Legacies of Love, A Gentle Guide to Healing from the Loss of Your Animal Loved One
"... gives grieving pet owners a plan for healing... ideal for people who prefer a live voice to text." --Cat Fancy Magazine, September 1998"Finally, someone has integrated the psychological and spiritual aspects of grief recovery with grounded intelligence and tender compassion. Bravo!" --Barbara Derbin Reitz, MSW, LCSWAn inspiration and opportunity for personal reflection. Listening to your genuine words of compassion reassured my beliefs and touched my heart. Your soft gentle voice expressed the compassion shared throughout the tapes. The entire content was brilliant and admirably detailed. --Kim Lanham-Synder, Novato, CAI was inspired by the concept of "love without limits" in the section on loving across species--comforting and beautiful! --Marijane Michalowicz, Medford Lakes, NJTeresa Wagner compassionately offers understanding, comfort and help for anyone facing the loss of a beloved pet. --Judy Tatelbaum, The Courage To GrieveThe guided meditation is a very gentle, nurturing way to approach and embrace that which is so profoundly painful and scary. . .to finally acknowledge the passing of a beloved. --Donna Ferina, Albany, CAThis is the best book on pet loss I've ever read. I recommend it to all who seek my help. This extraordinary audiobook is for everyone. Listening to Wagner's message will protect the bereaved from overwhelming despair. It will inspire all of us to reach toward a fuller recovery. --Stephanie LaFarge, PhD, Director of Counseling Services, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsVery realistic, powerful and helpful advice. While it is very educational, it lets the listener know that you are truly speaking from your heart and that you have definitely been there. --Jacqueline Ellis, Portland, ORWagner's profound experience with grief, and with those who grieve, has created the foundation for her extremely wise and hopefulLegacies of Love. In this indispensable guide, Teresa Wagner offers understanding to survivors while providing them with both vital information and creative inspiration. This is a rich and in-depth resource for anyone who is dealing with the loss of an animal loved one. --Carol Staudacher, Beyond Grief, Men and Grief, and a Time to GrieveYour words have been a "bible" to me. They go with me everywhere, because when I feel a wave of pain I listen to your words and I know I'm not nutty for feeling this crazy pain. --Brooke Emsley, W. Boothbay, ME