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Finding that your family members are having financial issues after a death. Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Lori R. Sackler to discuss the elephant in the […]
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Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others.
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Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Renate-Herberger_-Help-with-Suicide-and-Helping-People-who-are-Struggling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Anna Bradfield at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about finding hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Anna-Bradfield_-Finding-Hope-from-Hopelessness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Have you considered that your grief may be an opportunity for change? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Sherry Walling. Sherry is a practicing Psychologist who after […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Steve Parker talks about finding what makes you whole in the grief conference. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Steve-Parker_-Moving-Through-Your-Grief-Mind-Body-and-Soul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Have you considered that your grief may be an opportunity for change? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Sherry Walling. Sherry is a practicing Psychologist who after […]
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Are you wondering how to deal with your deceased loved one’s things? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Rachael Kodanaz, author and bereaved widow for a discussion […]
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Nathan Peterson at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends annual conference. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Nathan-Peterson_-The-Value-of-Rest-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about practicing mindfulness and gratitude. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kelly-Sibley_-Permission-to-Feel-is-Permission-to-Heal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about giving yourself permission to feel difficult emotions https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kelly-Sibley_-Healing-From-the-Inside-Out.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Harriet Hodgson, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks grief and how she has moved through it. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Harriet-Hodgson_-Patience-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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How does one go on after the death of a spouse? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Kim Shute who after the sudden death of her husband […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt and can I begin to forgive myself. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr-Bob-Baugher-How-Do-I-Forgive-Myself-.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt, anger and can I begin to forgive myself. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr.-Bob-Baugher-Guilt-and-Anger-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the complications of a death of a loved one due to substance use. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Glen-Lord_-Shame-Guilt-and-Stigma-Due-to-Death-by-Substance-Use.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the organization, Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Glen-Lord_-SADOD.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you reeling from the death of a parent and in need of encouragement and direction? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Karla Noland. Karla is founder […]
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Are you or someone you know looking for support for a loss due to substance use? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and Rebecca Horsley Bara and their guest Laura Vargas to […]
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Barri Leiner Grant is a modern day multi-hyphenate. She’s an author and editor, certified yogi and meditation teacher and the Chief Grief Officer and founder of The Memory Circle-a space born […]
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Neil Chethik, Executive Editor for the Open to Hope Foundation, 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/2023/06/Neil-Chethik-Women-Supporting-a-Man-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]
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Neil Chethik, 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/2023/06/Neil-Chethik-What-Kind-of-Griever-Are-You-.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Heidi Horsley & Dr. Gloria Horsley, 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/2023/06/Dr.-Heidi-Horsley-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley-Tips-for-Finding-Hope-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Sharon Siler, 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/2023/06/Sharon-Siler-Where-is-God-when-Im-Grieving.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you wondering how you can connect with a deceased loved one? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and twice bereaved parent and medium Lisa Wilcoxson for a discussion of […]
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Dr. Donna Schuurman, 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/Dr.-Donna-Schuurman-Listening-to-Grieving-People.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Greg Adams, 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/Greg-Adams-Helping-Grieving-Children-Heal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Beth Bauer, 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/Beth-Bauer-The-Uniqueness-of-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Thomas Attig, 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/Thomas-Attig-Catching-Your-Breath-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Heather Stang, 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/Heather-Stang-Journaling-Through-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Gina Belton, 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/Gina-Belton-End-of-Life-Care.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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Dr. Beth Hewett, 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/Dr.-Beth-Hewett-Journeying-with-the-Bereaved.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Jill Harrington and Alex LaMorie, mother/son team, 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/Dr.-Jill-Harrington-and-Alex-LaMorie-Autism-and-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Elaine Ostrum, 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/Elaine-Ostrum-Sharing-Your-Story-of-Grief-with-Others.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Looking for grief support and information? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Brennan Wood Executive Director of Dougy Center: The National Grief Center for Children & Families […]
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Brianne Overton, 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/Brianne-Overton-Helping-Kids-Cope-with-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Brianne Overton, 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/Brianne-Overton-Summer-Camp-for-Grieving-Kids.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Sarah Vollmann, 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/Sarah-Vollmann-Healing-Through-Art-Therapy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Amy Turner, 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/Amy-Turner-Going-Through-Your-Grief-and-Loss-Journey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Brent Birkhoff, 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/Brent-Birkhoff-Grief-Support.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Tamara Statz, 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/Tamara-Statz-You-Are-Loved.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Lisa Shulman talk about how the brain is effected by emotional trauma and loss https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lisa-Shulman-Before-and-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play […]
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Losing Mom as a Teen I was only 18 when my mother succumbed to pancreatic cancer. However, in the following two decades, I persistently avoided the profound pain of being […]
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I’m sixteen, tired from my shift at the snack shop with Dad. All I want to do is go to bed. I’m not even going to church tomorrow, I decide. […]
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Father’s Death Triggers Grief My beloved father Benjamin Lipson passed away in 2011, one week before the premiere of Celebration of Sisters, an annual fundraiser to honor my beloved sisters […]
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Guiding a Child Through Parent-Loss Losing a parent is a profound and challenging experience, especially for children. The loss of her beloved father forever changed my daughter’s world when she […]
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Embracing Mother’s Day without Mom Losing my mother is one of the hardest things I have gone through. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. That day, I […]
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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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