Legacies of Love, A Gentle Guide to Healing from the Loss of Your Animal Loved One [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Teresa L. Wagner (Author), Maxine Musgrave (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1998

If you've given up hope that anyone would ever understand the depth of your love for animals, or your profound grief when you lose them, take heart. The support you've been yearning for may be right here.

With extraordinary empathy and love, The Legacies of Love audiobook brings all animal lovers a compelling message of hope and renewal during their time of loss. The author's healing and gentle voice leads the listener through a journey of understanding, grief and how animal loss is different.

Listeners learn not only how to survive and cope through loss, but to navigate their way to truly heal and find meaningful growth. They are guided through a magical meditation with an original score of soothing music.

For anyone who deeply loves and grieves animals, Legacies of Love will be a nurturing and powerful part of their healing journey.

This audiobook provides comfort and healing for the hearts of all people who love animals, including those for whom animals are not merely pets, but full family members, equal spiritual partners in life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"... 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, LCSW

An 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, CA

I was inspired by the concept of "love without limits" in the section on loving across species--comforting and beautiful! -- Marijane Michalowicz, Medford Lakes, NJ

Teresa Wagner compassionately offers understanding, comfort and help for anyone facing the loss of a beloved pet. -- Judy Tatelbaum, The Courage To Grieve

The 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, CA

This 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 Animals

Very 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, OR

Wagner's profound experience with grief, and with those who grieve, has created the foundation for her extremely wise and hopeful Legacies 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 Grieve

Your 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

From the Publisher

Here at Matters of the Heart our mission is to nurture the people who love, serve and grieve animals through our publications, consultations and workshops. When we first read the Legacies of Love manuscript, we were immediately excited about its great potential to heal people on the planet who deeply love animals. Legacies of Love offers a new message in the pet loss literature in a profound way. It is the first to openly challenge and dissolve the myth that it is not quite healthy, and perhaps even wrong, for humans to bond with, love and grieve animals as much as they do humans. We rejoice in the explosion of a myth which has left too many people feeling that something must be wrong with them for grieving deeply for their animals. We believe that many of us are being challenged at this time to truly learn what healthy, reciprocal, loving, mature relationships are all about and that quite often the best teachers of this love are animals. Love is the most powerful force in the world, and it doesn't matter where we learn about love or who that love is exchanged with, only that it's experienced. We think that learning about love from animals and loving animals as much as humans is something to celebrate! In this audiobook you will feel the power of that celebration to assuage and help heal your grief.

Legacies of Love is also the first pet loss book to integrate the psychological and spiritual aspects of grief recovery, and does so with grounded intelligence and tender compassion direct from the author's heart. For all of you who deeply love and grieve animals, we wish you many blessings and hope Legacies of Love will be a powerful part of your healing journey.

Look for the print edition of Legacies of Love in late 1999. Check out our web site at Cyberark.com/grief support for information on our workshops.

A portion of all Matters of the Heart proceeds is donated to animal shelters.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Matters of the Heart; 1 edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891864084
• ISBN-13: 978-1891864087
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,724,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Those Deeply Grieving, You Have Found Help, March 29, 2002

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alison a mercer (doraville, ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacies of Love, A Gentle Guide to Healing from the Loss of Your Animal Loved One (Audio Cassette)

Purchasing "Legacies of Love" was perhaps one of the best things I could have done to help me through my grief after losing my precious dog on 3/7/02. It has only been a few weeks, and I listen to Teresa's soothing voice and comforting words every day to get through this "coping" period. Her validation that deep grieving over pet loss is undervalued by many on-lookers and "supporters", but completely normal to those of us grieving, brought a sense of peace during a time when there are so many emotions. Those who have lost their companion(s) and don't know how they will go on, will find Teresa's tapes a tremendous source of comfort and graceful inspiration. In honor of my beloved Pupster, I have purchased two additional sets of "Legacies of Love" to donate to my veterinarian's office in the hope that someone facing deep grief after losing their animal will find as much comfort in her words and wisdom as I have.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meaningful, and deaply healing, July 11, 2000

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Callie Fulmer "Horse Trainer" (Lovettsville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legacies of Love, A Gentle Guide to Healing from the Loss of Your Animal Loved One (Audio Cassette)

Haveing lost my beloved mare in a tragic, unexpected accedent, I have been lost and confused. It can be difficult to find someone who understands just how painful it can be to loose a close friend that happens to have four legs.

Teresa understands. She knows what it is like, and her voice is like a soothing guide to recovery. The tapes are filled with information and guidence, as well as personal experiences. I found them to be profoundly healing as I began to accept her death, and learn to get past coping. If you have experienced the death of your animal friend, you won't be sorry you bought this.

This would also be a welcome gift for those who have lost their animal friends.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source of comfort, February 26, 2003

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Arlene Millman "chyron24" (Huntington, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacies of Love, A Gentle Guide to Healing from the Loss of Your Animal Loved One (Audio Cassette)

For those who have ever loved and lost a beloved, this guide is a great source of comfort. Sensitive and heartwarming, a wonderful gift when words just are not appropriate. The unconditional love of a pet is such a source of joy, but when we lose them, the heartache can be unbearable. Having been there, I understand how paralyzing grief can be. Arlene Millman...