Acknowledgments
T HIS BOOK IS THE RESULT OF A TEAM EFFORT . I will be forever grateful to the following people who contributed to the final and finished product.
To Tamar Wallace, without whose efforts this book would never have been completed. When you asked me repeatedly if I needed any help with my book, I kept refusing you. Had I only known that you had been Divinely sent to me, because I needed the best, I wouldnt have held you off for so many months. You guided me through chapter after chapter, graciously pushed me when I needed pushing, and tirelessly listened to me as I told my story and expressed my feelings. I will never be able to express my gratitude enough for your support, friendship, and dedication to the completion of this book, especially through the loss of your beloved sister-in-law, Amy, who will be forever in my heart. You never lost sight of the project you committed yourself to. You are truly awesome!
To Diana Cinquemani, a student who has become a lifelong friend. You thought your lifes plan was to be an elementary school teacher. You fought me when I told you that you had the gift of mediumship and that things are not always as simple as they seem. From the moment you accepted your gift, I became your new class project. You helped me to organize my first book, and then informed me it would be my second book, not my first. You taught me not to be so afraid of the computer and introduced me to PowerPoint. You pushed me to speak at live events, to do online and live-streamed workshops, to write and record meditations and YouTube videos. You introduced me to the world of social media. I dont want to leave out the Practice, practice that you tried to drill into my brain. I will only admit to you here that you could be right about that!
To Sarah Passick, my literary agent, who managed to get so many amazing publishers interested in my book, for having faith in me and my project.
To Steve Zacharius at Kensington Publishing, for taking a chance on me. To my editor, Denise Silvestro, for making the process an easy one, and to all of the Kensington team for supporting the spiritual message of this book. I knew the moment that I walked into the boardroom that I was with family. It felt like home.
To Theresa Caputo, who unknowingly opened my eyes to the connection between extreme anxiety and spiritual gifts. Putting the pieces of the puzzle together has allowed me to help thousands of people all over the world to eliminate their anxiety and open to their own amazing gifts, bringing peace into their lives.
To all of my amazing clients, students, and spiritual friends whom I have had the pleasure to both teach and learn from each and every day. Thank you all for your support throughout this amazing journey. To those of you who have contributed your stories to this book, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
To my siblings, Carol, who stepped up and took over my office when my husband went into hospice, you were able to keep a set of eyes on him for me while answering my phone and emails, allowing me to continue to heal others; Eileen, who began to overlap Carol when my business had become too much for one person to handle; Diane, who volunteers for whatever I need her for, packing up my house, helping me with my Medicare, or working at my fairs; Cathleen, who worries about me and checks in on me regularly to make sure Im okay; and Thomas, who has helped me with the repairs that my husband would have done if he were here. Thank you all for your never-ending love.
To my children, Tricia, Vincent, Christine, Michael, and Daniel, along with their husbands and wives, for all of the support you have given me over the years. For the love you have filled my life with and all the beautiful grandchildren that you have given me to love and cherish. You are what grounds me and fills my heart with joy. I love you all!
And finally, to God, my guides, my angels, and my loved ones on the other side, who work with me nonstop and assist me with my gift of healing for those who are placed in my path. May it always be for the highest good of all concerned.
APPENDIX
More Tools and Resources
Y OU ARE ON YOUR WAY ! It is my hope that you will move forward with this book as your tool kit, utilizing the guidance and simple spiritual tools provided to help you care for your spiritual self: protecting your energy, finding healing and balance, beginning to open to your intuition and related spiritual gifts, and in doing so, eliminating the spiritual causes of anxiety and other suffering in your life. Indeed, these spiritual healing steps are meant to heal and to restore and maintain your balance in spirit-mind-heart-body. As such, they will help not only those of you with anxiety, but those who are struggling with other symptoms and dis-easeand those who simply want to stay healthy, balanced, and whole. So too, the exercises provided to help you discover and develop your intuition will be helpful not only to those of you with anxiety, but to everyone. After all, we all have a gift of intuition to guide us on our earthly journey.
In continuing on your spiritual path, I highly recommend that you seek out credible, trusted spiritual teachers, mentors, and authors to guide you along the way. There are many, many wonderful spiritual teachers who are dedicated to this work and with the digital technology of today, they are highly accessible online, if not in person. Just a small note of caution: There are also those who offer spiritual teaching or other services who are misinformed, misguided, or even fraudulent. So whether it be for classes, meditations, courses, or other opportunities, please be careful to ensure that the spiritual teacher or mentor is coming from a place of knowledge, integrity, and the intention for the highest good.
I have included below a list of additional resources to get you started. These resources include a few of the authors, teachers, and sources of information I trust. May your journey be blessed with love, with love, with love; with light, with light, with light; to heal, to heal, to heal.
Suggested Reading
E CHO B ODINE
A Still, Small Voice: A Psychics Guide to Awakening Intuition
Echoes of the Soul: The Souls Journey Beyond the LightThrough Life, Death, and Life After Death
T HERESA C APUTO
Theres More to Life Than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight About the Other Side from the Long Island Medium
You Cant Make This Stuff Up: Life-Changing Lessons from Heaven
Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again
M ARY A NN D I M ARCO
Believe, Ask, Act: Divine Steps to Raise Your Intuition, Create Change, and Discover Happiness
W AYNE D YER
The Power of Intention
S HAKTI G AWAIN
Creative Visualization
E STHER AND J ERRY H ICKS
Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires
L AURA L YNNE J ACKSON
The Light Between Us: Stories from Heaven, Lessons for the Living
Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
M ARY C. N EAL
To Heaven and Back: A Doctors Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again
K IM R USSO
The Happy Medium: Life Lessons from the Other Side
Your Soul Purpose: Learn How to Access the Light Within
