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August 3, 2006 Surviving a Sibling: Scott Mastley

Posted on August 3, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Surviving a Sibling Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Scott Mastley August 3, 2006 G: Hello. I’m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling or a grandchild and the message for us is always that others have been there before you and made it and so can you. You do not walk alone. Well, good morning, Heidi. I thought we’d start the morning by covering […]

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JULY 27, 2006 ? GRIEF AND YOUR HEALTH: TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF: CORALEASE C. RUFF, RN, PH.D.,

Posted on July 27, 2006 - by Coralease Ruff

Coralease Ruff is a registered nurse and a nursing professor.? She began working in the field of bereavement ten years ago following the untimely death of her beloved 21-year-old daughter, Kandy, in a car accident in the Dominican Republic where she was serving as a missionary.? Dr. Ruff is a National Board member of The Compassionate Friends and is a frequent presenter on grief.? She has presented at the Compassionate Friends National Conferences and at the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.? She teaches a nursing course on grief and loss for nursing students at Howard University.? Coralease Ruff:? What […]

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July 27, 2006 Grief and Your Health: Taking Care of Yourself – Coralease C. Ruff, RN, Ph.D.

Posted on July 27, 2006 - by admin

July 27th, 2006 . by The Grief Blog HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Grief and Your Health: Taking Care of Yourself Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Coralease C. Ruff, RN, Ph.D. July 27, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling or a grandchild and always our message is we?ve made it, you can make it, others have been there before you, and you do not […]

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July 20, 2006 Death of a Child on Active Duty in Iraq: Delain Johnson

Posted on July 20, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Death of a Child on Active Duty in Iraq Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Delain Johnson July 20, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling or a grandchild and as always the message is others have been there before you and made it and so can you. You do not walk alone. If you?re listening to our Thursday live internet […]

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Aftermath of Suicide: Then and Now – Bob Burt

Posted on July 6, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Aftermath of Suicide: Then and Now Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Bob Burt July 6, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling, and our message as always is we have made it and so can you. Well, good morning, Heidi. H: Good morning, mom. G: Today I want to start with an email, letting you all know that we love […]

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How to Open Your Hearth After Hurt: Doris Jeanette

Posted on June 22, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART How to Open Your Heart After Hurt Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Doris Jeanette June 22, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling. Well, Heidi, good morning. H: Good morning, mom. G: Do you want to start the show today by telling our listeners about our good news? H: Sure, I?d love to. Our listenership keeps building and thanks to […]

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Helping Your Hurting Heart – Lauren Littauer Briggs

Posted on June 15, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Helping Your Hurting Heart Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Lauren Littauer Briggs June 15, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling. Well, Heidi, today I thought we?d start out by discussing an email and then I thought we ought to go on and talk about this Sunday, which is going to be Father?s Day, which is a biggie for everyone. […]

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A Journey from Loss to Love – Sandy Goodman

Posted on June 1, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART A Journey from Loss to Love Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Sandy Goodman June 1, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child or a sibling. Well, Heidi, we were on yesterday, also, but not on Healing the Grieving Heart. Heidi and I did a web seminar for the hospice nurses of Florida. Actually, not hospice nurses. We thought that?s what it was going […]

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The Many Paths of Grief: Liz Powell

Posted on May 25, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART The Many Paths of Grief Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Liz Powell May 25, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each week, we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, the show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child. Well, Heidi, welcome to the show today. I know you?ve got a little cold. H: Yes, I do, I?m sorry. G: So just to prepare our listeners. You might sound a little nasal there. H: It was nasal to begin with, and […]

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Drunk Driving: Forgiveness with Prevention – Lt. Carl McDonald

Posted on May 19, 2006 - by admin

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Drunk Driving: Forgiveness with Prevention Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Lt. Carl McDonald May 18, 2006 G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart, the show of hope and renewal for those who have suffered the loss of a child. Today, I?m on with my co-host, Dr. Heidi Horsley. Hi, Heidi. H: Hi, Mom. G: I?m in New York and Heidi?s in New York but we?re at different locations today and our guest is in ? where are you, Carl? C: I am in Dallas, beautiful Irving, Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

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