Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss

“As someone who deals with grief and loss of pets on a daily basis, I am eager to share this book with clients as an invaluable resource for helping them through the hardest part of pet ownership. Anne Marie provides wonderful insight to the dynamic challenges of pet loss and the grief that accompanies it in an inclusive and accepting way. Her exercises and writing prompts are so helpful for learning to cope before, during, and after the loss of a beloved pet.” —Dr. Isabel Wylie, VMD “Losing a pet is among the most painful and transformational experiences that a person can have. . . . Healing Wisdom For Pet Loss is an important and eloquently written book that presents valuable knowledge for pet owners and their mental health providers. I will keep one in my clinical office to loan to clients who have recently lost a pet and at my academic office for students to borrow” —Robert H. Rice, Jr., PhD, LMHC, Professor, Mental Health Counseling Program Chair, St. John Fisher University “Written with sensitivity and understanding, Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss offers a unique look at our grief reactions related to our pets. . . . I particularly liked this volume's focus on the diverse reactions that people experience, and how working through grief is an individual process that might be different from the reactions of others. I am pleased to recommend this book for all who live with companion animals as well as those who work alongside them. It is a thoughtful and very useful addition to the literature.” —Risë VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, CDBC, CAEBC-I, founder and president of International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy® and coauthor of Animal Assisted Play Therapy “I understand the unique bond that we have with our beloved pets and the devastation felt when they are lost. This book provides useful tools to help people, including expressing one’s feelings in writing, and ways to honor our cherished family members. I appreciate it also addresses hospice and end-of-life decisions. I keep a copy in my hospital.” —Karen Ravanesi, DVM<>b “As someone who is once again facing the reality of losing a beloved pet, Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss could not come at a better time. This book will be on my bedside table, and I will savor every word as I grapple with loss, heal, and move forward.” —Glen E. Duncan, PhD, RCEP