Mother Loses Son to Addiction To all of my fellow parents of deceased children — mothers and fathers — I offer greetings. I too have suffered this unthinkable loss and […]
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Getting Over a Child-Loss There was a time when I believed that people should “get over” their grief by the 12th month following a loss. After all, isn’t that what […]
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Signs and Dreams from our Children Dreams and signs of our children. Do they really exist? Are dreams and signs a technique our deceased children use to contact us to […]
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Widow Fears Sharing Thoughts of Suicide Question from a Reader I know I’ve heard plenty of times that it is normal for ‘grievers’ to feel despondent and wish to be […]
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What is a Good Death? What constitutes a good death? Many among those who’ve approached death themselves, or assisted dying people, have contemplated this question and made suggestions on this […]
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Daughter Struggles with Dad’s Girlfriend Heather asks for advice: In November, it will be two years since my mother died after a prolonged illness. My father started dating a woman […]
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Every single day, I’m seeing news of another mass shooting. It’s not okay. And more than expressing our concern about gun laws, we need to have the conversations about grief. All […]
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Guest Column by Stephen J. Cozza, M.D Memorial Day is coming and our nation will pause to honor the service and sacrifice of our fallen military service members. Deaths in […]
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Zaneta Gileno works for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a non-profit that supports people who lost loved ones in the military. As the Director of Community-Based care, Gileno […]
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The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) was a buoy for Carole Hilton, who discovered the program just a few days after her husband died. He was an active member […]
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At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Anne Baker about healing and helping through hospice. Anne’s losses started early, when she was just 7 […]
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At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Sue Gammill about her work with families of patients being a liaison between physicians and families. Sue […]
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At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Brianne Overton about using the healing arts to help people cope with grief. In the video below, Brianne […]
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At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Brittany Trauthwein about continuing bonds after loss. Brittany is a doctorate student at the Chicago Professional School […]
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Anticipatory grief isn’t new to me. I’ve studied it for years, written articles about it, and co-authored a book about it. That’s why I was surprised when I burst into […]
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At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Isabel Stenzel Byrnes about living with an illness and learning how to find hope and find a […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Pat Thomas talks about finding supporting people in your grief journey. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pat-Thomas_-Find-Help-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jacob Brinneman, at the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jacob-Brinneman-Legacy-Mentors-for-Youth-who-Have-Lost-a-Loved-One.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ashley Leal, at the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ashley-Leal-Centering-In-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jill Johnson-Young, at the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jill-Johnson-Young-Grief-That-Comes-with-Dementia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Amanda Shares her thoughts about a cancer diagnosis. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Amanda-Hunter-3-Things-to-Do-when-Diagnosed-with-a-Terminal-Illness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you disturbed by recurrent memories of loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Deborah Korn for a discussion of healing trauma. Dr. Korn is the coauthor […]
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Do you feel like you might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of a death? Join Dr’s. Gloria Horsley and Heidi Horsley and their guest Daniel Abella for […]
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Are you wondering how spiritual practices can empower you? Join Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley, psychologist and bereaved parent, Dave Roberts and Reverend Patty Eurino to learn how meeting […]
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Are you wondering how you can get through your loss? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Brian D. Smith, bereaved dad and the author of Grief […]
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Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors following the death of her husband in an Army plane crash. Out of that loss, she founded the Tragedy Assistance Program […]
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Geoff Johns is an award-winning screenwriter and producer and one of the most successful comic book writers of his time. After graduating Michigan State University, Geoff moved to Los Angeles […]
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Which would be more anxiety producing; having a son driving a Humvee for the Army in Afghanistan or testing positive for the coronavirus? You won’t want to miss hearing bereaved […]
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Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) in 1994, at a time when there was no national support network for the families of America’s fallen heroes. Through […]
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Rachel Kodanaz is a heart-minded professional helping her audiences to Embrace Life’s Challenges. Rachel has been speaking passionately to audiences of all sizes for over 20 years. Her published books […]
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Jill Stephenson speaks nationwide advocating for veterans, organ donation and Gold Star families. Through her adversities she has found hidden blessings and made it her mission to instill positivity and […]
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Joanne Steen is a counselor, military widow and the founder of Grief Solutions training company focused on grief, loss and resilience. She is the author of two books on grief […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Karissa Kelley talks about suicide and military loss and hope through the TAPS organization. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TAPS-Helped-After-Loss-by-Suicide-with-Karissa-Kelley.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Karissa Kelley talks about suicide and military loss and hope through the TAPS organization. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Military-Suicide-Loss-and-Finding-Hope-with-Karissa-Kelley.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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Daniel Kenner is an actor, playwright and co-author of the newly published, Room for Grace. Through anecdotes and hard-earned lessons, a family tackles challenge after challenge and reframes daily struggles […]
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Lita Lopez is an Actor, Writer, and Producer. She grew up in Odessa, Texas in a family of 9 children. In 2008 her brother, Noel, was murdered. In honor of […]
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Seventeen-year-old Sohaib Qureshi, is a writer of poetry, a dual enrollment (high school / college pre-med) student, and a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting. In […]
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Elizabeth Coplan, playwright, author, & grief speaker, uses theater to start difficult conversations. Her play, Grief Dialogues, invites audiences to reconsider the rhetoric and stigma around death and to share […]
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Kel McBride, MLS, CEOLS, also known as the Lively Death Lady is a death and dying educator. She supports people in making informed decisions about their death that are in […]
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Christopher Shank is a surviving sibling of Cpl. Jeremy Shank, who lost his life in Iraq in September 2006. Christopher is a filmmaker and is currently working for Tragedy Assistance […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Kelly Griffith is the TAPS Magazine Editor and Manager of Internal Communications and the surviving sister of Marine Corps Maj. Samuel Griffith. Kelly’s background in journalism and the profound impact […]
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Ida Gonzalez, Mommy, Mom, Mama Gonzo, President of Butterfly Circle of Friends, her son Michael was KIA in Baghdad, Iraq on August 28, 2008. BCOF is non-profit created in memory […]
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On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore how film gives voice to grief and recovery. Guests include bereaved siblings Kathy and Arnie Sparnins, Executive Producers of Voices […]
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On This show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Sallie Lynch Development Consultant for Tuesday’s Children, which works with 9/11 families, military families and communities impacted by traumatic loss, […]
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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 […]
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