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Jordon Ferber: Laughter and Grief
August 17, 2024
Jordon Ferber shares his journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Jordon-Ferber-Laughter-and-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Christal Pennic: 3 Ways to Grieve in Peace
August 17, 2024
Christal Pennic shares her journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Christal-Pennic-3-Ways-to-Grieve-in-Peace.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jason Wendroff Rawnicki: Moving Your Body to Music
August 16, 2024
Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki shares his journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Jason-Wendroff-Rawnicki-Moving-Your-Body-to-Music.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki: Move Your Body
August 16, 2024
Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki shares his journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Jason-Wendroff-Rawnicki-Move-Your-Body.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Holly Vingson Ruiz: Supporting Others in Grief
August 14, 2024
Holly Vingson-Ruiz shares her journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Holly-Vingson-Ruiz-Supporting-Others-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Holly Vingson Ruiz: Things Not to Say to a Grieving Person
August 14, 2024
Holly Vingson-Ruiz shares her journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Holly-Vingson-Ruiz-Things-Not-to-Say-to-a-Grieving-Person.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Steve Roberts: The 5 F’s of Grief Journey
August 14, 2024
Steve Roberts shares his journey at the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Steve-Roberts-The-5-Fs-of-Grief-Journey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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After Husband’s Death, my Year of ‘Solitary Firsts’
July 31, 2024
My Year of ‘Solitary Firsts’ As I write this article, 2-1/2 years after my husband Marty’s death, I am overwhelmed with surprise that so much time has passed. Memories of that first year are wrapped in a surreal haze and when vivid images do surface, the fog lifts and reveals my year of solitary firsts. February 11, 2009, marked the death of my husband, my mate of 42 years. A quote on the back of the Joyce Carol Oates book, A Widow’s Story, says “of the widow’s countless death-duties there is really just one that matters: on the first anniversary […]
No ‘Shoulds’ in Grieving a Spouse’s Death
July 31, 2024
No ‘Shoulds’ in Grieving a Spouse’s Death On my commute to work this morning (by which I mean my walk down to my basement office), I started wondering about something that seems to be a common theme with all of us widows: The ability to overcome what other people think of us. When our spouses die, the surrounding public seems to think it’s their right–no, their duty… to tell us how things should be done. They watch as we bumble our way into a somewhat normal existence after our lives have been completely turned upside down. The people we know […]
