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OCTOBER 26, 2006 ? COMING TO TERMS WITH LOSS: DONNA SCHUURMAN

OCTOBER 26, 2006 ? COMING TO TERMS WITH LOSS:? DONNA SCHUURMAN, National Director of The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families, where she has served in various roles since 1986.? She has written and trained internationally on children?s bereavement issues, and is the author of Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent.? Dr. Schuurman served as President of the Board of Directors for the Association for Death Education & Counseling, and in 2003 received their Annual Service Award.? She is a member of the International Work Group on Death and Dying, and serves as […]

OCTOBER 5, 2006 ? COPING AND SURVIVING AFTER THE DEATHS OF TWO CHILDREN: ELAINE E. STILLWELL, M.A., M.S.

Elaine E. Stillwell, M.A., M.S., is a wife, mother, educator, author and lecturer.? In 1986 following the deaths of her two oldest children, 21 year old Denis and 19 year old Peggy, Elaine and her husband, Joe, founded The Compassionate Friends of Rockville Centre (NY) where they continue as Chapter Leaders today.? Elaine has shared her gifts of caring and humor at workshops, seminars, and on radio and television.? She also writes magazine articles, pamphlets, books and has a column in Grief Digest.? Since 1998 she has been Bereavement Coordinator for 134 parishes in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. The […]

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 ? FOUR MOTHERS COPE WITH LOSS: ANNE DIONNE, DEBORAH LEBOUF KULKKULA, YVONNE LANCASTER AND JANE MAKI

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 ? FOUR MOTHERS COPE WITH LOSS: ANNE DIONNE, DEBORAH LEBOUF KULKKULA, YVONNE LANCASTER AND JANE MAKI are four bereaved mothers from Massachusetts who joined together to write the newly published book, ?Every Step of the Way: How Four Mothers Coped with Child Loss.? They came together through compassion for one another and a desire to share their stories of lost sons. Each woman shares her personal grief journey of coping through the long dark days of bereavement, to ultimately arriving at peaceful acceptance. Their collective mission is to help others to cope with child loss with the […]

August 10, 2006 Healing After a Loved One?s Suicide: Bill Ritter

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Healing After a Loved One?s Suicide Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Bill Ritter August 10, 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 as always our message is others have been there before you and made it and you will, too. Well, Heid, this morning I wanted to discuss a couple of emails that we got. One of them was […]

August 3, 2006 Surviving a Sibling: Scott Mastley

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Aftermath of Suicide: Then and Now – Bob Burt

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 […]

How to Open Your Hearth After Hurt: Doris Jeanette

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 […]

Helping Your Hurting Heart – Lauren Littauer Briggs

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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