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| Book Title |
Author |
| Blessing the Bridge | Rita M. Reynolds |
| Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet | Gary Kowalski |
| How to ROAR: Pet Loss Grief Recovery | Robin Jean Brown |
| My Personal Pet Remembrance Journal | Enid S. Traisman |
| Pet Loss and Children: Establishing a Healthy Foundation | Cheri Barton Ross |
| Pet Loss and Human Emotion | Cheri Barton Ross |
| Saying Good-Bye to the Pet Your Love: A Complete Resource to Help You Heal | Lorri A. Greene and Jacquelyn Landis |
| Surviving the Heartbreak of Choosing Death for Your Pet | Linda Mary Peterson |
| The Kingdom of Heart: A Pet Loss Journal | Patty L. Luckenbach |
| When Only the Love Remains: The Pain of Pet Loss | Emily Margaret Stuparyk |
| Blessing the Bridge |
| by Rita M. Reynolds |
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Like a hospice worker, author Rita M. Reynolds cares for sick and dying animals, helping them comfortably cross the threshold into death. At times, Blessing the Bridge reads like a kindly vet's instruction book, teaching basic skills in respectfully handling a dying animal, whether it's a newborn bird that's fallen from its nest or a beloved dog that's terminally ill. Readers learn ways to make an animal comfortable, such as laying wild animals to rest in beds of flowers or letting domestic animals die in a human's arms. What separates Reynolds from other authors that write about caring for sick and dying animals is her willingness to take the process into a more intuitive and spiritual realm. Reynolds offers suggestions for how to dialogue with dying animals to find out their preferences--whether they wish to die on their own or die through the mercy of euthanasia. She also believes in divine and angelic influences when it comes to helping animals cross over: "Much like the physician or midwife who helps the mother and infant through the birthing process, the angelic ones stand ready to assist those who are dying, but from the other side to speak, waiting on the spirit side of the bridge called death." There is no question in Reynolds's mind that animals possess unique souls or that they move onto an afterlife. She even tells of seeing the spirits of dead animals visiting her. Many of her lessons are conveyed through real-life stories, where we witness how she simultaneously releases and embraces dying animals. Like The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this book has functional appeal and spiritual longevity. Reynolds shows us how to ritualize and soothe animals' deaths, while also offering us abiding wisdom about life on earth. --Gail Hudson For the past 15 years, Rita M. Reynolds has provided a sanctuary to sick and dying animals. In her sentimental and sincere Blessing the Bridge: What Animals Teach Us About Death, Dying, and Beyond, featuring a foreword by Gary Kowalski (The Souls of Animals), she credits these creatures with enabling her to accept death more freely and to realize that everlasting love endures beyond this world. Agent, Barbara Bowen. |
| Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet |
| by Gary Kowalski |
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Kowalski's new
book is full of sound, compassionate advice to get
you through the loss of your pet(s). Included are
ideas for rituals and ceremonies, spiritual guidance
and readings and poems to use for solace. The
author's voice is a soothing one, not surprising for
a minister whose job it is to be wise and
reflective. The book also addresses animals'
grieving; their life spans; their growth, illnesses
and needs. These are similar to ours: need to eat,
to exercise, to sleep, to have fun, to enjoy
companionship and to expect routine. Kowalski
includes advice on how to take care of yourself
after the death of a pet and the importance of
honesty when talking with children about this event.
Kowalski's book is not only useful for healing when
a good friend dies, but also reasserts his primary
message: that animals are important, that "pets are
not petty," that they deserve our respect and our
kind care. |
| How to ROAR: Pet Loss Grief Recovery |
| by Robin Jean Brown |
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Robin Jean
Brown understands firsthand the deep bond that can
develop between person and animal. She's not some
cold psychologist, but rather a pet owner herself
who dealt with her own painful journey through the
grieving process. She found that there wasn't a lot
of help for her. Other books are either too cold and
clinical...or they're too sad, and just make you cry
harder. And none of them had workbook-style
questions to guide her through her journey. So Robin
wrote the guide herself - to deal with your grief,
effectively and step by step. She is personal,
empathetic, and comforting - yet at the same time
she'll help you move through your grief. |
| My Personal Pet Remembrance Journal |
| by Enid S. Traisman |
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This gentle
and enchanting journal is an excellent place to
celebrate the life and passing of a much-cherished
animal companion. It encourages a deep and healing
introspection, gives tribute to the unique gifts of
out animal companions, and documents our path into,
up, and beyond the dark hollow of mourning and
grief. This journal is a kind and compassionate
anchor, leading us gently and surely through the
tangled paths of grief, helping us to find our feet
again, to seek love again. |
| Pet Loss and Children: Establishing a Healthy Foundation |
| by Cheri Barton Ross |
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Explaining the concept of death to a child is a very difficult, confusing, and uncomfortable experience for a parent, educator, or therapist, and it is a topic that is often first introduced by the loss of a pet - sometimes a child's earliest exposure to loss and grief. There is an undeniably special bond that develops between people and their pets, especially between animals and young children, and while the death of a pet can be devastating to an adult, children are often deeply affected by such a loss. Without readily available outlets for their feelings, the trauma of pet loss can remain with a child for life, and without help many adults feel inadequate and not up to the task. The aim of this book is to provide therapists, counselors, educators, parents, social workers, veterinarians, and physicians with resources to help children cope with the loss of a pet. |
| Pet Loss and Human Emotion |
| by Cheri Barton Ross |
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This updated edition of Pet Loss and Human Emotion is a step-by-step guide to leading clients through this special kind of grief. Includes resources and a section on pet loss and natural disasters. As society accepts that grieving over the death of a loved one is not only normal, but healthy and necessary, grieving over the loss of a pet is often seen differently. Expressed feelings often go unvalidated when in truth, pet loss is a unique form of grief that can be quite intense and debilitating, increasing an individual's vulnerability to subsequent stress and leaving them feeling isolated and misunderstood. Pet loss needs to be addressed by therapists and others in the helping professions, to better enable them to help their clients through the loss of their companion animals. This unique guide is written for all professionals helping clients deal with the loss of a pet, and serves as a practical introduction to the field of human-animal bonding. Citing several case studies, it describes various techniques for helping clients when the bond with a pet is broken. |
| Saying Good-Bye to the Pet You Love: A Complete Resource to Help you Heal |
| by Lorri A. Greene and Jacquelyn Landis |
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There is no detailed book description available at this time. |
| Surviving the Heartbreak of Choosing Death for Your Pet |
| by Linda Mary Peterson |
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There is no detailed book description available at this time. |
| The Kingdom of Heart: A Pet Loss Journal |
| by Patty L. Luckenbach |
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There is no detailed book description available at this time. |
| When Only the Love Remains: The Pain of Pet Loss |
| by Emily Margaret Stuparyk |
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There is no detailed book description available at this time. |
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