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Reconnecting with Mom Through Plant Medicine
September 18, 2023
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 a motherless son. Though I maintained a façade of functionality, pouring my energy into my career and globetrotting adventures, my heart limped along, unable to foster any lasting or meaningful relationships. I had constructed an emotional barricade around myself, but it exacted a heavy toll in the form of escalating anxiety and a relentless yearning for reconciliation. If only my mom and I could have figured out a different way […]
Renate Herberger: Ayuda con el suicidio y ayuda a las personas que están luchando
September 12, 2023
Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others.
Renate Herberger: Hilfe bei Suizid und Hilfe für Menschen in Schwierigkeiten
September 12, 2023
Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others.
Renate Herberger: Help with Suicide and Helping People who are Struggling
September 12, 2023
Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Renate-Herberger-Help-with-Suicide-and-Helping-People-who-are-Struggling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Anna Bradfield: Finding Hope from Hopelessness
September 12, 2023
Anna Bradfield at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about finding hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Anna-Bradfield-Finding-Hope-from-Hopelessness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Sherry Walling: Grief and The Mind Body Connection
September 7, 2023
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 losing her dad to Cancer and her brother to Suicide began exploring the mind body connection by preforming as a circus aerialist. She is the author of Touching Two Worlds: A Guide for Finding Hope in the Landscape of Loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Sherry-Walling-Grief-and-The-Mind-Body-Connection.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Steve Parker: Moving Through Your Grief, Mind, Body and Soul
September 1, 2023
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/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Steve-Parker-Moving-Through-Your-Grief-Mind-Body-and-Soul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Mangda Sengvanhpheng: Getting in Touch with Mother Loss
August 31, 2023
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 losing her dad to Cancer and her brother to Suicide began exploring the mind body connection by preforming as a circus aerialist. She is the author of Touching Two Worlds: A Guide for Finding Hope in the Landscape of Loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Mangda-Sengvanhpheng-Getting-in-Touch-with-Mother-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Rachael Kodanaz: Managing Possessions After a Loss
August 24, 2023
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 on dealing with items in a thoughtful and caring manner. Her books include Finding Peace: One Piece at a Time: What to do with your loved one possessions; Living with Loss One Day at a Time and Grief in the Workplace. She is also an Open to Hope writer. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Rachael-Kodanaz-Managing-Possessions-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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