NEW BOOK, ALL MY RELATIONS,  EXPLORES HOW OUR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANIMALS INFORMS OUR OWN THINKING
P.R. Contact: Monique Muhlenkamp

(Novato, CA) New World Library announced the November publication of a new book, entitled ALL MY RELATIONS: Living with Animals As Teachers and Healers by New York Times best-selling author, Susan Chernak McElroy. Building on an evocative foundation of her most eloquent and beautifully-woven animal stories, Chernak McElroy  leads her audience on a miraculous journey of resonance and personal evolution.

“There exists an even greater power for informing and healing our lives than Mind-Body-Soul. It is the trinity of Self-Others-Earth. Beneath this wider canopy of relationships, we find precious mirrors and voices that will reflect back to us our ingredients, our directions, our use,” she says.

Her classic work, Animals As Teachers and Healers, remains an international standard in the literature on human-animal relationships. Her pioneering writings — blending story, reflection, and unflinching vulnerability — continue to break new ground in exploring the inherently sacred connections between nature, animals, Earth, and the healing of the human soul.

“I have a strong belief in the power of story. Intuitively, we know as a species that story touches us in places where information falls flat. We are a species of myth-makers and story tellers, and for good reason. All of my work is story-guided — stories of meaning that are personal, yet universal in their application. The non-human world of animals and nature are a particularly good vehicle to mirror our own lives and challenges,” she continues.

With the ten stories accompanied by ten essays and ten practices to strengthen each reader’s ability to honor and to utilize animals as teachers and healers, ALL MY RELATIONS is a practical, compassionate, and mystical guidebook for creating a contemporary consciousness of reverence and awe for life: both our own and all the rest of living Creation.

About the Author

A long-term survivor of advanced cancer, McElroy’s enchantment with creatures great and
small, and her strong belief in the power of animals and wild nature to heal the human
soul, has been nurtured and strengthened through a lifetime of work with animals, as a veterinarian assistant, a zookeeper, Humane Society educator, dog trainer, kennel and stable hand, and wildlife rehabilitator. She speaks and gives workshops frequently and is well-known and well-loved in both animal and alternative healing communities. She lives in the shadow of the Teton Mountains in Idaho, with her animal family and many visiting wild neighbors. Her website is www.susanchernakmcelrory.com

ALL MY RELATIONS by Susan Chernak McElroy
November 2004 • Pets • Trade Paper •  B&W Line Drawings
Price: $14.95  •  ISBN 1-57731-430-1 •  256 Pages

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