Good Mourning: Moving Through Everyday Losses with Wisdom from the Other Side

by Theresa Caputo

Overview

Theresa Caputo, TLC’s Long Island Medium and the three-time New York Times bestselling author, teaches us how to ritualize and recover from the daily losses in our lives.

Life on earth comes with losses that often go unrecognized, unacknowledged, and un-mourned. This invisible pain causes deeper emotional damage— devastation that Theresa Caputo has witnessed in many of her clients. Though they are suffering, they rarely understand where the anguish is coming from—or how to deal with it. 

Theresa’s clients often confuse their emotional distress with depression or anxiety. But it’s more than that. It’s grief, deep and profound, and it consumes the soul. The only relief, according to Theresa’s special gift she calls Spirit, is to pay more attention to how we experience, ritualize, and recover from the hurt in our lives.

Once we name these feelings of grief, recognize the losses for what they are, and create mourning rituals around them, we can move through the pain and begin to heal. It isn’t just a good idea to mourn these types of upsets; it’s essential, so that we can then enjoy a fresh beginning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063014572
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/19/2021
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	77,620
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Theresa Caputo is the star of Long Island Medium. Caputo has been a practicing medium for more than fifteen years. Her first three books, There’s More to Life Than This, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, and Good Grief, became instant New York Times best-sellers. She has appeared on The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, The Ellen Show, and many more. Caputo lives in Long Island with her daughter, Victoria.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Are Your Everyday Losses 1

1 A Loss is a Loss 7

2 On Losing a Friend 17

3 On Losing a Spouse to Separation or Divorce 27

4 On Losing Faith 35

5 On Losing Control 45

6 On Losing Your Health 55

7 On Losing Independence 69

8 On Losing Safety and Familiarity 79

9 On Losing Your Home 91

10 On Losing Your Job 99

11 On Losing Financial Stability 107

12 On Losing Your Hopes and Dreams 117

13 On Losing Your Youth 125

14 On Losing Your "Full Nest" 135

15 On Losing Your Routine After Retirement 143

16 On Losing an Argument 151

17 On Losing Trust 157

18 On Losing a Special Object 165

19 On Losing a Body Part 173

20 On Losing Your Identity 185

21 On Losing Your Will to Endure 193

22 On Losing Confidence Over Past Choices 203

Acknowledgments 215