Written from your pet's perspective, every page in this book is full of love and loyalty from beyond the grave. Let the voice of your best friend guide you to the other side of grief. You will never look at life or death the same way again!
Author Kate McGahan brings 35 years of clinical hospice and end-of-life care into this powerful and life-changing book. What will you do when I must leave? How do you prepare? Why do some of us suffer? What happens when we die? Why don't some people understand? Based on the wisdom and teachings of our favorite four-legged grief counselor, Jack McAfghan, this book is designed to bring comfort and inspiration at your time of personal loss. As the appointed Rainbow Bridge representative, Jack will answer many questions you have asked and many questions you have not yet thought to ask.
Learn the secret language that will help you communicate with your pets no matter where they are. He walks you gently through the five stages of grief. He will prepare you for the inevitable, teach you to make peace with decisions you may ultimately have to make and help you to understand that the end of this life is not the end of life at all. Learn to face transitions courageously, rid yourself of guilt and blame, find out how much you are deeply loved and strengthen your faith in the fact that life never ends and that love never dies.
When the time comes to grieve the loss of a pet, you are never prepared; it's never long enough. This little book will help you know how to make the right decisions, how to stay strong in your time of loss and how to move forward by using the power of your love instead of the limits of your mind.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(1) IF YOU WERE A FLOWER
(2) DEATH: FEARED & MISUNDERSTOOD
(3) NO LIFE WITHOUT LOSS
(4) NOT 'JUST' A PET
(5) FACING THE INEVITABLE
(6) ANTICIPATORY GRIEF
(7) PRE-GRIEF
(8) END OF LIFE DECISIONS
(9) PREPARING FOR THE PASSAGE
(10) "THE APPOINTMENT"/ Euthanasia
(11) AFTERSHOCKS
(12) THE PROCESS OF GRIEF
(13) WAKING FROM THE DREAM
(14) SHOCK/DENIAL
(15) ASHES AND MEMORIALS
(16) TEARS AND FEARS
(17) ANGER
(18) COMPLICATED GRIEF
(19) BARGAINING
(20) WHO TO BLAME
(21) SUICIDE
(22) DEPRESSION
(23) THERE IS NO DEATH
(24) YOU CAN HEAL WHAT YOU FEEL
(25) ACCEPTANCE
(26) GROWING PAINS
(27) ANNIVERSARIES
(28) THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
(29) THE GIFT OF GRIEF
(30) DREAMS
(31) SIGNS
(32) HOW TO TELL THE CHILDREN & COMFORT YOUR REMAINING PETS
(33) LIFE BEYOND GRIEF
(35) ONLY HUMAN
(36) GRIEF SUPPORT
"Sweet, Loving, Touching. A heartfelt book to heal from the loss of your beloved."
"A little treasure filled with hope and love."
"The best book ever to heal pet loss!"
"No other book helped me to work through the loss of my dog like this one did. I fell in love with Jack and I was able to create a whole new relationship with my angel on the Heaven on the other side of Rainbow Bridge. Thank you Jack and Kate!"
About the Author: Kate McGahan has been a hospice grief counselor and clinical social worker for over 30 years. The first Jack McAfghan book was released in 2015 and there are more books and genres forthcoming. Kate brings stories to her readers in an entertaining and thought-provoking way. When you learn something new you grow, when you grow you heal. It's By Design. She writes each and every book to heal something in the reader. Intensely spiritual, Kate sprinkles subtle seeds of faith to strengthen the reader's personal spiritual path. While you think she is just entertaining you, she is also planting seeds and teaching you new ways of looking at yourself and those you love. Kate's books will change the way you think. You will never look at life or death or love the same way again. Kate and Jack's first book, "Reflections on Life with my Master" was an inspirational journey designed to heal the grief of his best friend Kate. With Kate's administrative help, she and Jack together created a Pet Loss Trilogy that has healed thousands at the time of this writing. With Kate's extensive experience in hospice work as well as a strong underlying spiritual foundation, the books were easily written and there are many more to come. Jack currently resides on the other side of Rainbow Bridge where he waits patiently for Kate to join him there. He'll be waiting awhile for she has many more books to write.
