Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss: An Animal Lover's Guild to Grief

Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss is a book that helps readers understand the bond they have with their pets, understand the grief they experience in the aftermath of loss, and teach them the skills they need to process this loss. It offers detailed explanations of the types of grief, validation for the emotions experienced, and actionable criteria for finding professional assistance. It also contains writing exercises and suggestions for honoring and remembering one's pet.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 04 June 2024
Publisher: She Writes Press

Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss is a comprehensive guide designed to help individuals cope with the loss of their beloved pets. Written by licensed mental health counselor Anne Marie Farage-Smith, the book offers a deep understanding of the bond between humans and animals, the unique pain associated with pet loss, and the various stages of grief that one may experience. Farage-Smith provides detailed explanations of the different types of grief, including anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and complicated grief, and offers validation for the emotions experienced in relation to pet loss. She emphasizes that help is available and provides actionable criteria for determining when professional assistance is needed and how to find it. The book includes a variety of open-ended writing exercises that have been proven to help others understand and heal their grief, as well as suggestions for ways to honor and remember one's pet. Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss is a loving and supportive grief journey companion that every bereaved pet parent needs.

Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647426767