Heal Your Heart: Coping with the Loss of a Pet [Audio CD]

Karen Adele Litzinger (Author), Bernadette Kazmarski (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Because of the unconditional love that animals give, the death of an animal companion can be especially profound. Sometimes others don t understand the extent of this loss. The gentle, grounded words in this CD are like a dear friend comforting you during your time of grief. It takes you on a healing journey with words of wisdom, comforting affirmations, an inspirational reading, a guided meditation, and soothing harp music. The accompanying 20 page guidebook provides insight, healing strategies and resources.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Karen Litzinger s Heal Your Heart CD is actually more than an audiobook...it is an experiential journey of healing. It touches insightfully upon the great loss many of us experience when we lose our pets. I highly recommend it, especially if you would rather listen to a calm healing voice, than read a book. --Lorri A. Green, Ph.D. Pychologist, Author of Saying Good-bye to the Pet You Love

Heal Your Heart is a support group on a CD that you can listen to over and over. Litzinger has really captured the grieving experience. Her soothing voice and wonderful affirmations, along with the peaceful harp music will strike a deep chord in your heart. This CD will bring comfort to anyone grieving the loss of a pet. --Nancy Peterson, The Humane Society of the United States

Dealing with the loss of our beloved animal companions can be a very profound and devastating event. Through the CD and booklet, Karen touches on every aspect of the loss process and provides us with encouraging and uplifting things to recognize and do to help ease the pain. --Sherry B. True, author of Love from the Rainbow Bridge

About the Author

Karen Litzinger is a licensed professional counselor with specialized bereavement training. She received training through the American Academy of Bereavement and the Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement. Part of Karen's private practive is pet bereavement counseling. Karen is an experienced facilitator and professional member of the National Speakers Association. Karen dedicated this project to her dogs, Pepper and Zep, who died within four months of each other.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Heal from Pet Loss; 1st edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615298583
• ISBN-13: 978-0615298580
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gift that really helped me, November 17, 2009

By 

Laurel M. Hanson "Laurie H." (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Heal Your Heart: Coping with the Loss of a Pet (Audio CD)

Shortly after our 14-year-old beloved Lexi (collie/corgie mix) died of cancerlast spring, a friend gave me this wonderful CD. Even though I had fellow dog-lovers galore to share my grief with, I found that listening to this soothing and insightful CD really helped me cope with the first death of a pet that I've ever had to endure.
Ms. Litzinger has obviously been there - loving a pet, dealing with the awful but sometimes inevitable choice of euthanasia and thanking those people whose reactions to Lexi's death often was "Well, at least she lived a long, happy lefe." Hah, I'd of gladly had her around for many more years.
More importantly, I had this tool available to me when our 18-year old Daisy, Queen of the house, died peacefully in her sleep at home two weeks ago.
I put Heal Your Heart back into my CD player and listened all over again. There is something about being alone in your grief that is in itself healing, and sitting alone listening to Ms. Litzinger's soothing voice a second , even third time, helped enormously.
We are still blessedwith two younger dogs in our home but some day down the road, we may well be faced with the same loss.
The Heal Your Heart CD and booklet can't bring our much-missed dogs back, but it can remind us of their time with us was a blessing, however long or short.
I just lent this CD to my sister, whose own dog is facing serious surgery.
I would recommend this prouct to any and all dog lovers.
Laurie H.
Pittsburgh
[...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing, October 10, 2010

By 

Free to read (N.Y. USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Heal Your Heart: Coping with the Loss of a Pet (Audio CD)

As someone who had her 16yr 4mth old furry daughter (DSH) cross over, I found this audiotape very soothing. Not only was the reading soothing itself, but so was the accompanying music. I also appreciated the exercises, along with the little booklet. It is a very gentle guide through an extremely painful, long journey. It wpuld be an excellent gift for anyone going through this journey.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When I lost my baby Bauer, May 15, 2010

By 

Fontainne W. Schoenfeld (Mansfield, GA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Heal Your Heart: Coping with the Loss of a Pet (Audio CD)

When I lost my baby Bauer, a tiny little Siamese kitty, I wasn't real sure how I would cope with the grief. Bauer was only with me 10 months and I lost him to the street. I felt guilt and horrible depression. I am also a bird lover, so I take Bird Talk magazine and found a small but beautiful ad for "HEAL YOUR HEART, COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A PET." I immediately thought about Bauer and hoped this C.D. would somehow touch my heart so it could start to heal. I also remembered how many beautiful birds I had lost in the past and was never able to completely cope with the situation.
This C.D. really did TOUCH my heart. Ms. Litzinger really knows of what she speaks and I am so glad I ordered it. It allowed me that personal time to grieve and heal little by little as I listened to it. If you are in the throws of pain and tears, this little C.D. and booklet will help you over that hump. It will make you feel so much better about your loss, no matter how deep and personal. If nothing else has helped, try this, please!