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Caro Brookings: Rewiring the Traumatic Loss Brain
October 19, 2023
Looking for Inner peace after a traumatic loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Caro Brookings who after her mother’s tragic suicide finally was able to heal by using brain-based methods to rewire her mindset. She has since become a life coach dedicated to assisting others who have suffered traumatic loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Caro-Brookings-Rewiring-the-Traumatic-Loss-Brain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Memory Boxes Help Daughter Let Go
October 16, 2023
On Labor Day, I spent the afternoon going through memory boxes in my father’s basement. Six white cardboard containers with my name written in Sharpie. As I opened each one, the locks to hidden boxes in my head unhinged as well. I was surprised at the hollow pull when I found remnants of my mother’s delicate cursive on the backs of watercolor pastels and frayed grammar books where she’d written my name and the date. The permanence and the impermanence of ink on paper. Her presence in the midst of her absence. Her whisper in the sweep of an “S” […]
Andy Ho: Techniques for Dealing with Grief
October 5, 2023
Looking for new and innovative techniques to deal with grief? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest multi-award-winning psychologist Dr. Andy Ho for a discussion of mindful compassion and resilience building. Dr. Ho is the Past President of the Association for Death Education (ADEC) and professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Andy-Ho-Techniques-for-Dealing-with-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Brian Janes and Dr Gloria Horsley: Volunteering After a Loss
September 25, 2023
Brian Janes and Dr Gloria Horsley at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Brian-Janes-and-Dr-Gloria-Horsley-Volunteering-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joanne Fink: Supporting Those Who Are Bereaved
September 24, 2023
Joanne Fink at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Joanne-Fink-Supporting-Those-Who-Are-Bereaved.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joanne Fink: Finding People Who Speak Your Loss Language
September 24, 2023
Joanne Fink at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Joanne-Fink-Finding-People-Who-Speak-Your-Loss-Language.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Katy Leach: Things You Don’t Want To Hear at a Funeral
September 24, 2023
Katy Leach at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Katy-Leach-Things-You-Dont-Want-To-Hear-at-a-Funeral.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ghislaine Thomsen: Finding a New Purpose to Life
September 22, 2023
Ghislaine Thomsen at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Ghislaine-Thomsen-Finding-a-New-Purpose-to-Life.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Lori Sackler: Death, Families and Money
September 20, 2023
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 room that is often ignored: Money. She is the author of THE M WORD: The Money Talk Every Family Needs to Have about Wealth and Their Financial Future. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Lori-Sackler-Death-Families-and-Money.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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