You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate With the Other Side by Sherrie Dillard Page B

were avoiding and denying by turning to an outer
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    substance. All of this is done under the guardianship of loving and healing angels and spirit guides.
    A soul’s progression through this detox period varies. I have
    communicated with some on the other side that have been reluc-
    tant to grow and remain “in treatment” for many (earth) years.
    Others embrace their growth and evolution and move through this
    process more quickly. Once a soul has completed their healing they
    join their family and friends and move into other areas of interests and continue their growth and evolution.
    Like Mother, Like Son
    Perhaps one of the most difficult medium sessions I conduct are
    with mothers and fathers who have a son or daughter who has
    passed over as a result of drugs, alcohol or other addictions. Be-
    cause addictions often repeat generation to generation, it is com-
    mon to have clients and their loved ones on the other side working
    through the process of recovery simultaneously. One family mem-
    ber’s recovery can have a far reaching energetic effect on others. We often view our challenges as our own. We suffer in silence and can
    feel isolated and separate from others who appear less burdened
    and troubled. Yet, our struggles are not as personal as they may appear to be. We are all one. This includes both our challenges as well as our victories. Your healing helps others to heal.
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    Sarah came to see me one Saturday morning. She was so quiet
    when she came in and sat in my waiting area I did not know she
    was there. I opened the door to my office to check for her and I saw an attractive woman sitting with her hands folded looking out the
    window.
    I invited her into my office and in a faint voice she told me her
    name and waited for me to begin. Because I work as both a psychic
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    and medium, I am never sure what kind of session people want
    when they schedule with me. I have learned that it is best not to
    ask, but to simply begin the session and see where my angels and
    guides lead me. I always invite loved ones in spirit into the session.
    Sometimes their presence is so strong I have no choice but to begin the session with whomever has come in from the other side.
    Before I finished saying a short prayer with Sarah, her father,
    grandmother and another male came in. I began by talking to her
    father. He quickly introduced me to another male who was near his
    side.
    “There is a young male close to your father that he wants me to
    communicate with.” I tell Sarah. “I hear the name Brian.”
    I hear a gasp from Sarah. “My son’s name is Brian. This is why I
    am here. I wanted to see if you could communicate with him.”
    “He is here.” I tell her. “I see an image of him when he was young
    dressed in what looks like a sports team outfit. He seems happy. He wants you to know this. I get the impression from him that you two
    were very close. In his early life you had a lot of fun together.”
    Sarah interjects. “It was just the two of us and yes, we were very
    close.”
    Despite the happy memory, Sarah looks sad and distant.
    “Brian is telling me that his death was not your fault. He wants
    you to know that he made his own choices. I get the impression
    that alcohol was involved. But I am confused. I feel that he is talking about you too. That somehow you have had some issues with
    alcohol. Is this correct?” I ask Sarah.
    “I was an alcoholic from the time Brian was little. When my
    husband left I felt overwhelmed and I began to drink. I started
    with just a few drinks after work one in a while, then every night, then every day. By the time Brian was in middle school, I would be
    drunk by the time he came home.” Sarah was quiet for a few mo-
    ments then added. “It was my fault. This is all Brian knew.”
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    “Brian is showing me an image of a truck, a red truck. He is
    rounding a turn.