“As a psychotherapy clinician working with C-PTSD, who is also animal assisted, I cannot recommend this little gem highly enough. The best use of art and story is when the reader is so immersed in the personal experience that the "messages" and "psycho-education" are just apparent and easily accessible as features on the unfolding journey. This work is pitch perfect in lacing the most touching story told from the heart with essential understanding and description of psychological process. It will help anyone who is also beginning to dare to heal from the scars of abuse and the false narratives this carves into our identities. I have used this charming little booklet with clients struggling to believe their inner world can change and in teaching psychotherapy students about the role of genuine love in their work - and yes, clinicians cry when clients aren't watching. Set to be a minor classic.”