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Hope
Bereavement
Bereavement
Hurting and in pain and looking for hope? In times of bereavement watch, read and listen to stories of hope and recovery.
Open to Hope Radio
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John Stanley: Can Faith Heal You?
November 15, 2018
John Stanley is a Minister with the First Presbyterian, Gastonia, NC. Following the death of this only child Susan, John and his wife Rose co-founded a Chapter of The Compassionate Friends and John served on the National Board. He recently presented at the Bobby Resciniti Foundation’s Day of Hope and Healing with Dr. Gloria and […]
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Jenna Cohen: How to Embrace Your Life After Multiple Losses
November 8, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Jenna Cohen bereaved parent and spouse. Six years after the death of her baby her beloved husband, Len died of brain cancer. As a result of her losses she made a decision to leave her career and change her life. She has remarried and is […]
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Michael Rovito: Getting Men and Boys to Express Feelings
November 1, 2018
On this show Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley interview Dr. Michael Rovito Founder/President of Men’s Health Initiative and professor at the University of Central Florida regarding strategies that he uses to empower men and to help them express their feelings. Dr. Rovito uses his own story to illustrate how one can go from despair to […]
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Denise Ganulin: Will I Ever Smile Again?
October 25, 2018
Denise Ganulin has been a songwriter for many years but after losing her daughter, Holland Ashley her writing ability and creativity seemed absent. Then, in order to deal with her grief journey she started writing again and found a special peace and comfort in sharing her music with others who know loss. Her song Don’t […]
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Lisa Zucker: Post-traumatic Hotline
October 18, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Lisa Zucker Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Thanatologist her work with the local school shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. Lisa has been involved in the formation of a nonprofit called Professionals United for Parkland aimed at connecting people with mental […]
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Zander Sprague: Murder; Finding A Positive Pathway
October 11, 2018
Zander Sprague is the go to speaker and author for Sibling Loss. His mission is to help sibling survivors define their loss and choose a positive pathway. His internationally acclaimed book, Making Lemonade: Choosing A Positive Pathway After Losing Your Sibling has helped people around the world. He also hosts the podcast The Lemonade Stand […]
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Sue Matthews: Cancer Treatment For Kids Needs To Change!
September 27, 2018
Sue Matthews, along with her sister Andrea Cohane is the author of Paint Your Hair Blue, a mother’s longing to give enduring eloquence to her daughter’s voice, to not let it go silent. Sue is President of the Taylor Matthews Foundation, Tay-Bandz, an organization, whose mission is to fund innovative research and treatments that can […]
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Donna Codell: Is Grief Stealing Your Health?
September 20, 2018
Donna Codell is a wellness educator helping others make good nutritional decisions. She lost her husband Evan Michael and her daughter, Jennifer within a year of each other. Donna is the author of There Are No Alligators in Heaven!
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Greg Adams: Good Mourning
September 6, 2018
Greg Adams, LCSW, ACSW, FT is Program Coordinator for the Center for Good Mourning and Staff Bereavement Support at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Greg is also an adjunct professor in the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Graduate School of Social Work and currently serves as Chair of the Credentialing Council for the Association of Death Education and […]
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David Gettings: Thrive after the Storm
August 30, 2018
David Gettings is a CPA, advisor and the elected Controller of Lawrence County, PA. He is the Father of Fallen Marine, Cpl Albert P. Gettings. He is co-founder of the Albert P Gettings Memorial Foundation and Gettings Leadership Centers. His passion is to teach all that “One Person can make a Difference” His original song […]
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Herb Knoll: Widower’s Network
August 23, 2018
Herb Knoll was known as a man who could get the job done. But when the former bank president and author lost his wife to cancer he found few resources. The more he learned about the plight of widowers the more he became motivated to write a support book. He is the author of The […]
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Danny Mayson Kinder: Fly High Billie
August 16, 2018
Danny Mayson-Kinder is a professional photographer living in Australia. She had everything until 2016 when his youngest daughter, Billie was killed in a horse accident. In tribute to Billy her mother compiled her poems, stories and artwork into an inspirational book called Hope, which guides Danny on a spiritual journey of love, empathy, inspiration, death, […]
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Debbie Rambis: School Shootings Trauma Response
August 2, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Debbie Rambis executive director of The Compassionate Friends regarding support of the Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas communities in response to the recent school shootings. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Debbie-Rambis-School-Shootings-Trauma-Response.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Christine Gallo: Baby Loss; The Littlest Guru
July 26, 2018
Christine Gallo is a social worker and the author of The Littlest Guru a labor of love 10 years in the making. Beginning as Christine’s diary when she lost her first-born daughter, Ashlyn. Christine later re-worked her diary into a fictional account of her heroine’s journey transforming her grief rather than just passing through. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Christine-Gallo-Baby-Loss-The-Littlest-Guru.mp3Podcast: […]
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Gabriel Rao: Guys Losing Brother’s
July 12, 2018
Gabriel Rao was called to a life of service after the unexpected death of his brother, Elijah while being deployed to Afghanistan. Gabriel has facilitated group retreats and wilderness expeditions focusing on grief, loss and legacy with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and is currently developing their programs for community engagement. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Gabriel-Rao-Guys-Losing-Brother’s.mp3Podcast: Play […]
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Karla Helbert: The Healing Power of Yoga
July 11, 2018
Karla Helbert is a licensed counselor, bereaved mother, yoga teacher and therapist. She is the award-winning author of Finding Your Own Way to Grieve and Yoga for Grief & Loss. Her life changed after her son died of a brain tumor in 2006. Karla specializes in working with traumatic grief. She is a facilitator and […]
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Basia Mosinski: Mind, Body, & Spiritual Alignment
July 5, 2018
Basia Mosinski is founder of OneLife.Coach and serves as chapter leader for the Newport Beach Compassionate Friends. In 1993, Basia’s stepson, Logan died in a head on train collision and in 2014, her adult son, Richard died of a pulmonary embolism on an airplane. As a Life Coach, Basia helps clients navigate the pain of […]
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Dr. Gary D Jaworski: Parent Loss: Effects Over The Life Span
June 28, 2018
Gary D. Jaworski, Ph.D. is President of Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation. As a child he lost his dad to a sudden heart attack. Before becoming a nonprofit executive, Gary was an academic sociologist, college professor and author. He received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and recognition in Who’s Who in the East and […]
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April Boyd: Love and Loss Project
June 21, 2018
April Boyd is a psychotherapist who is turning her daughter’s tragic life story into a love story by living as brightly as possible and helping others to do the same. Her Love & Loss Project currently supports women after the loss of a baby or pregnancy throughout 24 countries. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/April-Boyd-Love-and-Loss-Project.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]
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Mary Jane Cronin: Unexpected Change and How You Can Grow from Them
June 14, 2018
Lost a loved one and looking for hope? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley in an interview with Mary Jane Cronin author and licensed counselor in a discussion of the impacts and opportunity for growth after loss. Join the conversation by texting in your questions. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mary-Jane-Cronin-Unexpected-Change-and-How-You-Can-Grow-from-Them.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Brooks Douglas: Choices: Forgiveness and Strength
June 7, 2018
Brooks Douglass is a film producer and actor, lawyer, businessman and former state senator in Oklahoma. In 1990, Douglass was elected as the youngest State Senator to serve in Oklahoma at age 27. His signature legislation was a 1992 bill championing the rights of crime victims. In 1979 Brooks and his sister Leslie saw their […]
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Jane Harris: A Love That Never Dies
May 31, 2018
How do we grieve? Why do we grieve? And why are we afraid of those that do grieve? In order to answer these difficult questions after the death of their 22 year old son Josh in a road accident in Vietnam Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds went on a journey interviewing bereaved families in the […]
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Janine Salevsky: Sharing a Legacy of Love
May 24, 2018
In August of 2013 Janine Salevsky’s daughter Natalia died to multiple complications relating to Leukemia. Natalia was diagnosed at age 6 and died at age 10 leaving a legacy of love behind her. She made gifts, angels, artwork and her shared American Girl dolls bringing light and goodness to others. Her mother continues to share […]
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Nathalie Himmelrich: Peer support groups & FB Live
April 19, 2018
Nathalie Himmelrich is a psychotherapist located is Switzerland. She is a grief recovery specialist, bereaved parent of a twin and the author of various resources and books for grieving parents. Nathalie is the founder of the Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN), an online place of support and uplift for parents and others affected by the […]
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Deborah DeLisi: Grief: A Lifequake
April 12, 2018
Deborah DeLisi is a mother, artist and author whose life was plunged into shock and despair when her 29-year old daughter, Kate ended her life. Her book Lifequakes speaks to all of us of the intimate journey of grief and how to walk alongside fear and pain on the road to healing. She is the […]
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Linda Goldman: Supporting Children’s Grief, Loss, and Trauma
April 5, 2018
Linda Goldman, MS, LCPC, FT, is a grief therapist, grief educator, and author of several books, including Creating Inclusion and Well-being for Marginalized Students (2017), Coming Out: Coming In: Nurturing the Well Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society, Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children, 3rd Edition, Breaking the Silence: […]
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Ken Brack: Hope Floats Healing and Wellness
March 29, 2018
Ken Brack is a grieving dad and narrative nonfiction author moved by how people grow through catastrophic ordeals. His new book Especially For You tells the uplifting stories of people who find a new purpose following unspeakable loss, which is grounded in his family’s experience. A native of Natick, Ma., he blogs for Psychology Today […]
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Sue Hamby: Finding Purpose
March 22, 2018
After finding her only son murdered, Dr. Sue Hamby found herself, shattered and on a difficult and painful grief journey. Even though the murderer has never been found, Dr. Hamby has found a new purpose in life which has helped transform her mourning into joy and her scars into stars. Her story offers hope and […]
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Stephanie Champion: Grief at Work
March 8, 2018
Stephanie, a bereaved mom, has degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, presented at TCF 2017, she originally qualified in Law in England, worked for a multinational, before opening a daycare, and progressed into Work Consultancy Services. She is author of “Grief at Work” that will be available later this year. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Stephanie-Champion-Grief-at-Work.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
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Open to Hope TV
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Episode 147: Who Am I Now?
October 9, 2018
Loss of a sibling especially a twin is a devastating experience as there are many identity issues. On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Carolyn Shane who was separated from her twin brother at an early age and Tasha Hepburn whose twin sister died at age four about how they have […]
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Episode 146: Expressing Your Healing Power!
October 6, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore with Patti DiMiceli artist, inspirational speaker and author of Embrace the Angel and singer, songwriter Denise Ganulin how sharing their talents with others has helped them to find hope after the deaths of loved ones. The show closes with Denise performing What A Party.
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Episode 145: Babies Don’t Die. Why Mine?
October 5, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Alison Jacobson CEO/Executive Director of First Candle and Nicole Alston Founder and President of Ok2Grieve how they have dealt with the personal tragedy of infant loss, and gone on to find happiness and success. The show closes with bereaved parent and singer, songwriter Denise […]
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Episode 144: Dads and Sons Get Real With Their Grief
September 26, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore the unique aspects of men and grief with bereaved fathers Babe Muro and Arnie Wendroff along with their bereaved sons Keith Singer and Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki. The show closes with bereaved parent and singer, songwriter Denise Ganulin performing.
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Episode 143: Life Without My Daughter
September 26, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore with Michelle Muro, Varda Wendroff and Denise Ganulin how they found hope after the deaths of daughters. Grief expert Heather Stang shares tips on dealing with grief and loss. Denise, a singer songwriter, closes the show.
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Episode 142: Sibling Death: Will I Ever Be Enough?
September 25, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview bereaved siblings Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki, Keith Singer and Fred Donegan. Jason and Keith lost sister’s Lauren and Lori in separate automobile accidents and Fred lost a twin prior to birth. As adults they explore issues of they have coped and found hope. An Open to Hope […]
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Episode 141: Grief Shock; Your Body Is Your Buddy
September 24, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki, co-founder of Shine Yoga Center and Heather Stang podcast host and author of Mindfulness & Grief on the importance of paying attention to the physical as well as the mental aspects of Grief. A video is shown of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk […]
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Episode 140: Who Grieves Harder After Spouse Loss Men Or Women
August 7, 2018
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley explores with bereaved spouses, John Polo and Lisa Kolb, the challenges and issues related to the death of a spouse. Contemporary issues such as blogs and online dating are discussed. John is the author of the best selling book Widowed. Rants, Raves and Randoms. Lisa is a food writer […]
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Episode 139: Grief: Attending To The Physical and Spiritual Journey
August 1, 2018
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley explores with Brandi Hamlin LICSW, CYT, and Heidi Gessner MDiv, their unique approaches to grief and recovery. Brandi has an interest in yoga and treats the whole-person. Heidi is a Palliative Care Chaplain and bereavement specialist who believes in attending to the emotional pain and transformation that is the […]
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Episode 138: How to Build Awareness After Loss
July 30, 2018
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley explores with two bereaved mothers, Carol Henderson and Jamie Bright, how they have build awareness though writing and speaking. Carol is the author of Losing Malcolm:A Mother’s Journey Through Grief and Farther Along:The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers. Jamie speaks out against domestic violence sharing the story of […]
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Episode 136: Healing after School Shootings and Military Deaths
June 28, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Mitch Carmody and Katherine Castelo the needs of families and communities after a sudden death. Gloria, Heidi and Mitch share their experience of participation in a day of healing for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community and Katherine discusses her work with TAPS, […]
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Episode 135: Child Loss: Why and How Did They Die?
June 27, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Heidi Horsley interview Theresa Lervolino whose daughter, Jessica age 27 was killed in 2010 in an automobile crash. Theresa will discuss how serving as a chapter leader of The Compassionate Friends has again helped her to find hope. Annah Elizabeth is the author Digging For The Light, and […]
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Episode 134: Parent Death A Discounted Loss
June 27, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Open to Hope writers Lauren Muscarella author of Alice’s Law: Finding Deeper Meaning and Honoring Lost Loved Ones, and founder of Trauma to Art: Turning Grief Into Creativity, and Lisa Irish, Chaplain, spiritual director and author of Grieving – the Sacred Art: Hope in the […]
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Episode 132: Resilience After Loss
April 12, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley, interview bereaved parents, Glen Lord and Lynda Cheldelin Fell, founders of the International Grief Institute. Glen is past president of the national board of directors of The Compassionate Friends, co-founder of The Grief Toolbox, and executive producer of the Walking Through Grief® series. Lynda Cheldelin […]
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Episode 131: Redefining Ourselves After Loss
April 11, 2018
On this show, Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Christine Duminiak and Dr. Tanya Lord about redefining ourselves after multiple losses. Christine is an internationally recognized expert on afterlife contacts and signs, and a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. She has authored 5 books and co-hosts, Ask the Angels radio show. Tanya lost her […]
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Episode 130: Active Grieving: Writing Through Grief
April 10, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Herb Knoll and Annah Elizabeth about Active Grieving: Writing Through Grief. Herb Knoll author of The Widower’s Journey, lost his wife Michelle to cancer. He is the founder of the Widowers Support Network, an advocate, and speaker on spouse loss. Annah Elizabeth, lost her […]
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Episode 129: The Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation: Supporting Research and Hope
April 10, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley talk with Dr. Gary Jaworski, President of Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation and social worker, Jessica Elder, Bereavement Program Manager, about support, research and the needs of families who have lost a child to a brain tumor. Joining the group is bereaved parent, Sandy Perkins, who […]
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Episode 128: Coping with the High Profile Death of a Child
April 10, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley will interview Jamie Bright and Delain Johnson, about coping with the high profile death of a child, and how they coped. Danielle was murdered by her boyfriend. Delain is Vice President of Bereaved Parents USA, and a licensed counselor, specializing in grief and loss. Her […]
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Episode 127: Regaining Your Health After Loss
April 10, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore with Basia Mosinski and Glenda Powell how to regain your health after loss. Glenda is Co-Chapter Leader of the Newport Beach Compassionate Friends chapter, and serves in memory of her son Garrison. Basia is a health and wellness coach. She is Founder and Chapter […]
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Episode 126: The Healing Power of Peer to Peer Support
February 26, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore with Bob Burt and Debbie Rambis, both bereaved parents, the healing power of peer to peer support. Bob Burt has a Hall of Fame Football coaching career, has served on the Board of Directors for The Compassionate Friends, and speaks on Student Suicide Prevention. […]
Articles
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The Fear of Forgetting
March 11, 2018
This is the 11th year without my daughter Helen. I still miss her, still love her, and still remember her. But I’m worried. When I try to imagine Helen’s face in my mind, the image isn’t as clear as it used to be, and I don’t think of her as often. I have a fear […]
