“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, Ph.D.

When someone decides to bring a companion animal into their home and heart, an individual with whom they form a special bond, at some time they will likely have to deal with the loss of their close friend. When a companion animal dies, it is a heartbreaking adjustment when we are faced with the fact that our friend is no longer physically present in our lives. People experience these sorts of losses and unique pain in many different ways—there isn't a single "right" way to grieve the loss of one's nonhuman companion—and I found Anne Marie Farage-Smith's highly acclaimed new book, Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss: An Animal Lover’s Guide to Grief, to be an........

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