1999 Audie Award Winner for 'Best New Publisher' Audiobook, presented by the Audio Publishers Association for excellence in Spoken Audio publishing.

Dana Durrance, MA, Assistant Director Changes: The Support For People and Pets Program CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital - "Journey Through Pet Loss is an insightful, creative, and heartfelt odyssey through the loss of a beloved companion animal. As an experienced drama therapist, Deborah understands the importance of using creativity and imagery to help move grief from the intellectual realm, to the emotional one. Anyone suffering from the loss of a special friend should experience Deborah's unique approach to healing. She provides valuable ideas in a way that feels very personal and meaningful."

Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teacher and Healers - "This tape series is just wonderfula soothing balm, a healing compress during times of great loss. And for anyone who has ever loved an animal, we know that their leave-taking is a loss beyond compare. So many memories came to my mind as I traveled through Journey Through Pet Loss moments of joy and intimacy between me and my long-gone animal partners. The reverie was pure and nourishing and like Deborahs programflowed gently and lovingly to heal many of the grief wounds I didnt even realize I was still carrying. If you have lost your animal companion and wonder how your heart could ever mend, please, take this loving and unique Journey Through Pet Loss."

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie About Love - "All of us are going to lose an animal close to our hearts, and at those times I urge you to listen to Journey Through Pet Loss. It wont replace your animal, but it will validate your feelings of having lost a family member."

Hanan Caine, VMD - "The sudden shock of pet loss is a frequent problem for veterinarians. Getting owners to deal with their deep feelings of grief can often be difficult, and I'm glad, as a veterinarian that I now have a thorough resource that helps pet owners to deal with their grief, without stigma, at their own pace and in the privacy of their own homes.

Journey Through Pet Loss is a soulful outreach to those who lose an animal companion through death or other circumstances. Deborah Antinori, MA has woven a tapestry of personal and professional elements throughout these audiotapes creating a balance between helpful suggestions from her professional experience as a therapist and pet loss counselor, and her personal experience as a pet owner.

This double cassette album features a variety of topics on pet loss including the reasons why one can experience such a deep sense of loss, memorial tributes for animals, the value of reminiscence, grief phases and tasks, issues of illness and death of a pet, euthanasia, burial and cremation issues, complicated mourning, associations to other losses, and other forms of pet loss such as lost pets and animals who must be given away.

Deborah tells her story of the love and loss of her dog of nearly fifteen years, Yoko, whose bright spirit still lives on in her heart. Deborah's poetry collection All of a Sudden was written at various times throughout the first year without Yoko to h elp her to cope with the void she experienced in Yoko's absence. This poetry is interlaced with the stages of grief, highlighting in a poignant way the many levels of feeling pet owners may experience when their animal is no longer around. Underscored w ith poignant music written by Marcos Estebez, the poetry contains timeless themes and can be used by pet owners for personal reflection time or a commemorative service for their pet, by therapists in pet loss and general grief therapy groups, and by veterinarian and human society staff for memorial services for animals.

This tape series provides a psycho-educational, personal and artistic look at a subject that affects anyone who owns a pet, since we will most likely outlive our charges. Written for the general public, Journey Through Pet Loss covers many topics that can benefit mental health counselors, veterinarians and vet support staff in the area of pet bereavement. Also appropriate for pet loss counselors with group and individual clients, portions of the tapes can be used in conjunction with ongoing therapy pr actices.

Animal lovers' feelings are honored and explored by remembering their pets which is encouraged by Deborah's reminiscences of life with and without Yoko. Listeners are given a precious opportunity to join in the honoring of one's special friend and the fe elings we experience in their absence in this "Journey Through Pet Loss".

The two cassettes have a total running time of 3 hours and 26 minutes. A 18-page Pet Loss Resource Booklet accompanies the tape series and cites any references Deborah makes to a pet loss specialist, organization, article, book or other pet loss resourc e mentioned by her on the tape.

Written & narrated by Deborah Antinori, MA, RDT, NCC, NBCCH - Unabridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES

Publisher, YokoSpirit Publications (October 1998)

List $24.95