Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss
An Animal Lover's Guide to Grief
by Anne Marie Farage-Smith, LMHC
Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss is designed to help readers understand the bond they have with their pets and why losing them is uniquely painful; aid them in understanding the grief they experience in the aftermath of that loss; and teach them the skills they need to process this loss. In these pages, licensed mental health counselor Anne Marie Farage-Smith offers detailed explanations of the types of grief that one may encounter upon the loss or impending loss of a pet and provides validation for the emotions experienced in relation to that loss. She also reminds readers that help is available, and gives actionable criteria for the reader to determine when professional assistance is needed and how to find it.
Containing a variety of deliberately open-ended writing exercises Farage-Smith has seen help others to understand and heal their grief, as well as suggestions for a variety of ways to honor and remember one’s pet, Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss is the loving, supportive grief journey companion every bereaved pet parent needs.
One-Page Summary
“Readers who have experienced the trauma of pet loss will deeply appreciate the valuable wisdom in these pages.
A compassionate, practical, and useful series of approaches for dealing with pet loss.”
Available for Pre-Order
Please ask your local bookseller to pre-order the book!
Pre-Order Online:
Co-author, Animal Assisted Play Therapy
About the Author...
Anne Marie Farage-Smith, LMHC
Anne Marie Farage-Smith is a lifelong animal lover and an advocate for all animals. She holds a master of science degree in mental health counseling from St. John Fisher University and a master of science degree in education from Nazareth University, and is a Pet Loss Grief Counseling Trained Professional. As a licensed mental health counselor and educator in private practice in Rochester, she has offered clinical guidance to many individuals and groups experiencing grief and loss. She is the founder of the Rochester Center for Pet Grief and Loss. She currently resides in Rochester, NY, where she enjoys spending time with her family, visiting local parks with her dog, Jazzy, traveling, and pursuing creative activities.
Author Appearances and Book Signings
Will be announced soon...
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” — Helen Keller