Soul Healing with Our Animal Companions

This book is dedicated to "all animal lovers wanting to bring more awareness and light into the heart of their relationships with their animal companions in the name of love." YES, I thought. Exactly. That is me. We have three rescued beloved companions: two adolescent cats and one elderly dog and I love all of them with all my heart. The author affirms for me that there is more to our relationships with our beloved pets than meets the eye. She discusses energy healing (bioenergetics) with the voice of experience and authority and I loved learning more about this to use with our own animals. Getting emotionally close to them as well as "mirroring" are two topics that especially fascinated me. She writes well and gives excellent examples as stories from her own life and her own pets, so that the ideas she is presenting are easily assimilated.

I approached this book with some skepticism as I have always been a believer in Caesar Milan's (the "dog whisperer ") approach that all misbehaviors and neurotic behaviors are a result of the owners not acting as calm, assertive pack leaders who stop these behaviors with appropriate cues and transmission of that energy. I still believe that but I also accept that we attract an animal with certain energy patterns to help based on our own energy needs. We learn from each other. I am going to reread the book and practice the applicable exercises. None of us are perfect and I personally believe we are here to learn.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I was curious and a bit sceptic about this book. I'm an animal lover and found the theme interesting.
It's a good book with interesting stories and good exercises.
Recommended for animal lovers.
Many thanks to Inner Traditions and Netgalley

This book is for all of us that truly love our pets and consider them family. I consider this book the most important book I have ever read about animal behavior. The author has written a definitive book about animal behavior that has much to teach us about our relationships with our animals. I wish I had read this when my elderly cat was alive . The author talks of our souls connections and for so many of us that are connected to our animals this resonated with me.
The author talks about mirroring and how our pets feel our emotions and moods. How we affect them with our moods . I found this a helpful guide to furthering my relationship with a very difficult rescue cat who does not allow touch. Going forward with her I will be using this book as a guide to understand her. I love the examples the author provides of how to work with your animals to better understand them and what they need from us. This is a wonderful book for all who truly love their animals and feel a soul connection with our animals. I highly recommend this book to all animal lovers and will be giving it out for gifts.
Thank you with gratitude for the ARC which did not influence my personal review. I look forward to further works by this talented author. I am sure my rescue cat would thank the author as well ! A wonderful enlightening book.