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Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA, LCSW Regulating Your Body After Loss
May 9, 2024
Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Meghan Riordan Javis, LCSW psychotherapist and grief informed expert for ideas on regulating and recognizing normal grief responses. She is a podcaster and author of “The End of The Hour” and “Can Anyone Tell Me Why: Essential Questions About Grief and Loss” published with Sounds True Media. She also conducts a grief writing workshop “grief mates”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Meghan-Riordan-Jarvis-MA-LCSW-Regulating-Yourself-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Widow Loses Confidence after Her Loss
April 29, 2024
Confidence Lost Of the many things I could not have known about grief following the death of my husband, Matt, was how worthless and inept I would feel. It made no sense. I had been through the excruciating experience of losing him. Why did I lose my own self-confidence? I was no longer able to function professionally for a long time, a huge blow for me, a management consultant. Thus, I found myself also grieving the loss of my professional credibility. It didn’t help that I couldn’t drive at first—I was literally afraid to get behind the wheel at first […]
Dawn Nargi: Life After the Death of a Partner
April 25, 2024
Are you interested in joining a peer support community? If so, join Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley and their guest Dawn Nargi, the co-founder of the W Connection. Dawn, who became a widow and a new mother after the passing of her husband in 2009, will provide valuable tips and tools for rebuilding your life after the loss of a partner. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Dawn-Nargi-Life-After-the-Death-of-a-Partner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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A Letter to Suicide Survivors
April 25, 2024
Dear Suicide Survivors: You are not alone. I know it feels that way, but I can assure you that there is help. I know you feel that no one can relate to what you’re going through, that your world is hopeless, and that your life will never be worth living. Sadly, I felt the exact same way. I’m not going to tell you that things will be okay. I’m not going to pretend what happened didn’t. And I’m not going to let you feel shame over this circumstance. But I am going to help you find hope in the midst […]
Claudia Coenen Unique Approaches for Dealing with Grief
April 18, 2024
Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley, along with their guest Claudia Coenen, certified grief counselor and twice bereaved spouse. Claudia will provide valuable tools and tips to help you navigate through your grief. Claudia’s background in music, dance, and choreography deeply influences her work, creating a unique approach to healing. She is the creator of Karuna Cards and has recently authored “Seasons of Grief: Creative Interventions to Support Bereaved People.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Claudia-Coenen-Unique-Approaches-for-Dealing-with-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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The Death of the Love of Your Life
April 15, 2024
A Grief Perspective A grief perspective is personal. It is an individual’s way of thinking about and understanding their own grief. As grief is unique to every person and every relationship, our perspectives will differ from each other. But sharing our differing perspectives may offer us new ways to contemplate our grief. Prior to retiring, I was a clinical psychologist who worked in hospital settings with individuals who had experienced trauma, been diagnosed with a life-threatening or chronic illness, were dying, or were grieving the death of a loved one. I had read and written a lot about grief. After […]
After Husband’s Death, Dreams Must be Reinvented
April 14, 2024
Dreams Die with Your Spouse One of the hardest struggles I’ve found about widowhood is that the life you had before pretty much dies with your spouse. Well, at least mine did. The hopes, dreams and plans that we made as a couple were buried with my husband. Every morsel of my being was changed because he is no longer here for me to love or be loved by him. At first, his vacancy left the obvious holes; no more him, no more seeing, smelling, holding, or sharing with him. As time passed, more holes appeared: no one to help […]
Linda & Charlie Bloom Navigating a New Relationship After a Loss
April 11, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers engage in a conversation with relationship experts Charlie and Linda Bloom. The duo is renowned for co-authoring several books, such as “101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships” and “An End to Arguing.” Their expertise stems from both professional and personal experiences, having maintained a committed relationship for an impressive 54 years. Order Open to Love, The Secrets of Senior Dating on Amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Love-Secrets-Senior-Dating; all proceeds benefit The Open to Hope Foundation with a mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Linda-Charlie-Bloom-Navigating-a-New-Relationship-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jenny Lisk: Families Grieving
March 28, 2024
A Conversation with Jenny Lisk Experiencing isolation in your grief journey? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley, along with guest Jenny Lisk, a bereaved mom, podcaster, and founder of the Widowed Parents Institute. Gain insights and practical tools for supporting children after the death of a parent. Jenny, an Open to Hope writer and the author of “Widowed Parents Unite,” shares valuable tips on navigating this challenging aspect of loss. After the loss of Dr. Gloria Horsley’s husband, getting back in the game was hard, but she realized finding love in your golden years doesn’t have to be complicated. In […]
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