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Dr. Gloria Horsley and Alan Petersen: Don’t Let Loss Cripple Your Spirit
October 15, 2015
Dr. Gloria Horsley president of the Open to Hope Foundation and Alan Petersen executive director of The Compassionate Friends discuss their grief journey and how they and others have coped. Alan sings “A Little Farther Down the Road”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Alan-Pederson_03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Episode 52: Pregnancy Loss and Still Birth
October 5, 2015
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley talk with Chris Blake the chief operating officer of “First Candle”. They discuss the work of the foundation in saving babies’ lives, spearheading research, educating new moms and dads, and bringing hope to grieving families. Brooke Smith of Knot My Baby also appears on the show and talks about the death of her full-term baby in utero and how “First Candle” provided her with compassionate support. Dr. Christiane Manzella, clinical director of Seleni, a New York based center, is also a guest and discusses Seleni’s help in providing women with […]
Episode 51: Families For Safe Streets
October 4, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with bereaved parent advocates, Amy Cohen, mother of Sammy, and a Founding Member of Families For Safe Streets, and Dana Lerner, mother of Cooper, psychotherapist and a member of Families for Safe Streets. They discuss the need to enforce laws and change driving habits and patterns in New York City and other cities around the country. Sammy, age 13, was killed when he was hit by a van, and Cooper, age 9, was killed by a taxicab in New York City.
Episode 50: Family Dynamics When Dealing With Loss
October 4, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview the Ferber family: Dorothy, the mom, David, the dad, and their son, Jordon who talk openly about the death of their son and brother, Russell, and how his death impacted their lives. They also talk about how they have honored his name through The Compassionate Friends and forming the Russell Ferber Foundation. Jordon Ferber facilitates a sibling loss group and also hosts the podcast “Where’s The Grief”.
Joanne Cacciatore Ph.D.: Traumatic Loss
October 1, 2015
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is currently a professor at Arizona State University. Her area of expertise is traumatic death, specifically child death, and she is an acclaimed public speaker on this topic. Her life changed profoundly in 1994 when her daughter, Cheyenne, died. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_JoanneCacciatore.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Drug and Alcohol Deaths
September 20, 2015
In this episode, the authors of Devastating Losses, William and Beverly Feigelman, join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley. The couple lost their 32-year-old son to suicide related to substance abuse. He was living in New York with his fiancé when he hanged himself. Although Jesse had a long history of substance abuse—and Beverly, who was a specialized therapist treating substance abuse patients—they never saw the death coming. Suicide and drug/alcohol losses are often stigmatized and disenfranchised. For the Feigelmans, they experienced disenfranchised loss doubly, since Jesse’s death was caused by both substance abuse and suicide. Vanessa McGannon also joins the […]
Warning Signs
September 19, 2015
I run my fingers across raised lettering printed on the business card as I whisper the case number written on the back. This number will trace me to Ben’s body at the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office. This card is the only tangible evidence I have that our nightmare is real. Memories of last night come back to me in bits and pieces, but I don’t recall getting the card. The social worker must have left it on the table near our front door. It’s hard to remember anything after hearing, “I’m sorry; your son has died.” But I remember […]
A Double Loss: Death of a Daughter and Stepson: Cathy Seehuetter
September 17, 2015
Cathy Seehuetter is a Certified Grief Service Provider and the bereaved parent of Nina and stepson Chris . Cathy serves as the Minnesota Regional Coordinator for The Compassionate Friends and is a chapter Leader for The St. Paul Chapter. She is a frequent presenter at TCF’s national conferences and is a past national board member. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_CathySeehutter.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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William Feigelman Ph.D. and Beverly Feigelman LCSW: Drug and Alcohol Deaths
September 15, 2015
The authors of Devastating Losses, William and Beverly Feigelman join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley to discuss drug and alcohol related deaths. They lost their son to substance abuse and have committed their lives and careers to helping others prevent such losses or heal from them. The Feigelmans took a narrative and wove it into an immense amount of research. Beverly is a social worker, William is a professor at a private college, and they share their story of how their son took his own life after struggling with substance abuse. Healing losses with service is one of the best […]
