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Stella Regan: Finding Hope in Friendship

August 21, 2023

Stella Regan 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/Stella-Regan-Finding-Hope-in-Friendship.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

Jordon Ferber: Humor and Grief

August 18, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Jordon Ferber talks about humor in the midst of grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Jordon-Ferber-Humor-and-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Feeling the Loss of her Brothers

August 11, 2023

Feeling the Loss of her Brothers On February 18, my brother George was having a procedure done. A stent was being put in his heart. I could feel my anxiety stirring. Just two years earlier, we said goodbye to our brother Gus. Pancreatic cancer came and robbed him of his health. It was painful. I remember when he leaned forward one day and told us, “I’m so glad I won’t have to go through this with one of you guys.” With George in the hospital, I became nervous. I didn’t think I could go through something like that again. I […]

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

Rebecca Kenzakowski: Not How They Died; How They Lived

August 8, 2023

At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Rebecca Kenzakowski talks about the loss of her brother by suicide. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Rebecca-Kenzakowski-Not-How-They-Died-How-They-Lived.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download