Theresa Caputo - Good Mourning

I ve been communicating with souls on the other side almost my whole lifesince I was four years old, actually. It wasnt until I was in my late twenties, however, that I began to communicate with my own deceased loved ones and the loved ones of others while taking a spiritual awareness class. After learning firsthand how hard it is for people on this plane to heal after a death, I decided to use my gifts to help others move through the grief they feel when a loved one passes. Working as a medium for the past twenty years or so, I now talk to these heavenly soulsthe angels, guides, and departed loved ones whom I refer to as Spiritfor a living. And all day, every day, they deliver messages that bring about the highest good for all concerned. These spiritual beings love, guide, and protect us from the other side, and they have taught me everything I know not just about life after death, but about the beautiful yet challenging life were all engaging in right now.

Whats fascinating is that these voices from the other side tell me that death is not the only type of loss that burdens our souls. Navigating our time on this earthly plane includes not just coping with a loved ones passing, but more often, and sometimes more profoundly, making sense of the losses that we face every day, which tend to be undervalued and underacknowledged but have the potential to plummet us into shock, depression, anxiety, and other forms of grief. These daily losses include losing a house; a spouse to divorce; our health, hopes, and dreams; our youth, trust, control; our identity, financial stability, independence; our faith; our will to endure; our security, and more.

DAILY LOSSES 101

Every one of us experiences daily losses, and often more than one, on a regular basis. These losses can be big or small. We can see them coming or they can completely blindside us. They can tear us down or make us stronger. Everyday losses are unfortunately part of life on this planet, as we go about making both free-will and destined choices that affect us and other people. Daily losses are a hurdle that we must anticipate and then jump over, always expecting that others are around the corner.

Spirit wants you to be prepared for these losses, because the more you learn about how to cope with them, the less jarring it will be the next time you encounter them. Im not saying it will get easier to deal with the grief that comes from these losses, but it will be less of a shock to the system. You will recognize a daily loss, know what to do, and recover much faster.

Knowing how to identify and heal from daily losses is essential because they can cause serious emotional damage if we dont address and process them; their effects can build on each other and make us feel worse as time goes on. All of us experience daily lossesevery person who picks up this book can relate. And while some of us feel grief more severely than others, we all experience it in a way that is specific to our personality and whats happened in our past. Only one thing is universal: theres no way around such grief; we have to move through it.

We do have control over the way we handle our everyday losses, though. As we mourn what once was, it can be a life-changing ordeal in either a positive or a negative way. My hope is that when youre hit with an everyday loss, this book, with Spirits help, will steer you toward positive solutions for mourning and help you change your life for the better. In the , Spirit and I address the topic of daily losses more specifically so that you can appreciate what they are and how they impact the body, mind, and soul. For now, its enough to know that these are emotional roadblocks and getting over them can lead to lessons learned.

SPIRIT: THE ULTIMATE EDITOR

When I write a book, I follow Spirits editorial direction to a Tand boy, do they deliver. I first got a nudge from my guides to cover the topic of everyday losses when I began to notice during readings that clients had a harder time recovering from the loss of a loved one if they hadnt dealt with other losses, that is, everyday losses, first. And then Spirit showed me that these losses could often feel as emotionally traumatizing as losing a loved one, and they felt this subject warranted a book devoted to how to navigate these issues. Wellvoil. This is that divinely guided book.

As you move through these pages, there are a few things Spirit would like you to keep in mind. First, the topics covered in each chapter are those that come up most commonly during readings related to grief. Spirit dictated the order of the chapters too, which follow an intuitive flow though you are more than welcome to skip around, depending on how the subjects resonate with you. Spirit also guided me and my collaborator to the stories, some of which are full of strange coincidences. Youll notice that a few of the names repeat, and sometimes the chapters have themes. For instance, in about losing a body part focuses strongly on womens health and related illnesses. When this kind of thing happens, Ive learned that Spirit is drawing our attention to a warning or themeand in these cases, I suspect that these stories contain important matters that will speak to you. Ending each chapter is an exercisea Good Mourningthat Spirit felt would help you with the mourning process specific to that chapters topic, as well as an affirmation that I channeled from Spirit.

So as you set out to face and move through your daily losses, let this book be your guide. Earmark your favorite pages, journal about what you learn, and get crafty with the exercises. Underline passages and then pass the book on to a friend once youve finished it. I want you to use this book and digest its words in your soul. I want it to move you to recognize, then feel, then act, and then heal. Together, we will get you to a place of peace and understanding. Spirit and I hope that you will find this book as helpful to use as it was fascinating to channel and write. Enjoy.

While Im writing this, our world is in the midst of a global health crisis as we battle the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Keeping ourselves, our families, and our communities safe and healthy has meant going about our everyday routines in brand-new ways, from how we shop to how (or whether) we socialize. While I feel that all precautions have been necessary, they have inadvertently led to a number of unforeseen, daily losses for the average person. For me and most of my friends and family, plus clients and those I read or hear about in the news, our mutual heartbreaks have included nearly every topic that we discuss in this freaking book! While the pandemic has been a tremendous burden on our minds, bodies, and spirits (to say the least...), Spirit says that we all must stay strong. Whats more, we need to respect, love, and honor each otherwhile releasing fear and embracing faithuntil we get to the other side of this problem.

Though I certainly didnt know it when I wrote Good Mourning before the pandemic occurred (in fact, God and Spirit nudged me to write about the daily loss topic back in 2018!), this book couldnt be more timely for those of us who struggle to overcome unexpected grief, calm anxieties, and find peace and happiness in our crazy world right now.