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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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Gyani Richards: Grief as a Gateway: Discovering Wisdom Through Loss

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore with Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Gyani Richards, some of the great healing wisdom traditions of the world. Gyani’s father died when he was 13, sending him on a lifelong journey of discovery. Gyani has an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, a second-degree black belt in Aikido, and is a Certified Grief Educator. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gyani-Richards_-Grief-as-a-Gateway-Discovering-Wisdom-Through-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Merle-and-Cindy-Meyers_-After-the-Unthinkable-Chaplains-Share-How-to-Heal-from-Traumatic-Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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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Communing with the Dead

There is a phone booth in the middle of the desert in Joshua Tree. It was installed by Colin Campbell and Gail Lerner in honor of their two children, Ruby and Hart, who died in a 2019 car crash. It lives out there amid the tall cholla cacti and the wind that sweeps circles into the salt and sand. I have been thinking about this telephone lately, of how few spaces we have to offload our grief. In her book, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, Hope Edelman offers a handful of events that she believes have the potential to change […]

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 […]

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Gyani Richards: Grief as a Gateway: Discovering Wisdom Through Loss

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Communing with the Dead

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Gyani Richards: Grief as a Gateway: Discovering Wisdom Through Loss

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

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Communing with the Dead

When Grief Leaves Words Unsaid

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