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Nathan Peterson: The Value of Rest in Grief

August 21, 2023

Nathan Peterson at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends annual conference. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Nathan-Peterson-The-Value-of-Rest-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Kelly Sibley: Permission to Feel is Permission to Heal

August 20, 2023

Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about practicing mindfulness and gratitude. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Kelly-Sibley-Permission-to-Feel-is-Permission-to-Heal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Kelly Sibley: Healing From the Inside Out

August 20, 2023

Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about giving yourself permission to feel difficult emotions https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Kelly-Sibley-Healing-From-the-Inside-Out.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Harriet Hodgson: Patience in Grief

August 19, 2023

Harriet Hodgson, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks grief and how she has moved through it. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Harriet-Hodgson-Patience-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Kim Shute: Coping with Partner Loss

August 17, 2023

How does one go on after the death of a spouse? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Kim Shute who after the sudden death of her husband at age 48, created Pocket Grief two pocket sized books about her loss and the desire to offer hope to the bereaved. She is an Open to Hope Writer. 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 Open to Love, The Secrets of Senior Dating; Dr. Gloria and […]

Dr. Bob Baugher: How Do I Forgive Myself?

August 11, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt and can I begin to forgive myself.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Dr-Bob-Baugher-How-Do-I-Forgive-Myself-.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Dr. Bob Baugher: Guilt and Anger After a Loss

August 10, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt, anger and can I begin to forgive myself. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Dr-Bob-Baugher-Guilt-and-Anger-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Glen Lord: Shame, Guilt and Stigma Due to Death by Substance Use

August 7, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the complications of a death of a loved one due to substance use. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Glen-Lord-Shame-Guilt-and-Stigma-Due-to-Death-by-Substance-Use.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Glen Lord: SADOD

August 7, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the organization, Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Glen-Lord-SADOD.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download