress and recharge your batteries with me over the next 6 weeks.

If you’re struggling with burnout, fatigue, SAD or holiday stress and want to change that, I’ll be sharing my core practices to get you back on track for emerging renewed and revitalised for 2025.

Or, if you ‘re doing ok and would like to boost your mood and energy levels and gift yourself with these nourishing practices, come join us.

Send me a message for more info.

Wishing you all a gentle, nurturing holiday season ✨