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Open to Hope ® is a non-profit with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. We invite you to read, listen and share your stories of hope and compassion.

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Merle and Cindy Meyers: After the Unthinkable: Chaplains Share How to Heal from Traumatic Death

Are you dealing with a traumatic death? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Merle and Cindy Myers who have been volunteer Senior Chaplains. They are hosts of the Grief and Trauma Chaplaincy website with free resources for trauma and loss survivors.

Allizandra Herberhold- Suicide Loss and Healing: A Cousin’s Grief Story

In this episode, Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley speak with Allizandra Herberhold, LMSW, about the effects of losing a cousin to suicide. Herberhold is an Interventionist at Parents for Peace, supporting radicalized individuals and families, and leads a peer group for fathers of radicalized children with experience in inpatient and forensic settings.

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Don't miss watching the award-winning TV series, "Open to Hope," hosted by Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each episode will to introduce you to people who have suffered loss and again found hope.

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When Grief Leaves Words Unsaid

There is a moment that comes for many people after loss. It often doesn’t happen at the funeral. It doesn’t happen during the casseroles or the sympathy cards. It comes later. Maybe it’s when you’re driving. Or folding laundry. Or lying awake at 2:17 a.m. And suddenly you think: “I didn’t say everything I meant to say.” Grief is not only about missing someone. It’s also about the unfinished sentences we carry. The “thank you” that never felt big enough. The “I forgive you” we thought we had more time to offer. The “I’m proud of you” that lived in […]

The Quiet Work of Healing After Loss

Grief Changes You – Awareness Helps You to Rebuild Loss changes you. It’s natural to feel lonely and unsure when someone important is no longer there. When depression that follows loss is part of the picture, everything can feel heavier and harder to move through. For a long time, that weight can feel constant – like you’re moving through fog. Separation can also create a space you don’t recognize, but it can also help you see yourself without old patterns or expectations. That distance can feel uncomfortable at first, but it is often where something begins to shift. You start […]

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Merle and Cindy Meyers: After the Unthinkable: Chaplains Share How to Heal from Traumatic Death

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Merle and Cindy Meyers: After the Unthinkable: Chaplains Share How to Heal from Traumatic Death

Allizandra Herberhold- Suicide Loss and Healing: A Cousin’s Grief Story

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When Grief Leaves Words Unsaid

The Quiet Work of Healing After Loss

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