1 00:00:02,208 --> 00:00:03,208 - [Theresa] Tonight, on Beyond the Readings. 2 00:00:03,208 --> 00:00:04,542 Your dad looked at me and he goes, 3 00:00:04,542 --> 00:00:05,875 "I don't know about this, Theresa." 4 00:00:05,875 --> 00:00:07,208 I go, "What do you mean, know about what?" 5 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:08,917 He goes, "I don't know about you." [laughs] 6 00:00:08,917 --> 00:00:10,125 - [Dominick] Does spirit ever let you have 7 00:00:10,125 --> 00:00:11,750 an uninterrupted day? 8 00:00:11,750 --> 00:00:13,000 - Um... 9 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,208 - How's the tingling? 10 00:00:14,208 --> 00:00:15,708 - [Theresa] Your mom wants you to know that 11 00:00:15,708 --> 00:00:17,000 she is very proud of you. 12 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,458 - Theresa just came for a facial 13 00:00:18,458 --> 00:00:21,167 and it turned into all of us getting a reading. 14 00:00:22,167 --> 00:00:23,708 - The signs are the best when they come 15 00:00:23,708 --> 00:00:25,667 from out of nowhere and when you least expect it. 16 00:00:25,667 --> 00:00:27,833 I looked right at you in there 17 00:00:27,833 --> 00:00:30,250 and I felt that wall go right up. 18 00:00:30,250 --> 00:00:32,542 People go through stuff every day of their life, 19 00:00:32,542 --> 00:00:35,000 but spirit gets their message through. 20 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,417 That's why I have to say things. 21 00:00:36,417 --> 00:00:39,375 - She made a believer outta me, like, 100% believer. 22 00:00:39,375 --> 00:00:41,458 [bright music] 23 00:00:45,917 --> 00:00:49,833 - What does food mean to you? 24 00:00:49,833 --> 00:00:51,542 - Everything. 25 00:00:51,542 --> 00:00:54,167 [Dominick laughs and claps] Everything. 26 00:00:54,167 --> 00:00:56,375 Because life revolves around food, right? 27 00:00:56,375 --> 00:00:58,417 I think it's a common thing that everyone shares. 28 00:00:58,417 --> 00:01:00,333 Everyone loves food, right? 29 00:01:00,333 --> 00:01:02,083 And that's how you kind of gather, right? 30 00:01:02,083 --> 00:01:04,042 You have like... - [Producer] And you're excited. 31 00:01:04,042 --> 00:01:05,875 - Get so excited over food. 32 00:01:05,875 --> 00:01:07,458 - And we all eat together. 33 00:01:07,458 --> 00:01:10,083 We eat here at the table when we're working at your house. 34 00:01:10,083 --> 00:01:11,458 - At the table, mm-hmm. 35 00:01:11,458 --> 00:01:13,792 - And years ago, you instituted a no phone rule. 36 00:01:13,792 --> 00:01:15,000 Why did you do that though? 37 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,583 Why was the no phone rule so important? 38 00:01:16,583 --> 00:01:20,250 - Well, because I felt that when you have your phone out, 39 00:01:20,250 --> 00:01:24,708 you're basically letting that person know that, 40 00:01:24,708 --> 00:01:26,375 "You're not important. 41 00:01:26,375 --> 00:01:29,708 This, whatever's gonna happen in this phone in this moment, 42 00:01:29,708 --> 00:01:32,250 is gonna be more important than me sitting with you." 43 00:01:32,250 --> 00:01:34,375 Well, now it's, 'cause no one pays attention to it. 44 00:01:34,375 --> 00:01:36,083 - What? To the no phone rule? 45 00:01:36,083 --> 00:01:38,208 - To the no phone rule. - I mean, she's right. 46 00:01:38,208 --> 00:01:41,042 So we'll do a no phone lunch today. 47 00:01:41,042 --> 00:01:42,292 What does everyone think? 48 00:01:42,292 --> 00:01:44,375 - James is not gonna follow that rule. 49 00:01:44,375 --> 00:01:47,667 James is not going to do it, James can't do it. 50 00:01:48,958 --> 00:01:50,167 - [Dominick] But, so-- 51 00:01:50,167 --> 00:01:51,708 - We only have a half hour lunch. [laughs] 52 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:53,875 I mean, it's not even like you're getting a lunch hour. 53 00:01:53,875 --> 00:01:55,208 It's a half hour, it's 30 minutes. 54 00:01:55,208 --> 00:01:56,583 - That is true. 55 00:01:56,583 --> 00:01:59,042 [upbeat music] ♪ We can fly on paper wings 56 00:01:59,042 --> 00:02:01,000 ♪ Here we go, here we go 57 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,708 ♪ Do the most amazing things 58 00:02:02,708 --> 00:02:04,250 - So on Raising Spirits, 59 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:07,875 you saw me visit my cousins in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. 60 00:02:07,875 --> 00:02:11,083 There's a lot of baked products here. 61 00:02:11,083 --> 00:02:12,458 ♪ I've got great, big, candy covered heart ♪ 62 00:02:12,458 --> 00:02:16,333 - We ended up going to a farmer's market 63 00:02:16,333 --> 00:02:19,083 and I delivered some very special messages 64 00:02:19,083 --> 00:02:21,792 to a gentleman named Dom, from his father. 65 00:02:21,792 --> 00:02:25,875 - My mother didn't want my father to know that I was gay. 66 00:02:25,875 --> 00:02:27,125 - Ahh! 67 00:02:27,125 --> 00:02:29,250 - So she wouldn't let me say anything. 68 00:02:29,250 --> 00:02:32,375 - He wishes he told you more, how proud he was of you, 69 00:02:32,375 --> 00:02:35,167 but more importantly, of the man that you've become. 70 00:02:35,167 --> 00:02:36,250 Do you understand that? 71 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:37,708 - I do. - Gimme a hug. 72 00:02:37,708 --> 00:02:40,750 I'm a hugger, I'm a hugger, I'm a hugger. 73 00:02:40,750 --> 00:02:43,292 I mean, there was a lot more that happened that day. 74 00:02:43,292 --> 00:02:45,458 'cause we went to every booth 75 00:02:45,458 --> 00:02:48,667 and tried everything that they had. 76 00:02:48,667 --> 00:02:50,542 [gasps] They got bread. 77 00:02:50,542 --> 00:02:51,542 They got bread! 78 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:55,625 - Told you it was a great market. 79 00:02:55,625 --> 00:02:56,958 - Oh my God. 80 00:02:56,958 --> 00:02:58,625 Oh, wow. 81 00:02:58,625 --> 00:03:01,500 - So, you want a consistent product and a consistent meal. 82 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:02,625 - Thank you. 83 00:03:02,625 --> 00:03:05,167 I also left my sunglasses at a stand. 84 00:03:05,167 --> 00:03:06,583 - Oh, I don't remember this at all. 85 00:03:06,583 --> 00:03:09,042 - Yeah, I left them at the guacamole stand. 86 00:03:09,042 --> 00:03:11,167 [Dominick laughs] 87 00:03:14,375 --> 00:03:16,500 - This is gonna to be the thing of the season, 88 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:19,375 how Theresa feeds her crew constantly. 89 00:03:21,875 --> 00:03:23,167 Okay, I'm better. 90 00:03:23,167 --> 00:03:25,500 I had to shake all the spirits out. 91 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:27,458 So when I was walking through the farmer's market, 92 00:03:27,458 --> 00:03:30,583 I was drawn to this family. 93 00:03:30,583 --> 00:03:33,333 And here is a reading that you didn't get to see. 94 00:03:33,333 --> 00:03:35,250 Oh, she has a watermelon. 95 00:03:36,125 --> 00:03:37,833 Is that a red one? 96 00:03:37,833 --> 00:03:39,167 - Yeah, red seedless. 97 00:03:39,167 --> 00:03:40,375 - So good. 98 00:03:40,375 --> 00:03:42,625 You guys come to the market often? 99 00:03:42,625 --> 00:03:44,208 - This is my first time here. 100 00:03:44,208 --> 00:03:45,792 - Me too, I've never been here before. 101 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:47,167 - It's great. [laughing] 102 00:03:47,167 --> 00:03:50,250 - Do you guys know what I do for a living? 103 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:51,542 - Are you a medium? - Yeah. 104 00:03:51,542 --> 00:03:54,583 I'm really a small, but. [all laugh] 105 00:03:56,750 --> 00:03:58,917 - [Producer] Did you know who Theresa was before today? 106 00:03:58,917 --> 00:04:00,500 - I did not know. 107 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:04,333 My daughter saw her and she said, "She's a medium." 108 00:04:04,333 --> 00:04:06,750 And I'm like, "Really?" 109 00:04:06,750 --> 00:04:09,458 - Who had the issue with the legs prior to the departure? 110 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,375 - That was my dad. 111 00:04:12,375 --> 00:04:15,375 - So know that your dad started jumping up and down, 112 00:04:15,375 --> 00:04:17,458 which is my symbol for that he can move freely 113 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:19,250 on the other side. - Wow. 114 00:04:19,250 --> 00:04:20,583 - Your dad looked at me and he goes, 115 00:04:20,583 --> 00:04:21,875 "I don't know about this, Theresa." 116 00:04:21,875 --> 00:04:23,292 I go, "What do you mean, know about what?" 117 00:04:23,292 --> 00:04:24,667 He goes, "I don't know about you." 118 00:04:24,667 --> 00:04:27,750 [all laugh] - He would do that. 119 00:04:27,750 --> 00:04:29,292 - She just came right up 120 00:04:29,292 --> 00:04:31,708 and said, "This is what I'm seeing." 121 00:04:31,708 --> 00:04:34,875 And then she started talking about dad and his legs 122 00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:37,375 and how he was having difficulty walking, 123 00:04:37,375 --> 00:04:39,042 which is very true. 124 00:04:39,042 --> 00:04:42,208 Which was a thing that frustrated him toward the end. 125 00:04:42,208 --> 00:04:44,667 - Did you close his eyes after he died? 126 00:04:44,667 --> 00:04:47,375 - Well, I had to decide whether or not 127 00:04:47,375 --> 00:04:49,583 we were gonna bury him with his glasses, so. 128 00:04:49,583 --> 00:04:50,583 - Oh! 129 00:04:50,583 --> 00:04:51,792 - [Mildred] We didn't, but we didn't. 130 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,500 - But did you keep the glasses? - Yes. 131 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:55,167 - You still have them? Perfect. - I have the glasses. 132 00:04:55,167 --> 00:04:58,417 - Validating that he supports on how you chose to lay him to rest 133 00:04:58,417 --> 00:05:00,375 and knowing on everything that you said 134 00:05:00,375 --> 00:05:02,792 to him after he died, nothing was left unsaid. 135 00:05:04,208 --> 00:05:05,583 - I didn't put his glasses on. 136 00:05:05,583 --> 00:05:08,875 I have his glasses at home in a little chest. 137 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:12,208 So I was very surprised about that. 138 00:05:12,208 --> 00:05:14,958 - So know that your dad says, "Don't remember me in that way. 139 00:05:14,958 --> 00:05:16,792 Remember me, funny." 140 00:05:16,792 --> 00:05:18,500 And you know, he's still a little, then he goes, 141 00:05:18,500 --> 00:05:20,042 "I think I like you." 142 00:05:20,042 --> 00:05:22,042 [all laugh] 143 00:05:22,042 --> 00:05:24,417 - Oh, I miss my dad every day. 144 00:05:24,417 --> 00:05:26,500 My father was a Presbyterian minister. 145 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:27,833 He was a really great guy. 146 00:05:27,833 --> 00:05:30,542 He was a real believer in the afterlife. 147 00:05:30,542 --> 00:05:32,208 - He referred to you as his baby girl. 148 00:05:32,208 --> 00:05:34,708 - Yeah, I'm the only girl. 149 00:05:34,708 --> 00:05:36,208 - Ah! 150 00:05:36,208 --> 00:05:38,542 Because I watched him come over and he kissed you right here. 151 00:05:38,542 --> 00:05:40,875 - Aww. - And he said, "My baby girl." 152 00:05:40,875 --> 00:05:44,958 He says how she's always carried herself through life 153 00:05:44,958 --> 00:05:46,333 with dignity and grace. 154 00:05:46,333 --> 00:05:48,208 - Oh, that's sweet, yeah. 155 00:05:48,208 --> 00:05:50,458 Well, I kissed him right there when he died. 156 00:05:50,458 --> 00:05:52,208 [Theresa gasps] [Mildred laughs] 157 00:05:52,208 --> 00:05:53,667 - Wow. 158 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:55,333 I've never, I mean, I've said that to people, 159 00:05:55,333 --> 00:05:57,000 but I've never actually touched someone, 160 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,250 like, in the exact spot. 161 00:05:58,250 --> 00:06:01,458 So know that your dad knows and heard you. 162 00:06:01,458 --> 00:06:03,917 And he says, "I am at peace with God." 163 00:06:03,917 --> 00:06:06,042 - [Mildred] He was 98, so he had the calling. 164 00:06:06,042 --> 00:06:08,667 - Wow, God bless. 165 00:06:08,667 --> 00:06:11,167 So when he was done, he died on his terms. 166 00:06:11,167 --> 00:06:13,458 - We had a long conversation, "Are you sure, dad?" 167 00:06:13,458 --> 00:06:14,583 Because, you know, we did the hospice. 168 00:06:14,583 --> 00:06:16,083 And he's like, "I'm ready." 169 00:06:16,083 --> 00:06:18,000 I'm like... - Aww. 170 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,375 - Before meeting Theresa today, 171 00:06:20,375 --> 00:06:22,542 I don't believe I believed in mediums 172 00:06:22,542 --> 00:06:23,833 because you know, I thought maybe 173 00:06:23,833 --> 00:06:26,875 the person has to go into a trance or something. 174 00:06:26,875 --> 00:06:28,375 And it was none of that. 175 00:06:28,375 --> 00:06:30,917 - Mildred didn't believe in mediums 176 00:06:30,917 --> 00:06:33,250 until she was read by you. 177 00:06:33,250 --> 00:06:34,958 Is that pretty common? 178 00:06:34,958 --> 00:06:39,167 - I mean, I think it's common to be a little skeptical until 179 00:06:39,167 --> 00:06:40,875 after you have the experience. 180 00:06:40,875 --> 00:06:42,542 But that's the great thing that I love. 181 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:44,000 You know, here's someone who 182 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 probably never even thought about going to a medium. 183 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,417 And then you have this spontaneous reading 184 00:06:50,417 --> 00:06:52,875 and it changed her. 185 00:06:52,875 --> 00:06:56,958 And here he was, he lived this wonderful life, right? 186 00:06:56,958 --> 00:07:01,208 98, and we still love them, we still miss them. 187 00:07:01,208 --> 00:07:04,375 We still wish they were still here with us, it's... 188 00:07:04,375 --> 00:07:05,875 - Well, you're reading my mind right now, 189 00:07:05,875 --> 00:07:07,542 'cause I still struggle with that. 190 00:07:07,542 --> 00:07:09,042 - I'm not reading your mind. 191 00:07:09,042 --> 00:07:11,375 It's your dad, it's your dad. 192 00:07:11,375 --> 00:07:12,792 - Yeah. 193 00:07:12,792 --> 00:07:14,542 - And what a beautiful, beautiful moment. 194 00:07:14,542 --> 00:07:16,917 I always say, people don't have to believe in mediums. 195 00:07:16,917 --> 00:07:19,750 I want you to believe in an afterlife. 196 00:07:19,750 --> 00:07:21,042 And more importantly, to believe that 197 00:07:21,042 --> 00:07:24,333 the things that you say, that they hear you. 198 00:07:24,333 --> 00:07:26,167 [gentle music] 199 00:07:26,167 --> 00:07:28,042 - The fact that he is fine 200 00:07:28,042 --> 00:07:31,250 and he's with God didn't surprise me as much 201 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:34,458 as the verification of the afterlife. 202 00:07:34,458 --> 00:07:35,708 I have to be honest, 203 00:07:35,833 --> 00:07:37,792 you know, even though I was raised in the church 204 00:07:37,792 --> 00:07:40,917 and I know that it's supposed to be, 205 00:07:40,917 --> 00:07:43,750 you always want to know for sure. 206 00:07:43,750 --> 00:07:45,458 - You said, "I always say, 207 00:07:45,458 --> 00:07:47,542 People don't have to believe in mediums, 208 00:07:47,542 --> 00:07:49,833 but I want you to believe in an afterlife." 209 00:07:49,833 --> 00:07:50,875 - Correct. 210 00:07:50,875 --> 00:07:53,542 - Why is that the most important thing to you? 211 00:07:53,542 --> 00:07:56,750 - Because this honestly has nothing to do with me. 212 00:07:56,750 --> 00:07:59,625 I don't care if people believe in me or what I do. 213 00:07:59,625 --> 00:08:01,417 I want them to believe in themselves. 214 00:08:01,417 --> 00:08:03,625 I want them to believe in an afterlife 215 00:08:03,625 --> 00:08:05,750 and to believe and to know that they still have 216 00:08:05,750 --> 00:08:08,333 that connection even though their loved one 217 00:08:08,333 --> 00:08:10,375 physically is not here. 218 00:08:10,375 --> 00:08:11,542 - It's incredible. - [Theresa] Yeah. 219 00:08:11,542 --> 00:08:12,708 - That's very validating. - Thank you. 220 00:08:12,708 --> 00:08:13,792 - [Theresa] Awesome. 221 00:08:13,792 --> 00:08:15,708 - I'm gonna remember today forever. 222 00:08:15,708 --> 00:08:19,625 - Mildred, well, it was absolutely lovely meeting you. 223 00:08:19,625 --> 00:08:21,333 The signs are the best when 224 00:08:21,333 --> 00:08:23,250 they come from out of nowhere and when you least expect it. 225 00:08:23,250 --> 00:08:27,292 And so many times I say to people, I am the sign. 226 00:08:27,292 --> 00:08:29,625 Like sometimes, someone might not need a message. 227 00:08:29,625 --> 00:08:31,208 How many times do I run into people 228 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:32,708 and I start talking to them? 229 00:08:32,708 --> 00:08:34,792 We just have a general conversation 230 00:08:34,792 --> 00:08:36,917 and they're like, "I needed this today." 231 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:38,667 Like nothing else needed to be said. 232 00:08:38,667 --> 00:08:40,250 It was so lovely meeting you. 233 00:08:40,250 --> 00:08:42,500 - Thank you. - God bless, thank you. 234 00:08:49,958 --> 00:08:51,542 - I'm from New York, I just get very excited. 235 00:08:51,542 --> 00:08:53,042 Oh my God. 236 00:08:53,042 --> 00:08:57,208 On this season of Raising Spirits, I traveled all over 237 00:08:57,208 --> 00:09:00,542 and one of my favorite spots was Chattanooga. 238 00:09:00,542 --> 00:09:01,792 I've only known you for, what? 239 00:09:01,792 --> 00:09:03,833 About like, not even two months. 240 00:09:03,833 --> 00:09:05,208 - I know. 241 00:09:05,208 --> 00:09:06,833 - And I feel like we've been working together forever. 242 00:09:06,833 --> 00:09:09,083 - I know, it's been really fun. 243 00:09:09,083 --> 00:09:11,167 - [Theresa] This is such a cute town. 244 00:09:11,167 --> 00:09:13,375 I didn't know this, but Chattanooga is 245 00:09:13,375 --> 00:09:16,292 where Moon Pies originated from. 246 00:09:16,292 --> 00:09:17,833 - [Dominick] What's in a Moon Pie? 247 00:09:17,833 --> 00:09:19,458 - It reminds me of a scooter pie. 248 00:09:19,458 --> 00:09:21,750 It's a graham cracker with marshmallow 249 00:09:21,750 --> 00:09:23,292 covered in dark chocolate. 250 00:09:23,292 --> 00:09:24,667 - [Dominick] That's it. 251 00:09:24,667 --> 00:09:27,833 - We actually went to the Moon Pie General Store 252 00:09:27,833 --> 00:09:29,875 and you're gonna see never before scenes 253 00:09:29,875 --> 00:09:31,792 and also a spontaneous reading. 254 00:09:31,792 --> 00:09:33,083 - [Kianna] Did you see what's over there? 255 00:09:33,083 --> 00:09:34,250 - [Theresa] What? 256 00:09:34,250 --> 00:09:35,708 - [Kianna] Mint chocolate. - [Theresa] Shut up. 257 00:09:35,708 --> 00:09:37,458 - [Kianna] I saw it and I was like, "She's gonna..." 258 00:09:37,458 --> 00:09:38,542 - We have to get these. 259 00:09:38,542 --> 00:09:39,833 I was surprised. 260 00:09:39,833 --> 00:09:41,792 I thought a Moon Pie only came in one flavor. 261 00:09:41,792 --> 00:09:44,375 It was like, marshmallow, graham cracker and chocolate, right? 262 00:09:44,375 --> 00:09:45,583 Which flavor do you want? 263 00:09:45,583 --> 00:09:47,458 - Um, just vanilla. 264 00:09:47,458 --> 00:09:49,125 - No, you don't know what you're missing 265 00:09:49,125 --> 00:09:50,208 with the chocolate. 266 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:51,917 I love anything mint, 267 00:09:51,917 --> 00:09:55,375 but my ultimate favorite are the Thin Mints, Girl Scouts. 268 00:09:55,375 --> 00:09:57,042 - The Girl Scout cookies. - Yes. 269 00:09:57,042 --> 00:09:58,583 - [Dominick] Who wouldn't love a job at 270 00:09:58,583 --> 00:10:00,042 the Moon Pie General Store? 271 00:10:00,042 --> 00:10:02,917 - Oh, I'd be like a Violet from Willy Wonka 272 00:10:02,917 --> 00:10:05,875 if I worked in a store like that, I'd blow up like a tick. 273 00:10:05,875 --> 00:10:08,042 [Dominick and Theresa laugh] 274 00:10:08,042 --> 00:10:09,375 What is this? 275 00:10:09,375 --> 00:10:10,542 Being called gr-- 276 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:12,208 Oh my God! - Oh, that's you! 277 00:10:12,208 --> 00:10:13,750 - Do you know, oh, sorry. 278 00:10:13,750 --> 00:10:17,042 I'm from New York, I just get very excited. 279 00:10:17,042 --> 00:10:19,792 "Being called a grandma doesn't make me old. 280 00:10:19,792 --> 00:10:21,208 it makes me blessed." 281 00:10:21,208 --> 00:10:22,500 - Oh my goodness. 282 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,708 - I'm getting this. - Yeah, you need it. 283 00:10:24,708 --> 00:10:26,667 We got the perfect one. - Yeah, we got the perfect one. 284 00:10:26,667 --> 00:10:28,667 The grandma one, I'm a grandma, right? 285 00:10:30,625 --> 00:10:32,250 - Oh, really? - [Carol] Yeah. 286 00:10:32,250 --> 00:10:33,708 - Oh, hi, how are you? 287 00:10:36,708 --> 00:10:38,125 - You know, that's amazing. 288 00:10:38,125 --> 00:10:40,667 I've never met you before? You look so familiar. 289 00:10:40,667 --> 00:10:42,292 Maybe it's just 'cause-- - Because I'm from New York. 290 00:10:42,292 --> 00:10:43,208 - You're from New York. 291 00:10:43,208 --> 00:10:44,958 - I know I don't sound like it anymore. 292 00:10:44,958 --> 00:10:46,625 When I go up there, people are like, "Where are you from?" 293 00:10:46,625 --> 00:10:47,875 [all laugh] 294 00:10:47,875 --> 00:10:49,792 - See, and I don't think I have an accent. 295 00:10:49,792 --> 00:10:51,042 I don't think I have an accent. 296 00:10:51,042 --> 00:10:52,458 - [Michele] You're Long Island all the way. 297 00:10:52,458 --> 00:10:53,833 - I am? - Oh God, yeah. 298 00:10:53,833 --> 00:10:55,542 My name is Michele. 299 00:10:55,542 --> 00:10:57,792 - My name's Carol and I'm from Utah. 300 00:10:57,792 --> 00:10:59,292 - I'm from New York. 301 00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:00,708 We were in here just shopping 302 00:11:00,708 --> 00:11:02,667 and then all of a sudden, I heard a New York accent 303 00:11:02,667 --> 00:11:04,708 and I turned, and it was Theresa. 304 00:11:04,708 --> 00:11:05,917 You have a wonderful trip. 305 00:11:05,917 --> 00:11:07,792 - Thank you, you too, safe travels. 306 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,333 Enjoy. - You too, thanks. 307 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:14,333 - Wait, so can I just ask you, so who passed from the chest? 308 00:11:14,333 --> 00:11:16,167 [Theresa coughs] 309 00:11:16,167 --> 00:11:18,917 I, all of a sudden, I was just having difficulty breathing 310 00:11:18,917 --> 00:11:20,167 as soon as you turned away. 311 00:11:21,875 --> 00:11:25,042 - And I got this pain like right in here, and then I... 312 00:11:25,042 --> 00:11:29,792 - My brother shot himself in the heart, long time ago. 313 00:11:32,375 --> 00:11:35,833 - So know that he says, "My soul hasn't left you." 314 00:11:35,833 --> 00:11:37,708 Because he makes me feel like you sense and feel him. 315 00:11:37,708 --> 00:11:39,250 Is that correct? 316 00:11:39,250 --> 00:11:42,292 - Yeah, all a sudden, we were hiking actually. 317 00:11:42,292 --> 00:11:44,458 And then we felt something. 318 00:11:44,458 --> 00:11:45,875 - [Michele] Oh my God. 319 00:11:45,875 --> 00:11:49,375 - Your brother said that there's this particular song 320 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:50,833 that you hear on the radio 321 00:11:50,833 --> 00:11:53,208 that reminds you of him, and it's like an old song. 322 00:11:53,208 --> 00:11:54,083 - Yeah. 323 00:11:54,083 --> 00:11:55,708 - And it comes on out of nowhere. 324 00:11:55,708 --> 00:11:57,875 Know that that's a sign from him. 325 00:11:57,875 --> 00:12:00,208 That he's with you at that exact moment. 326 00:12:00,208 --> 00:12:01,792 - Really? 327 00:12:01,792 --> 00:12:04,125 I don't know how anyone could know that 328 00:12:04,125 --> 00:12:09,208 unless my brother's spirit told her. 329 00:12:09,208 --> 00:12:11,208 There is a special song 330 00:12:11,208 --> 00:12:13,042 and you can hardly hear it on the radio, 331 00:12:13,042 --> 00:12:15,125 'cause it never comes on. 332 00:12:15,125 --> 00:12:17,750 So now I know if I hear that on the radio, 333 00:12:17,750 --> 00:12:19,958 that's my brother saying, "Hey, what's up?" 334 00:12:19,958 --> 00:12:22,875 You know? That's cool. 335 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,750 - I keep getting like, this up and down of struggles. 336 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:28,042 - Oh, wow. 337 00:12:28,042 --> 00:12:30,375 - Who passed from the head though? 338 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:33,375 In a very traumatic way or like in a very 339 00:12:33,375 --> 00:12:36,083 untimely manner. 340 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:38,917 - [Theresa] Or did he-- 341 00:12:38,917 --> 00:12:41,042 - He jumped in front of a semi, so. 342 00:12:41,042 --> 00:12:43,208 - Okay, because I felt this blow to my head 343 00:12:43,208 --> 00:12:44,958 and there was this blow to my chest. 344 00:12:44,958 --> 00:12:46,542 Do you understand that? - That was my twin brother. 345 00:12:46,542 --> 00:12:48,000 - Yeah. 346 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,375 - But there had to be something with medication, 347 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:52,500 or something. 348 00:12:53,542 --> 00:12:56,542 - He was supposed to take medication for depression 349 00:12:56,542 --> 00:12:57,833 and he wouldn't take it. 350 00:12:57,833 --> 00:12:59,208 - Because he took the medication bottle 351 00:12:59,208 --> 00:13:00,708 and threw it against the wall. - [Michele] Oh my God. 352 00:13:00,708 --> 00:13:02,208 - So that's why I said there had to 353 00:13:02,208 --> 00:13:03,708 be something with medication. - [Michele] He wouldn't take it. 354 00:13:03,708 --> 00:13:05,958 - And he says, "I'm taking responsibility." 355 00:13:07,083 --> 00:13:11,667 He says, "I am sorry what my death has left you with." 356 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:13,417 Because you have so many questions. 357 00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:17,292 And why and how and, "How could I not see?" 358 00:13:17,292 --> 00:13:19,250 - Yes, that's what I say all the time. 359 00:13:19,250 --> 00:13:21,417 - [Theresa] Did you just get like a goosebump? 360 00:13:21,417 --> 00:13:23,125 - Yes, I sure did, oh my God. 361 00:13:23,125 --> 00:13:24,792 - Know that that was your brother's soul 362 00:13:24,792 --> 00:13:26,083 that moved through you. 363 00:13:26,083 --> 00:13:29,750 I wanted him to validate that a part of your soul 364 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:32,000 died that day that your brother died. 365 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,333 Because you keep saying, "I should have seen, 366 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:36,208 how could I not have known?" - [Michele] Yes. 367 00:13:36,208 --> 00:13:38,208 - "I should have had some type of sign." 368 00:13:38,208 --> 00:13:39,792 - Right. 369 00:13:39,792 --> 00:13:41,333 - He says, "And I want 370 00:13:41,333 --> 00:13:44,542 to be able to give you a part of your soul back today." 371 00:13:48,875 --> 00:13:51,417 What she said to me is what I needed to hear. 372 00:13:51,417 --> 00:13:54,375 Michael wants me to know that there was nothing 373 00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:57,625 that I could do because for years I have held on to 374 00:13:57,625 --> 00:13:59,250 the feeling that I should have known. 375 00:13:59,250 --> 00:14:00,792 I should have heard it in his voice. 376 00:14:00,792 --> 00:14:02,042 I should have known what was going on, 377 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:04,667 'cause I'm a therapist, but I didn't see it. 378 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:07,583 And that helped a lot with guilt. 379 00:14:07,583 --> 00:14:10,708 So that was just mind blowing. 380 00:14:10,708 --> 00:14:11,958 - They keep bringing forward 381 00:14:11,958 --> 00:14:13,375 and they stand like father figures. 382 00:14:13,375 --> 00:14:15,625 So I don't know why that's so important. 383 00:14:15,625 --> 00:14:18,583 - My brother's probably with Papa Duke. 384 00:14:18,583 --> 00:14:20,208 Yeah. 385 00:14:20,208 --> 00:14:24,292 My brother and my father is actually in the same casket. 386 00:14:24,292 --> 00:14:26,375 [intriguing music] 387 00:14:28,292 --> 00:14:32,458 He wanted to be buried upside down so the world can 388 00:14:32,458 --> 00:14:34,000 kiss his butt. 389 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,750 - There's a sign over there about a butt. 390 00:14:36,750 --> 00:14:38,000 Yeah, yeah, yeah. - No way. 391 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,333 - Yeah, I swear. 392 00:14:39,333 --> 00:14:40,917 I got the grandma sign, you gotta get this sign. 393 00:14:40,917 --> 00:14:42,875 Here. - No. 394 00:14:42,875 --> 00:14:44,583 - "Rub my butt." 395 00:14:44,583 --> 00:14:45,750 - [Carol] Oh my gosh. 396 00:14:45,750 --> 00:14:47,833 - I'm buying this for you. 397 00:14:47,833 --> 00:14:49,417 Rub my butt. 398 00:14:49,417 --> 00:14:50,792 - [Cashier] Perfect sign. 399 00:14:50,792 --> 00:14:51,875 - Thank you. - Thank you, Theresa. 400 00:14:51,875 --> 00:14:53,917 - Thank you. Oh, you're very welcome. 401 00:14:53,917 --> 00:14:56,042 - It was just insane because my brother came through 402 00:14:56,042 --> 00:14:59,000 and her brother came through as well. 403 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,875 So it was just crazy. 404 00:15:01,875 --> 00:15:03,583 We weren't even gonna come here 405 00:15:03,583 --> 00:15:05,042 and we came, and here she was. 406 00:15:05,042 --> 00:15:06,500 It was incredible. 407 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:08,708 - [Theresa] Have safe travels. - You too. 408 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:09,750 - [Theresa] Safe travels, God bless. 409 00:15:09,750 --> 00:15:11,000 Thank you. 410 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,458 - [Carol] Thank you. - [Theresa] Bye-Bye. 411 00:15:12,458 --> 00:15:14,250 - [Dominick] Does spirit ever let you have, 412 00:15:14,250 --> 00:15:16,375 like, an uninterrupted day? 413 00:15:17,458 --> 00:15:19,167 - Um, I mean, yeah. 414 00:15:19,167 --> 00:15:22,542 I mean, there are times that I'd go to the hair salon like, 415 00:15:22,542 --> 00:15:24,500 and I'm not bothered, you know? 416 00:15:26,250 --> 00:15:27,292 But... 417 00:15:28,875 --> 00:15:30,208 Yeah. - That's a good answer. 418 00:15:30,208 --> 00:15:32,083 - Listen, do things happen? 419 00:15:32,083 --> 00:15:34,250 You know, just by sitting with the crew or, 420 00:15:34,250 --> 00:15:35,333 absolutely. 421 00:15:35,333 --> 00:15:37,250 But it's not 422 00:15:39,625 --> 00:15:42,167 as nonstop as you might think. 423 00:15:43,375 --> 00:15:46,833 I will always sense and feel things. 424 00:15:46,833 --> 00:15:49,792 Whether spirit wants me to say something 425 00:15:49,792 --> 00:15:51,500 is a completely different story. 426 00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:57,458 [upbeat music] 427 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:02,833 - So on Raising Spirits, you saw me and my friend Courtney 428 00:16:02,833 --> 00:16:05,292 go to this boozy ice cream shop. 429 00:16:05,292 --> 00:16:06,875 Cheers. - Cheers to doing great things. 430 00:16:06,875 --> 00:16:08,208 - [Theresa] Yes. - Yes. 431 00:16:08,208 --> 00:16:09,833 - To doing amazing things. 432 00:16:09,833 --> 00:16:11,167 Mm. 433 00:16:11,167 --> 00:16:15,000 You saw Nicole receive a message from her dad. 434 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,167 Well, I have the ability 435 00:16:16,167 --> 00:16:18,542 to connect with people that have died. 436 00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:22,458 And where does the dad come in that's departed? 437 00:16:22,458 --> 00:16:25,333 Your dad just looked at me and said, 438 00:16:25,333 --> 00:16:29,083 "Can you just tell my daughter that I do love her?" 439 00:16:30,833 --> 00:16:33,125 But Nicole wasn't the only one 440 00:16:33,125 --> 00:16:35,125 that received a message from spirit that day. 441 00:16:35,125 --> 00:16:37,000 Thank you so much, it was so great to meet you. 442 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,625 - Thank you so much. - Thank you. 443 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:44,458 So what happened was, is when Courtney and I left, 444 00:16:44,458 --> 00:16:47,583 there was a woman that was inside the ice cream place. 445 00:16:47,583 --> 00:16:49,458 She came out to talk to us, 446 00:16:49,458 --> 00:16:52,042 but then she ended up getting a reading 447 00:16:52,042 --> 00:16:55,042 that you never saw on Raising Spirits. 448 00:16:55,042 --> 00:16:57,167 I looked right at you in there 449 00:16:57,167 --> 00:16:59,750 and I felt that wall go right up. 450 00:17:00,917 --> 00:17:03,875 You were so afraid if I said something to you 451 00:17:03,875 --> 00:17:05,708 what I was gonna say, right? 452 00:17:05,708 --> 00:17:09,500 And you were that it was gonna be something negative, right? 453 00:17:10,875 --> 00:17:12,833 - I'm afraid that it's gonna be real. 454 00:17:12,833 --> 00:17:14,500 - It is real. [Crystal laughs] 455 00:17:15,458 --> 00:17:17,208 - I've been scared to go see a medium. 456 00:17:17,208 --> 00:17:21,042 But when she was hearing someone's father 457 00:17:21,042 --> 00:17:22,417 come talk to them, 458 00:17:22,417 --> 00:17:24,167 she made a believer out of me. 459 00:17:24,167 --> 00:17:26,208 Like, 100% believer. 460 00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:28,292 - I wanted to validate that your brother hears you. 461 00:17:28,292 --> 00:17:30,042 Do you understand that? - Yes, thank you. 462 00:17:30,042 --> 00:17:31,708 - Knowing that when you think of those things, 463 00:17:31,708 --> 00:17:34,167 know that that is his soul 464 00:17:34,167 --> 00:17:35,833 that is with you at that exact moment, 465 00:17:35,833 --> 00:17:38,375 knows what you're going through and is trying to help you. 466 00:17:38,375 --> 00:17:42,042 - I was 10, almost 10 when he was born. 467 00:17:42,042 --> 00:17:44,167 So I remember everything. 468 00:17:44,167 --> 00:17:46,125 I was blessed with the memory 469 00:17:46,125 --> 00:17:48,708 of him coming home, him being born. 470 00:17:48,708 --> 00:17:52,417 My brother's name was Taylor, I love my baby. 471 00:17:55,625 --> 00:17:58,083 - "We're not gonna focus on how I died. 472 00:17:58,083 --> 00:18:01,542 I left unexpectedly, tragically. 473 00:18:01,542 --> 00:18:03,833 But my soul is at peace with God." 474 00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:06,250 You're getting messages, 475 00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:07,833 you're getting messages from him, 476 00:18:07,833 --> 00:18:09,333 'cause if he wasn't with God, 477 00:18:09,333 --> 00:18:11,208 he wouldn't be able to do that. 478 00:18:12,208 --> 00:18:16,458 - My brother, in 2020, died from a drug overdose. 479 00:18:16,458 --> 00:18:19,042 Ever since, I have wondered if he was in heaven 480 00:18:19,042 --> 00:18:21,208 and I got my answer confirmed today. 481 00:18:22,208 --> 00:18:23,583 - Now I'm also gonna ask you, 482 00:18:23,583 --> 00:18:25,042 do you have grandparents on the other side as well? 483 00:18:25,042 --> 00:18:26,208 - Yeah. 484 00:18:26,208 --> 00:18:27,625 - Know that he brought them forward, 485 00:18:27,625 --> 00:18:29,250 validating that the souls are together 486 00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:31,708 so he's not alone on the other side. 487 00:18:31,708 --> 00:18:33,708 And he says, "I want my sister to know that 488 00:18:33,708 --> 00:18:38,042 I'm proud of her for finally, finally living her life 489 00:18:38,042 --> 00:18:40,833 and not feeling guilty because I died." 490 00:18:40,833 --> 00:18:42,083 Do you understand that? 491 00:18:43,208 --> 00:18:45,208 So your brother says, "I want you to be happy. 492 00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:47,250 Embrace your life and know that everything 493 00:18:47,250 --> 00:18:49,417 that you experience in life, 494 00:18:49,417 --> 00:18:53,083 I am living life through your eyes." 495 00:18:53,083 --> 00:18:54,542 - Thank you. 496 00:18:54,542 --> 00:18:58,042 Theresa just confirmed that he is in fact up there 497 00:18:58,042 --> 00:19:00,292 with my dad and my grandpa. 498 00:19:00,292 --> 00:19:03,292 And that just makes me so (bleep), freaking happy 499 00:19:03,292 --> 00:19:05,583 that I just can't even deal with it. 500 00:19:07,625 --> 00:19:09,792 - Okay? Thank you youre so beauful Aww, youre so sweet 501 00:19:09,792 --> 00:19:12,458 See, I knew it, I knew it, oh. 502 00:19:12,458 --> 00:19:15,083 - I feel like I got a little bit of closure. 503 00:19:15,083 --> 00:19:16,458 Like, it's crazy. 504 00:19:16,458 --> 00:19:18,000 My brother sent me a message, 505 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,333 and to this day, he has given me the best hug of my life. 506 00:19:22,875 --> 00:19:24,292 - [Server] Thank you, guys. 507 00:19:24,292 --> 00:19:25,375 - Bye guys, see you tomorrow. 508 00:19:30,083 --> 00:19:31,542 - Someone just hear the door click? 509 00:19:31,542 --> 00:19:32,958 Might have been my pill case. 510 00:19:32,958 --> 00:19:34,500 Okay, Lindsay. 511 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:36,042 - [Dominick] Like Jimmy Carter in there with those pills. 512 00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:36,875 - All right, Jimmy Carter. 513 00:19:37,875 --> 00:19:40,917 I'm gonna say something I don't know if I should. 514 00:19:40,917 --> 00:19:43,583 Um, I don't think people realize 515 00:19:43,583 --> 00:19:46,167 that I do make what I do look easy 516 00:19:46,167 --> 00:19:48,292 and I don't make a big deal about it. 517 00:19:48,292 --> 00:19:50,958 But after doing this for 20 years, 518 00:19:50,958 --> 00:19:53,667 it is physically taking a toll on me. 519 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:57,208 And it's not, it's because of the way that people are dying. 520 00:19:58,208 --> 00:20:03,042 - Really? - It's, it's very, like, I... 521 00:20:03,042 --> 00:20:04,917 - You mean the physical way they're dying 522 00:20:04,917 --> 00:20:06,000 or are they dying alone? 523 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,125 - How they're dying. 524 00:20:07,125 --> 00:20:09,167 No, how they're dying, the tragedies. 525 00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:10,542 It's very different. 526 00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:13,708 I feel that the readings are far more heavier, 527 00:20:13,708 --> 00:20:15,750 that they're different. 528 00:20:15,750 --> 00:20:17,042 I mean, and I don't know. 529 00:20:17,042 --> 00:20:20,000 Can you say, how long have you been been on the show? 530 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,208 Eight years? 531 00:20:21,208 --> 00:20:22,708 - I've been working with you for 11 years. 532 00:20:22,708 --> 00:20:23,875 - 11? - Yep. 533 00:20:23,875 --> 00:20:25,375 - But you don't see a difference in the readings, 534 00:20:25,375 --> 00:20:28,333 on the type of readings, like the tragedies, 535 00:20:28,333 --> 00:20:30,958 the murders, the suicides? 536 00:20:30,958 --> 00:20:33,667 - Suicides for sure. 537 00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:37,208 And we've, everyone who works on the show has noticed that 538 00:20:37,208 --> 00:20:40,708 to the point where when we do 20, 25 readings 539 00:20:40,708 --> 00:20:42,875 with you in a couple of weeks that we're, 540 00:20:42,875 --> 00:20:45,750 in making a television show, you're thinking, 541 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:48,292 "Well, wow, 14 of these are suicides." 542 00:20:48,292 --> 00:20:50,375 'Cause we don't have control over that. 543 00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:52,417 - No, because we don't know. 544 00:20:52,417 --> 00:20:54,917 We don't know how someone dies. 545 00:20:54,917 --> 00:20:56,292 Like, and you don't know. 546 00:20:56,292 --> 00:20:58,500 - Whew, I got chills there, but... 547 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:00,708 - No, I do because I think that 548 00:21:00,708 --> 00:21:04,208 I have to take care of myself differently 549 00:21:04,208 --> 00:21:07,375 than I did 10 years ago. 550 00:21:08,250 --> 00:21:09,542 Even five years ago. 551 00:21:09,542 --> 00:21:10,833 - [Dominick] Well, what do you-- 552 00:21:10,833 --> 00:21:14,375 - Like, I feel that I need true downtime. 553 00:21:14,375 --> 00:21:16,625 [pensive music] 554 00:21:22,417 --> 00:21:26,042 - What does downtime mean for you? 555 00:21:26,042 --> 00:21:28,958 - I don't know what downtime is 'cause I don't get downtime. 556 00:21:28,958 --> 00:21:30,500 [Dominick and Theresa laugh] 557 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:34,542 Acupuncture, facials, manicure, pedicure, massages, 558 00:21:34,542 --> 00:21:36,042 those are all things that I literally 559 00:21:36,042 --> 00:21:38,208 cram into one day that I'm off. 560 00:21:38,208 --> 00:21:41,792 So I guess downtime for me, looks like... 561 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:46,208 I don't know what that looks like. [laughs] 562 00:21:46,208 --> 00:21:47,708 Because then he looks me and goes, 563 00:21:47,708 --> 00:21:50,167 "Can you believe that I had Parkinson's? 564 00:21:50,167 --> 00:21:51,625 This is crazy." 565 00:21:51,625 --> 00:21:55,792 On Raising Spirits when I went to go for a facial, 566 00:21:55,792 --> 00:21:58,917 that was a day that spirit was not allowing me 567 00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:01,542 to have downtime. [laughs] 568 00:22:01,542 --> 00:22:05,208 I ended up delivering a very special message to Michelle. 569 00:22:05,208 --> 00:22:07,875 "How did I end up with this crazy thing?" 570 00:22:07,875 --> 00:22:09,875 - Yes, he said that two days before he passed. 571 00:22:09,875 --> 00:22:12,292 He said to my mom, "How did I end up here?" 572 00:22:13,417 --> 00:22:15,583 - Listen, I know if spirit's gonna interrupt 573 00:22:15,583 --> 00:22:19,208 my day of pampering, it's important. 574 00:22:19,208 --> 00:22:21,708 And I mean, surprise, surprise. 575 00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:23,958 There were many more readings that day. 576 00:22:23,958 --> 00:22:26,917 And here are some readings that you've never seen before. 577 00:22:26,917 --> 00:22:29,042 You have a grandmother that's passed? 578 00:22:29,042 --> 00:22:30,875 - Grandpa. - Oh, your grandfather? 579 00:22:30,875 --> 00:22:33,333 'Cause I kept hearing "Grandma, grandma, grandma." 580 00:22:33,333 --> 00:22:35,375 I'm a grandma, but your grandma's still 581 00:22:35,375 --> 00:22:37,167 here in the physical world? - Yeah. 582 00:22:37,167 --> 00:22:38,333 - [Theresa] Is it their anniversary 583 00:22:38,333 --> 00:22:39,708 or is it just her birthday or something? 584 00:22:39,708 --> 00:22:41,667 - Yeah, it's her birthday. - Oh, perfect. 585 00:22:41,667 --> 00:22:44,042 So just know that he's taking this opportunity 586 00:22:44,042 --> 00:22:46,000 to wish her a happy birthday. 587 00:22:47,208 --> 00:22:50,042 - My grandpa was the best man. 588 00:22:50,042 --> 00:22:51,458 Think about him every day. 589 00:22:52,583 --> 00:22:54,833 - Aw, give me a hug. 590 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:59,208 - He passed two years ago in his sleep from old age. 591 00:22:59,208 --> 00:23:00,583 And I miss him a lot. 592 00:23:01,542 --> 00:23:04,542 So when Theresa brought up my grandpa, 593 00:23:04,542 --> 00:23:07,583 I just couldn't hold in the tears. 594 00:23:07,583 --> 00:23:10,042 - Now, did your grandfather have an issue with his legs? 595 00:23:10,042 --> 00:23:11,667 - He couldn't really walk. 596 00:23:11,667 --> 00:23:13,667 - Okay, so know that his soul 597 00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:15,667 moves freely on the other side. 598 00:23:15,667 --> 00:23:17,958 He's stretching, and he's like, 599 00:23:17,958 --> 00:23:22,625 "Oh, I haven't felt this good in years, oh yeah." 600 00:23:22,625 --> 00:23:25,708 He did not take with him any disability and or ailment. 601 00:23:25,708 --> 00:23:28,042 He left it with the physical body. 602 00:23:28,042 --> 00:23:31,417 - It made me feel good that I know that he's able to, 603 00:23:31,417 --> 00:23:33,000 she said he's able to stretch. 604 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,333 - Was your grandmother just talking to you 605 00:23:35,333 --> 00:23:36,792 about your grandfather? 606 00:23:36,792 --> 00:23:38,875 - We always talk about him, so. 607 00:23:38,875 --> 00:23:41,500 - So know that when you, when she brings him up 608 00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:43,875 and starts talking about the old days, 609 00:23:43,875 --> 00:23:47,500 know that his soul is with you at that exact moment. 610 00:23:47,500 --> 00:23:51,375 So just know that he watches over still. 611 00:23:51,375 --> 00:23:53,375 - I did need this reading. 612 00:23:53,375 --> 00:23:55,292 It was really nice to know that he's, 613 00:23:55,292 --> 00:23:57,583 he's in a better place. 614 00:23:57,583 --> 00:23:59,625 I'm really excited to tell my grandma on the phone. 615 00:23:59,625 --> 00:24:00,875 She's gonna be so happy. 616 00:24:00,875 --> 00:24:02,583 - Do you know someone that lost the brother 617 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:05,833 in a car accident or a motorcycle accident? 618 00:24:05,833 --> 00:24:08,000 - That's my uncle. - [Theresa] Oh, okay. 619 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,750 - I never met him, but my mom's brother. 620 00:24:09,750 --> 00:24:12,750 - Okay, do you know if your mom was going to 621 00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:17,083 give you jewelry or there was a discussion about jewelry? 622 00:24:17,083 --> 00:24:18,792 - Yeah. - Okay. 623 00:24:18,792 --> 00:24:20,708 You have your mom's jewelry? - [Geena] Mm-hmm. 624 00:24:20,708 --> 00:24:22,250 - All right, come on, let's go. 625 00:24:22,250 --> 00:24:23,833 Let's go do the facial. - I do. 626 00:24:23,833 --> 00:24:25,542 - We'll see you girls later. [laughing] 627 00:24:25,542 --> 00:24:27,292 She lost her mom. 628 00:24:27,292 --> 00:24:28,750 And I know that Geena, 629 00:24:28,750 --> 00:24:30,208 whenever she's in my presence, 630 00:24:30,208 --> 00:24:32,625 I know she's probably talking to her mom, being like, 631 00:24:32,625 --> 00:24:35,458 "Mom, do not interrupt Theresa. 632 00:24:35,458 --> 00:24:37,208 Like, do not come through." 633 00:24:37,208 --> 00:24:40,542 If I snore, make sure you zoom in 'cause I might drool. 634 00:24:40,542 --> 00:24:43,583 [laughing] - "I might drool." 635 00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:45,042 - Your mom passed 10 years? 636 00:24:45,042 --> 00:24:48,833 - It was just 10, oh my God, July 18th, stop it. 637 00:24:50,125 --> 00:24:52,667 That's so weird. 638 00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:54,167 - You okay? - Yeah. 639 00:24:54,167 --> 00:24:55,833 - Theresa just came for a facial 640 00:24:55,833 --> 00:24:58,875 and it turned into, like, all of us getting a reading. 641 00:24:58,875 --> 00:25:00,708 - [Theresa] I feel like you look exactly like your mom. 642 00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:02,125 - I do. 643 00:25:02,125 --> 00:25:03,500 - [Theresa] It's like, you look exactly like your mom. 644 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:04,625 - Twins, everyone says it. 645 00:25:04,625 --> 00:25:06,208 - [Theresa] Mm-hmm. - Yep. 646 00:25:06,208 --> 00:25:08,458 My mom passed away 10 years ago and she had breast cancer. 647 00:25:08,458 --> 00:25:10,417 We were best, best friends. 648 00:25:10,417 --> 00:25:12,708 She was just so thoughtful, so generous 649 00:25:12,708 --> 00:25:16,042 and just really was just such a great, great person. 650 00:25:16,042 --> 00:25:17,125 Had a big heart. 651 00:25:17,125 --> 00:25:19,500 I always say she was an angel on Earth. 652 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:21,458 She was just the best person. 653 00:25:21,458 --> 00:25:22,750 - [Theresa] Your mom wants you to know 654 00:25:22,750 --> 00:25:24,375 that she is very proud of you 655 00:25:24,375 --> 00:25:29,250 'cause you had to make a lot of tough choices and decisions. 656 00:25:29,250 --> 00:25:30,833 - [Geena] It's true. 657 00:25:30,833 --> 00:25:32,958 This is gonna tingle a little bit, just letting you know. 658 00:25:32,958 --> 00:25:34,708 - She said, "But I want you to know that 659 00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:39,417 "I support you on your choices and decisions." 660 00:25:39,417 --> 00:25:40,708 - That's nice to hear. 661 00:25:40,708 --> 00:25:42,833 I think when my mom first passed away, 662 00:25:42,833 --> 00:25:45,167 people would always say to you, "Oh, she's always with you." 663 00:25:45,167 --> 00:25:46,458 And you're just like, "Okay." 664 00:25:46,458 --> 00:25:47,875 You know, not what you wanna hear, but okay. 665 00:25:47,875 --> 00:25:49,542 And I've always worried as a woman, 666 00:25:49,542 --> 00:25:50,833 that I'm gonna have kids one day, 667 00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:52,375 I'm gonna get married one day, 668 00:25:52,375 --> 00:25:55,958 and I always feared that my mom wouldn't be there for me. 669 00:25:55,958 --> 00:25:58,375 And I think after today it just proves 670 00:25:58,375 --> 00:26:02,167 that she will be there for me through every life experience 671 00:26:02,167 --> 00:26:04,333 and I'll always make her proud. 672 00:26:04,333 --> 00:26:05,958 How's the tingling? 673 00:26:05,958 --> 00:26:08,417 - Oh, it's, yeah, it's good. - It's not bad? Okay. 674 00:26:08,417 --> 00:26:10,542 - No, it's not bad. - Okay, good. 675 00:26:10,542 --> 00:26:11,708 - [Theresa] Were you away? 676 00:26:11,708 --> 00:26:13,458 - Yeah, I just got back last night. 677 00:26:13,458 --> 00:26:15,125 - Yeah, your mom said, "Oh my God, 678 00:26:15,125 --> 00:26:17,417 we had the best time when we went away." 679 00:26:17,417 --> 00:26:18,958 - Aww, that's so nice. 680 00:26:18,958 --> 00:26:20,458 So it was my friend's bachelorette, 681 00:26:20,458 --> 00:26:22,750 but her mom and aunt were on the trip and they were like, 682 00:26:22,750 --> 00:26:24,458 "We wanna, like ,get to know your mom. 683 00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:25,875 Like, just tell us all about her." 684 00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:27,958 So I talked about her like the entire time, 685 00:26:27,958 --> 00:26:31,083 which is like so crazy that she said that today. 686 00:26:31,083 --> 00:26:33,167 - [Theresa] Do you see a lot of butterflies with your mom? 687 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:34,375 - Yes, oh my goodness! 688 00:26:34,375 --> 00:26:36,042 I was just telling all the girls, 689 00:26:36,042 --> 00:26:38,042 the butterflies I've been seeing are so beautiful 690 00:26:38,042 --> 00:26:39,750 because you know, you normally just see 691 00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:41,125 like the white butterflies? - Mm-hmm. 692 00:26:41,125 --> 00:26:42,667 - I've been seeing so many-- - Monarchs. 693 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:43,875 - Yep, yep. 694 00:26:43,875 --> 00:26:45,708 - She showing me blue, yellow. - Yep, yep. 695 00:26:45,708 --> 00:26:47,750 Because I see butterflies everywhere 696 00:26:47,750 --> 00:26:49,375 and they're not just like those like, 697 00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:50,792 kind of ugly white butterflies. 698 00:26:50,792 --> 00:26:53,708 I see like, the Monarch ones, like big butterflies 699 00:26:53,708 --> 00:26:56,292 and it's always a symbol that I know that she's there. 700 00:26:56,292 --> 00:26:58,292 Like when you're having a bad day, you see a butterfly, 701 00:26:58,292 --> 00:26:59,750 it turns the day. 702 00:26:59,750 --> 00:27:02,042 - She is like, jumping up and down. 703 00:27:02,042 --> 00:27:04,375 She's so excited. - That was her. 704 00:27:04,375 --> 00:27:06,542 - And I'm like, "Oh, what are you excited for?" 705 00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:08,167 She's like, "Oh my God, we talked about 706 00:27:08,167 --> 00:27:10,000 so many things on this trip, Theresa." 707 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,042 - Mm-hmm. 708 00:27:11,042 --> 00:27:13,208 - So are you getting married, or engaged? 709 00:27:13,208 --> 00:27:15,542 - Well, I think so. - Was there a discussion? 710 00:27:15,542 --> 00:27:17,875 - I think so, but I just don't know when it's happening. 711 00:27:17,875 --> 00:27:19,292 - Ah. - I'm pretty sure 712 00:27:19,292 --> 00:27:21,458 my boyfriend bought a ring, but I don't know, yeah. 713 00:27:21,458 --> 00:27:24,417 - She's like, "We're getting married, we're getting married." 714 00:27:24,417 --> 00:27:26,042 - That's what I think is happening. 715 00:27:26,042 --> 00:27:27,375 - Ahh! 716 00:27:27,375 --> 00:27:29,000 - Me and my boyfriend have definitely been talking about 717 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,042 that a lot and I'm trying not to be annoying about it. 718 00:27:31,042 --> 00:27:32,875 I'm just kind of like trying to be, 719 00:27:32,875 --> 00:27:34,208 you know, the cool girlfriend. 720 00:27:34,208 --> 00:27:36,875 But I'm definitely hoping that it's coming soon. 721 00:27:40,083 --> 00:27:42,542 I've been watching Theresa's show for so long 722 00:27:42,542 --> 00:27:46,333 and I've always been amazed by just her gift. 723 00:27:46,333 --> 00:27:49,917 And I think seeing that today really just makes you, 724 00:27:49,917 --> 00:27:52,167 she's amazing, just amazing. 725 00:27:52,167 --> 00:27:53,625 Your skin looks so good. 726 00:27:54,625 --> 00:27:56,458 - Did I fall asleep? - Mm-hmm. 727 00:27:56,458 --> 00:27:57,958 - Did I snore? - You feel good? 728 00:27:57,958 --> 00:27:59,500 A little bit. [laughs] - A little bit, right? 729 00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:00,667 Oh, I feel so good. 730 00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:01,958 - Your skin looks amazing. 731 00:28:01,958 --> 00:28:03,542 - It does? - You are all set. 732 00:28:03,542 --> 00:28:05,542 - Here's a behind the scenes (indistinct). 733 00:28:05,542 --> 00:28:07,042 - [Theresa] Yeah. 734 00:28:07,042 --> 00:28:09,042 - Theresa does not see the shows before they air, ever. 735 00:28:09,042 --> 00:28:11,208 She watches them on television with everyone else. 736 00:28:11,208 --> 00:28:12,292 - [Theresa] Yes. 737 00:28:12,292 --> 00:28:13,958 - And will always text me afterwards and say, 738 00:28:13,958 --> 00:28:15,958 "This was great, this was great, this was great". 739 00:28:15,958 --> 00:28:17,833 But the night we showed that episode, 740 00:28:17,833 --> 00:28:20,875 you just texted me "Snoring, really?" 741 00:28:20,875 --> 00:28:22,958 [Theresa laughs] That was the whole review. 742 00:28:22,958 --> 00:28:24,625 - I mean, it is what it is. 743 00:28:24,625 --> 00:28:26,375 I mean, everybody kind of snores, right? 744 00:28:26,375 --> 00:28:28,750 I find it cute and funny, 745 00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:33,417 and just a little bit embarrassing, but not really. 746 00:28:33,417 --> 00:28:34,875 Yes, take care. - Bye. 747 00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:36,958 - I feel like I was talking to you the whole time 748 00:28:36,958 --> 00:28:38,833 about your mom, but then I must have fallen, no, 749 00:28:38,833 --> 00:28:40,292 I must have fallen asleep. 750 00:28:40,292 --> 00:28:41,583 [laughing] You know what? 751 00:28:41,583 --> 00:28:43,042 You're probably gonna have to come one day 752 00:28:43,042 --> 00:28:46,417 for like, an official reading. [all laugh] 753 00:28:46,417 --> 00:28:47,500 All right, bye, guys. 754 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:48,667 - [Geena] Bye. - Thank you. 755 00:28:52,792 --> 00:28:54,458 [upbeat music] 756 00:28:57,917 --> 00:29:00,542 - On Raising Spirits, you saw when I was out to lunch 757 00:29:00,542 --> 00:29:04,250 with my cousin and my friend, I did a spontaneous reading 758 00:29:04,250 --> 00:29:05,917 for Jana and Brendan. 759 00:29:05,917 --> 00:29:08,375 I felt that there was a mother energy that stepped forward 760 00:29:09,417 --> 00:29:11,583 and then there was something with the stomach 761 00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:13,000 or something with like, cancer 762 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,875 or something throughout the entire body. 763 00:29:15,875 --> 00:29:20,167 It was so powerful that my crew went back, 764 00:29:20,167 --> 00:29:23,042 caught up with them, and you're gonna see that now. 765 00:29:23,042 --> 00:29:25,333 - And so are you, actually. - Oh, so am I. 766 00:29:25,333 --> 00:29:27,042 So weird to watch myself. 767 00:29:28,542 --> 00:29:30,708 Wait, you have a friend that died? 768 00:29:30,708 --> 00:29:33,083 - Yeah, yeah, my best friend. - Okay. 769 00:29:34,208 --> 00:29:35,875 This poor guy. 770 00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:37,583 - [Producer] Were you expecting a reading that day? 771 00:29:37,583 --> 00:29:38,833 - Absolutely not. 772 00:29:38,833 --> 00:29:41,542 I was expecting a burger and a ginger ale. 773 00:29:41,542 --> 00:29:43,375 [Theresa laughs] 774 00:29:43,375 --> 00:29:48,083 And what I got was something I could never have imagined. 775 00:29:48,083 --> 00:29:51,542 I've been a fan of Theresa's since the beginning, season one. 776 00:29:51,542 --> 00:29:53,958 My girlfriend over here should be the one watching 777 00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:55,833 the reality TV shows. 778 00:29:55,833 --> 00:29:58,417 But in fact, she catches me watching it. 779 00:29:58,417 --> 00:30:00,208 Real men watch reality. 780 00:30:00,208 --> 00:30:01,708 - [Theresa] Yeah, I don't feel good. 781 00:30:01,708 --> 00:30:02,792 - Really? 782 00:30:02,792 --> 00:30:04,583 - My stomach. 783 00:30:04,583 --> 00:30:07,208 I almost feel like I had like, stomach cancer or something. 784 00:30:07,208 --> 00:30:10,708 Like I just see flashes of so many different things. 785 00:30:10,708 --> 00:30:13,917 - I was just out of a Pilates class. 786 00:30:13,917 --> 00:30:15,375 That's how spontaneous this is. 787 00:30:15,375 --> 00:30:18,458 I'm in yoga clothes and now I'm on TV? 788 00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:22,000 - Okay. 789 00:30:22,167 --> 00:30:24,792 - So one of my clients' moms, every day, calls me, 790 00:30:24,792 --> 00:30:27,917 "I need you to go to Theresa, I need you to go to Theresa." 791 00:30:28,875 --> 00:30:30,542 - That was some crazy crap 792 00:30:30,542 --> 00:30:32,375 because my stomach was bothering, 793 00:30:32,375 --> 00:30:34,542 and then all of a sudden this woman walked up 794 00:30:34,542 --> 00:30:36,042 to me from out of nowhere. 795 00:30:36,042 --> 00:30:37,292 - [Dominick] It was crazy because-- 796 00:30:37,292 --> 00:30:38,167 - It's crazy. 797 00:30:38,167 --> 00:30:40,042 - I was a little bit late that day. 798 00:30:40,042 --> 00:30:42,000 Jordan texted me and was like, "Where are you? 799 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,083 She's reading." 800 00:30:43,083 --> 00:30:44,292 I was like, "Impossible. 801 00:30:44,292 --> 00:30:45,917 You guys haven't even started rolling yet." 802 00:30:45,917 --> 00:30:48,750 He's like, "No, they sat down and then she popped up." 803 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:51,125 - I don't know if that's like crazy, but like. 804 00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:53,000 - So what happened was we were just sitting here, 805 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,708 we were just talking and I kept 806 00:30:54,708 --> 00:30:55,875 feeling all these different things. 807 00:30:55,875 --> 00:30:57,500 So I felt that there was a mother energy 808 00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:58,542 that stepped forward. 809 00:30:59,917 --> 00:31:01,750 And then there was something with the stomach 810 00:31:01,750 --> 00:31:03,167 or something with like, cancer 811 00:31:03,167 --> 00:31:05,167 or something throughout the entire body. 812 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,333 - Wait, no, my mom, like, died of ovarian cancer. 813 00:31:11,333 --> 00:31:12,875 - Okay. 814 00:31:12,875 --> 00:31:14,833 - She was completely on point. 815 00:31:14,833 --> 00:31:16,375 - Is your mom gone for some time? 816 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:17,708 - Yeah. 817 00:31:17,708 --> 00:31:19,208 - Because she just said, "Oh my God, you gotta get up. 818 00:31:19,208 --> 00:31:20,625 You gotta give my daughter a hug. 819 00:31:20,625 --> 00:31:23,042 I haven't seen her in so long," aww. 820 00:31:25,292 --> 00:31:29,083 - Theresa made me feel like my mom was there. 821 00:31:29,083 --> 00:31:32,083 Theresa kind of reminds me of my mom. 822 00:31:32,083 --> 00:31:35,750 My mom was the life of the party everywhere she went. 823 00:31:35,750 --> 00:31:39,917 I actually lost my mom Thanksgiving of 2018 824 00:31:39,917 --> 00:31:42,708 and I'm always gonna be sad that 825 00:31:42,708 --> 00:31:44,583 she'll never get to know Brendan. 826 00:31:45,750 --> 00:31:47,208 - She said, "I don't want you to feel 827 00:31:47,208 --> 00:31:50,042 that I missed out on a lot of your milestones. 828 00:31:50,042 --> 00:31:52,292 I have not missed out on your life." 829 00:31:52,292 --> 00:31:54,792 And she says that the work that you do 830 00:31:54,792 --> 00:31:56,708 and what you do is so special. 831 00:31:56,708 --> 00:31:59,458 She says, "I am so proud of you." 832 00:31:59,458 --> 00:32:01,208 - When you don't have your mom anymore, 833 00:32:01,208 --> 00:32:02,833 you want all these moments. 834 00:32:02,833 --> 00:32:04,375 Like, they mean something. 835 00:32:04,375 --> 00:32:08,333 So as much as she was telling me a really sad story, 836 00:32:08,333 --> 00:32:12,208 it made me feel better that I was able to at least have 837 00:32:12,208 --> 00:32:15,375 that one interaction with her after death. 838 00:32:16,375 --> 00:32:17,792 - And she goes, "When are you gonna 839 00:32:17,792 --> 00:32:18,875 ask my daughter to marry you? 840 00:32:18,875 --> 00:32:20,042 Enough already." 841 00:32:21,292 --> 00:32:24,375 [laughing] - Theresa, I propose every day. 842 00:32:24,375 --> 00:32:26,583 The funniest part about meeting Theresa 843 00:32:26,583 --> 00:32:30,375 is that my mom's waiting for the ring from Brendan. 844 00:32:30,375 --> 00:32:32,375 And that made me feel like she's really here. 845 00:32:32,375 --> 00:32:34,167 That's something that she really would say. 846 00:32:34,167 --> 00:32:35,875 - I kept looking at you, right? 847 00:32:35,875 --> 00:32:37,000 Hi, how are you? 848 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,875 Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 849 00:32:38,875 --> 00:32:40,375 - Your mom is making me feel like 850 00:32:40,375 --> 00:32:42,417 she kind of placed him in your path. 851 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:44,875 - Wow, yeah. 852 00:32:44,875 --> 00:32:47,625 First, the only thing I thought of was 853 00:32:47,625 --> 00:32:50,708 Theresa was coming for, to speak to Jana about her mother. 854 00:32:52,042 --> 00:32:53,708 - Wait, you have a friend that died? 855 00:32:53,708 --> 00:32:55,750 - Yeah, yeah, my best friend. 856 00:32:55,750 --> 00:32:57,542 - Did he die tragically? 857 00:32:57,542 --> 00:32:58,708 - Yeah. - Okay. 858 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,500 Did you just get like, a chill? 859 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:02,917 - Yeah. 860 00:33:02,917 --> 00:33:05,583 - [Theresa] Know that was his soul that moved through you. 861 00:33:05,583 --> 00:33:07,167 - Whoa, I feel it right now. 862 00:33:07,167 --> 00:33:09,000 - [Theresa] Validating that they are very proud of you. 863 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,958 - Well, this is the best day ever, best lunch ever. 864 00:33:12,375 --> 00:33:14,292 Somebody I think about every day, 865 00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:17,583 no matter how many years go by, it's still like yesterday. 866 00:33:19,125 --> 00:33:22,208 - So he says, "I want you to know how happy I am for you 867 00:33:22,208 --> 00:33:25,083 because you overcome so many things." 868 00:33:25,083 --> 00:33:26,375 - Oh my God. 869 00:33:26,375 --> 00:33:28,750 - So I don't know, did you stop doing something, 870 00:33:28,750 --> 00:33:30,958 or you, because he showed me a sobriety coin? 871 00:33:30,958 --> 00:33:32,875 - Yeah, yeah, addiction, yeah. 872 00:33:32,875 --> 00:33:35,208 When Peter passed away, 873 00:33:35,208 --> 00:33:38,208 my way of coping with it, at the time, was drinking. 874 00:33:38,208 --> 00:33:42,208 I honestly almost died three times from pancreatitis. 875 00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:44,333 I know that if Peter was here today, 876 00:33:44,333 --> 00:33:46,458 he would be the proudest. 877 00:33:46,458 --> 00:33:50,000 Peter was always the one to like, you know, kind of be like, 878 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,208 snap me back into shape. 879 00:33:52,208 --> 00:33:55,042 - He just handed you a sobriety coin. 880 00:33:55,042 --> 00:33:56,875 - There's no way. - What? 881 00:33:56,875 --> 00:33:57,917 - There's no way. 882 00:33:57,917 --> 00:33:59,042 - We were talking about that before. 883 00:33:59,042 --> 00:34:00,667 - He's in recovery right now. 884 00:34:00,667 --> 00:34:04,333 I feel like at the time that she read you, 885 00:34:04,333 --> 00:34:05,792 you actually were struggling. 886 00:34:05,792 --> 00:34:08,375 - I might've been thinking about drinking like, that day. 887 00:34:08,375 --> 00:34:10,292 And I was sober, but I was like... 888 00:34:10,292 --> 00:34:11,750 - Because he was sober for eight years. 889 00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:13,208 - Barely gripping on. 890 00:34:13,208 --> 00:34:15,000 I was at the right place at the right time. 891 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,083 So was Theresa and so is Peter. 892 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,458 You get tired sometimes, lonely. 893 00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:21,375 There's so many different reasons. 894 00:34:21,375 --> 00:34:23,708 Life happens and you want to hit the bottle. 895 00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:27,042 But hearing from Peter has given me the strength. 896 00:34:27,042 --> 00:34:29,792 I've got somebody bigger outside of me, 897 00:34:29,792 --> 00:34:32,458 in my corner, supporting me every step of the way. 898 00:34:32,458 --> 00:34:35,292 I didn't drink that day and I haven't had a drink since. 899 00:34:35,292 --> 00:34:38,292 - All right, thank you guys so much, God bless, take care. 900 00:34:38,292 --> 00:34:40,542 People go through stuff every day of their life. 901 00:34:40,542 --> 00:34:43,625 That's why I love doing what I do. 902 00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:46,083 That's why I have to say things. [Dominick laughs] 903 00:34:46,083 --> 00:34:47,375 Because if I didn't say anything, 904 00:34:47,375 --> 00:34:48,375 God knows what would've happened. 905 00:34:48,375 --> 00:34:49,708 - [Dominick] Yeah, for sure. 906 00:34:49,708 --> 00:34:51,667 - And they're so cute together. - They're amazing. 907 00:34:51,667 --> 00:34:52,542 They're really great. 908 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:56,625 - No, he, you have not popped the question yet, 909 00:34:56,625 --> 00:34:59,042 but you did say... 910 00:34:59,042 --> 00:35:01,708 - 2024, so we're moving forward. 911 00:35:01,708 --> 00:35:03,500 - I feel much better. - [Courtney] Excellent. 912 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:05,708 - I'm gonna eat the regular pickle. 913 00:35:06,708 --> 00:35:09,000 I went for the regular pickle, not the fried pickle. 914 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:10,708 You want a pickle, Mike? 915 00:35:10,708 --> 00:35:12,750 ♪ Give me the light 916 00:35:18,625 --> 00:35:20,625 [uplifting music] 917 00:35:23,208 --> 00:35:25,625 I don't know if you remember, but on Raising Spirits, 918 00:35:25,625 --> 00:35:28,375 I went to the grocery store here on Long Island 919 00:35:28,375 --> 00:35:31,750 and then all of a sudden, I got the case of dry mouth. 920 00:35:31,750 --> 00:35:33,042 You get like, cotton mouth 921 00:35:33,042 --> 00:35:34,667 or like, your heart starts racing and stuff? 922 00:35:34,667 --> 00:35:37,458 Like does that ever happen to you, or is it just me? 923 00:35:38,542 --> 00:35:41,833 - So I end up leaving the store, I'm putting my bags in the car, 924 00:35:41,833 --> 00:35:44,917 and this woman approaches me, very nice, in the parking lot 925 00:35:44,917 --> 00:35:48,000 and it turns out that she was the one that was connected 926 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,750 to the soul with the dry mouth. 927 00:35:52,042 --> 00:35:54,125 - Who do you know who passed tragically? 928 00:35:54,125 --> 00:35:57,000 - Well, my dad passed in January 929 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,083 and his mouth was so, like a lot of-- 930 00:35:59,083 --> 00:36:01,208 - Don't even tell me, was his mouth dry a lot? 931 00:36:01,208 --> 00:36:02,750 - Yes, very dry, he wasn't able to drink. 932 00:36:02,750 --> 00:36:05,542 - Do you remember when I walked, Mike, where's Mike? 933 00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:07,917 So I used to be able to walk into a space 934 00:36:07,917 --> 00:36:10,208 and I could be like, "Oh, there's three father souls, 935 00:36:10,208 --> 00:36:13,375 four young women, there's a child," like I could.. 936 00:36:13,375 --> 00:36:17,042 Now for some reason, spirit, 937 00:36:17,042 --> 00:36:20,583 I feel the way that they died first. 938 00:36:20,583 --> 00:36:25,167 And I don't know if it's because, I don't know why. 939 00:36:25,167 --> 00:36:26,917 And I guess that's just how my gift keeps 940 00:36:26,917 --> 00:36:28,375 changing and evolving, right? 941 00:36:28,375 --> 00:36:29,875 - [Dominick] What did it used to be? 942 00:36:29,875 --> 00:36:31,375 What would you feel? 943 00:36:31,375 --> 00:36:33,500 - It used to be, I would feel the bond and relationship. 944 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:37,208 Then they would sometimes show me the sign 945 00:36:37,208 --> 00:36:39,583 or the symbol of the burden or guilt 946 00:36:39,583 --> 00:36:41,708 and then tell me how they passed. 947 00:36:41,708 --> 00:36:45,292 But now I find it, they come to me first on how they died. 948 00:36:46,667 --> 00:36:49,083 Sometimes, they'll just say, "This is how I died. 949 00:36:49,083 --> 00:36:50,375 This is the burden of guilt." 950 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:51,917 And I'm like, "Well, who am I talking to?" 951 00:36:51,917 --> 00:36:53,542 Like, I have to ask sometimes. 952 00:36:53,542 --> 00:36:56,083 - [Dominick] Yeah, we followed up with her recently. 953 00:36:56,083 --> 00:36:58,292 - Oh, you did? - Are you ready to see? 954 00:37:00,125 --> 00:37:01,667 - A little over five months ago. 955 00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:04,583 It was a hot day, I remember I was sweating a little bit. 956 00:37:04,583 --> 00:37:06,917 I saw Theresa in a parking lot. 957 00:37:06,917 --> 00:37:08,792 I mean, I knew the trademark hair 958 00:37:08,792 --> 00:37:11,708 and I was like, "Oh my God, that's really her." 959 00:37:11,708 --> 00:37:15,000 When I was next to her, I said, "Did you pick up anything? 960 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,375 Did anybody come through?" 961 00:37:16,375 --> 00:37:18,542 Do you have any just quick, what about any, 962 00:37:18,542 --> 00:37:19,875 are you picking up anything from me? 963 00:37:19,875 --> 00:37:21,625 - [laughs] I was gonna just say to you, do you, 964 00:37:21,625 --> 00:37:23,375 how do you know someone that passed from the head 965 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:24,667 or something of the brain? 966 00:37:24,667 --> 00:37:26,583 Because I, so sometimes when I feel like 967 00:37:26,583 --> 00:37:29,583 a sharp pain in the head, it's an aneurysm, brain tumor-- 968 00:37:29,583 --> 00:37:30,833 - Okay. 969 00:37:30,958 --> 00:37:32,917 - As soon as Theresa started reading me, I knew that 970 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:36,375 what she was gonna say was, would be spot on, and it was. 971 00:37:36,375 --> 00:37:38,667 - No matter what he was going through, how sick he was, 972 00:37:38,667 --> 00:37:43,417 he always put on this, like this strong persona or like, 973 00:37:43,417 --> 00:37:45,625 "I'm fine, I'm not sick, I'm good, I'm good." 974 00:37:45,625 --> 00:37:47,375 - He never missed a day of work. 975 00:37:47,375 --> 00:37:48,958 He never was home. 976 00:37:48,958 --> 00:37:51,542 My children never saw him like, lying on the couch 977 00:37:51,542 --> 00:37:52,833 complaining, "I have a headache." 978 00:37:52,833 --> 00:37:55,250 - [Theresa] Yep. - Went to work six days a week. 979 00:37:55,250 --> 00:37:58,208 I miss my husband very much. 980 00:37:58,208 --> 00:37:59,875 After the reading with Theresa, I mean, 981 00:37:59,875 --> 00:38:01,625 I talk to him all the time. 982 00:38:01,625 --> 00:38:04,250 You, you know, sometimes I'll be driving when I'll just say, 983 00:38:04,250 --> 00:38:06,083 "Oh my God, Jerry, you can't believe." 984 00:38:06,083 --> 00:38:07,583 I talk to him all the time. 985 00:38:08,583 --> 00:38:11,042 - But who do you know who passed tragically? 986 00:38:11,042 --> 00:38:13,333 - Well, my dad passed in January. 987 00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:14,708 - Was his mouth dry? 988 00:38:14,708 --> 00:38:16,708 - Yes, very dry and he wasn't able to drink. 989 00:38:16,708 --> 00:38:19,208 - Do you remember when I walked, where's Mike? 990 00:38:19,208 --> 00:38:20,875 Remember, I said to you when I walked in there, 991 00:38:20,875 --> 00:38:23,583 I go, I am so nervous in this grovery store 992 00:38:23,583 --> 00:38:25,458 and my mouth is so dry. 993 00:38:25,458 --> 00:38:28,333 - I used to have to wipe his mouth out with water. 994 00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:32,417 Theresa's reading was amazing. 995 00:38:32,417 --> 00:38:34,875 It's so different when it's about you, 996 00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:36,667 when it happens to you. 997 00:38:36,667 --> 00:38:39,708 My father John passed in January. 998 00:38:39,708 --> 00:38:41,667 That's the way you think of it, it's done. 999 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:44,583 But she kind of brought them back to me. 1000 00:38:44,583 --> 00:38:46,042 It's actually quite amazing. 1001 00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:49,125 - Your husband says, "I want you to know that I was there 1002 00:38:49,125 --> 00:38:51,375 to greet your dad--" - Good. 1003 00:38:51,375 --> 00:38:53,250 - "When he passed." 1004 00:38:53,250 --> 00:38:56,167 - Theresa told me that it was my husband 1005 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:57,458 that greeted my father. 1006 00:38:57,458 --> 00:38:59,458 I spoke about my husband a lot 1007 00:38:59,458 --> 00:39:01,875 to my father in the last couple of days 1008 00:39:01,875 --> 00:39:04,458 when he was very, very, you know, almost, 1009 00:39:04,458 --> 00:39:05,833 he was on his way out. 1010 00:39:05,833 --> 00:39:08,542 I said, "Dad, remember that you gotta tell Jerry 1011 00:39:08,542 --> 00:39:10,625 that me and the kids miss him very much." 1012 00:39:10,625 --> 00:39:12,083 And he said, "Yeah, I'll do it." 1013 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:13,292 You know, shaking his head. 1014 00:39:13,292 --> 00:39:15,750 So yes, it was all validated. 1015 00:39:15,750 --> 00:39:18,375 - So know that they all stand here in this moment 1016 00:39:18,375 --> 00:39:20,917 and they want to thank you for the way that you, 1017 00:39:20,917 --> 00:39:24,167 in a sense, put your life on the back burner. 1018 00:39:24,167 --> 00:39:26,458 - Yes. - For them, for them. 1019 00:39:27,917 --> 00:39:32,375 - Theresa's reading made me realize that now, it's my time. 1020 00:39:32,375 --> 00:39:34,542 Like I did what I, I did the best I could. 1021 00:39:34,542 --> 00:39:37,375 But now she made me realize that yes, now, it's time 1022 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:39,458 that I move on a little bit 1023 00:39:39,458 --> 00:39:42,417 and maybe do something, you know, do something for me. 1024 00:39:42,417 --> 00:39:43,708 They wanna see me happy. 1025 00:39:43,708 --> 00:39:44,958 - [Theresa] Aww. - This was great. 1026 00:39:44,958 --> 00:39:46,542 - I wish you all the best. - Thank you. 1027 00:39:46,542 --> 00:39:48,542 It was so nice to meet you. - And I can't wait, aw. 1028 00:39:48,542 --> 00:39:51,000 - Yeah, yes. - Oh, good luck to you. 1029 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,167 - I just thought it was amazing that she took the time. 1030 00:39:53,167 --> 00:39:57,542 And if there are any skeptics, go for a reading yourself. 1031 00:39:57,542 --> 00:40:01,833 For me, everything was validated and uplifting. 1032 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:03,167 - Bye. - Bye. 1033 00:40:03,167 --> 00:40:04,583 [Theresa laughs] 1034 00:40:04,583 --> 00:40:06,917 - Oh, look at me, I got my door open, I'm a mess. 1035 00:40:06,917 --> 00:40:08,417 - [Dominick] That was really quick. 1036 00:40:08,417 --> 00:40:10,708 That exchange was only probably- - Oh, yeah. 1037 00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:12,542 - [Dominick] 10 minutes long and it changed her life. 1038 00:40:12,542 --> 00:40:13,875 - Changed her life. 1039 00:40:13,875 --> 00:40:16,458 No, you don't need, you know, an hour long reading. 1040 00:40:16,458 --> 00:40:18,708 At the end of the day, no matter if my interaction 1041 00:40:18,708 --> 00:40:21,375 with someone is long or short, 1042 00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:24,208 spirit gets their message through 1043 00:40:24,208 --> 00:40:26,875 and gives us the gift of healing. 1044 00:40:26,875 --> 00:40:29,583 - Five months later, I think I've come to terms with, 1045 00:40:29,583 --> 00:40:32,875 you know, the grief, the sorrow. 1046 00:40:32,875 --> 00:40:35,542 Now it's like, I'm ready to put myself on the front, 1047 00:40:35,542 --> 00:40:37,208 the front burner and move on. 1048 00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:39,083 [bright music] 1049 00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:40,750 - Okay, that's a wrap, let's eat. 1050 00:40:40,750 --> 00:40:43,375 It's lunchtime, it's really lunchtime. 1051 00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:46,000 Now, I'm hungry for real. 1052 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,292 - I was hungry before. 1053 00:40:48,292 --> 00:40:49,625 I gave up cursing for Lent, 1054 00:40:49,625 --> 00:40:51,708 so that's why I haven't cursed. 1055 00:40:51,708 --> 00:40:53,083 Is everybody's phone off? 1056 00:40:54,208 --> 00:40:56,042 Next week, on Beyond the Readings. 1057 00:40:56,042 --> 00:40:58,792 I know that that was not a coincidence. 1058 00:40:58,792 --> 00:41:00,958 I gotta take a nap, I think. 1059 00:41:00,958 --> 00:41:02,792 That was a tough one. 1060 00:41:02,792 --> 00:41:06,583 - Theresa gave my child a window to her father. 1061 00:41:06,583 --> 00:41:09,583 And for that, I am eternally grateful. 1062 00:41:09,583 --> 00:41:11,125 - I make her sauce. 1063 00:41:11,125 --> 00:41:13,792 - She says it's too loose, you gotta thicken it. 1064 00:41:13,792 --> 00:41:15,417 [Theresa laughing] - Oh my God. 1065 00:41:15,417 --> 00:41:17,583 Are you kidding me? 1066 00:41:17,583 --> 00:41:20,042 [Theresa screams] [glass shatters] 1067 00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:23,208 - I literally felt like I was in a boxing ring. 1068 00:41:23,208 --> 00:41:25,250 It was just bam, bam, bam. 1069 00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:26,708 I can't do this today.