From Grief to Gratitude after Pet Loss: Healing Messages and Guidance from Pets in the Afterlife (Healing Pet Loss Series) (Volume 2) Paperback – January 9, 2017

What a wonderfully conceived book! Marianne has done a fantastic job of approaching pet loss from a completely new perspective. Imagine receiving messages from your deceased pet from the other side of the veil: this is exactly what's happened with a number of her family and friends through Marianne as an intermediary. Great concept, fabulous succor for the grieving and a sense of completion by the finish. Mesmerizing!

Marianne Soucy's book from Grief to Gratitude After Pet Loss is so inspirational. This book, as well as her other book, Healing Pet Loss, e-books, websites, and workshops have helped me tremendously to cope with the death of my pet Pomeranian, Sophie. The loss has been one of the most difficult losses that I have experienced in my life. This book and Marianne's workshops have helped me to embrace spirituality, and to realize that there is much more to life than just our existence on earth. Embracing spirituality has enabled me to accept the loss of my pet, and to believe that my precious dog is still by my side, not in a physical form, but rather a spirit form. Marianne's books, website, and workshops have taught me that a love so strong between two souls can never be broken; the love is never ending, not even through death. I have been able to become more at peace with my dog's death, and to find comfort in believing that I will someday see my Sophie again; it is my hope. The books will bring you comfort and peace in dealing with the loss of your pet, as well as the belief that there truly is something beyond the vail. The books will provide you with a different perspective on things, provide you with skills to help you cope, and most importantly to believe you will someday be reunited with your pet!

Comforting, and pain alleviating, this book helped me overcome the loss of a good furry friend of mine, after reading these I got back on track with my life, remembering my friend with love and joy.

Beautiful book, such calming, support words of wisdom and love

Excellent book for grieving pet owners! Highly recommend to help with your sorrow

As author Marianne Soucy says "... the heart-to-heart and soul connection you experience from connecting with a pet is like no other relationship". True. How can you not grieve when a treasured pet is gone? From my own experience I know that it is like losing a member of the family - because to you they were part of the family, and they have left an empty space in your heart. I found myself writing down several of Marianne's quotes so I'd have them to hand, reminding me that it is okay to grieve; that our pet's are in our lives for a reason, and that there are 'action steps' we can use to make us feel better... "acknowledge, allow, shift from grieving to gratitude". Gratitude is a theme that runs right through this book. I particularly like the idea of lighting a candle to help connect with the memory of your pet. Marianne passed on this message from a dog to its grieving owner... "Light a candle in the dark of night... through the light we will meet, and through the memories of our love and the vision of continued connection in spirit, we will find peace and joy once more" Even for those who don't feel 'new world' enough to connect with her ideas as a shamanic practitioner and traveller of the Sacred Spirit journeys, this book will definitely leave you feeling uplifted, rather than downhearted.

. After losing my dearest animal companions within a year of each other, my love for them still continued to grow, only now into despair. I couldn't center myself in the void their passing created. From Grief to Gratitude After Pet Loss offered the focus I needed to create my own place to bring my continued grief; my own sacred space within my heart in my own time. The guidance of the author thru her own experiences sets up a personal workshop within the pages, offering gentle lessons throughout the chapters on how to reconnect to my departed companions. Marianne Soucy shares her graceful meditations into a communion with animal spirit. These messages have affected me profoundly as I realized that grief had separated me away from myself. From Grief to Gratitude After Pet Loss offers easy exercises for the complicated healing that is so personal to each reader. This book offered me a direction towards acceptance. With Marianne Soucy's focus on gratitude, she helped me to open up a reconnection to my best companions, back into my heart space that had been so sadly broken, back to the place they never left. ~Elise Hoy

Oh my goodness! What a beautiful gift Marianne Soucy has given us! This book is a MUST for anyone mourning a beloved pet, whether that loss is recent or years ago. In the most gentle way, Marianne and her angelic pet helpers, give us room to grieve, to understand and to move forward with gratitude and grace. Do not hesitate - get this book for yourself and for anyone you know who could benefit from profound healing around the topic of the loss of a beloved pet.

As author Marianne Soucy says "... the heart-to-heart and soul connection you experience from connecting with a pet is like no other relationship".True. How can you not grieve when a treasured pet is gone? From my own experience I know that it is like losing a member of the family - because to you they were part of the family, and they have left an empty space in your heart.I found myself writing down several of Marianne's quotes so I'd have them to hand, reminding me that it is okay to grieve; that our pet's are in our lives for a reason, and that there are 'action steps' we can use to make us feel better... "acknowledge, allow, shift from grieving to gratitude".Gratitude is a theme that runs right through this book.I particularly like the idea of lighting a candle to help connect with the memory of your pet. Marianne passed on this message from a dog to its grieving owner..."Light a candle in the dark of night... through the light we will meet, and through the memories of our love and the vision of continued connection in spirit, we will find peace and joy once more"Even for those who don't feel 'new world' enough to connect with her ideas as a shamanic practitioner and traveler of the Sacred Spirit journeys, this book will definitely leave you feeling uplifted, rather than downhearted.

Great book.