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Kim Shute: Tips for the Holidays After a Loss

May 2, 2023

At the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Kim Shute talks about having a plan for the holidays after the loss of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kim-Shute-Tips-for-the-Holidays-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Kim Shute: Pocketgrief.com

May 2, 2023

At the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Kim Shute shares her pocket grief guide for hope and healing after a loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kim-Shute-Pocketgrief.com_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sadie Cinader: Peer Support for Bereaved Kids

April 20, 2023

Have you thought about giving your loss purpose? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Sadie Cinader and learn how Sadie at age 14 has turned her losses at age 10 into a mission to let other grieving children know they are not alone in their grief. Sadie has started a non-profit and makes and distributes supportive items she calls “Comfort Kits for Kids.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sadie-Cinader-Peer-Support-for-Bereaved-Kids.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Stacey Lynn Cripps: Tapping Into Your Gifts of the Spirit

April 13, 2023

  Isn’t it time that you opened your spiritual gifts? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Stacey Lynn Cripps Spiritual Medium, Mentor and Advisor, to explore the Gift of Spirit including Rock N’ Roll Heaven.  She is the author of the guided meditation album, “Guided Meditations to Awaken to Spirit”.

Association for Death Education and Counseling 44th Annual Conference on April 25-29, 2023

April 12, 2023

Joy Berger joins Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley on a podcast to share the details about the upcoming Association for Death Education and Counseling 44th Annual Conference on April 25-29, 2023. Joy Berger, DMA, FT, BCC, MT-BC serves the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) as their new Executive Director. Dr. Berger brings extensive national leadership and clinical care experience. She was awarded the National Heart of Hospice Psychosocial/Spiritual Care, and authored Music of the Soul – Composing Life Out of Loss. Sign up for the conference today: https://www.adec.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sibling-Loss-Panel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Jen Gilchrist: Activating your Healing Energy

March 30, 2023

Are you struggling with having clarity of your unique purpose and spiritual gifts? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her daughter Rebecca Horsley Bara and their guest Spiritual Mentor Jen Gilchrist for a lively discussion of how to cultivate you intuition and align with your power. She is the founder of Soul Success Unleashed. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jen-Gilchrist-Activating-your-Healing-Energy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Barry Koch: On-line Memorials

March 16, 2023

Are you stressed about doing an on-line memorial service? Join Dr. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Barry Koch for support in creating a beautiful, unique on-line memorial service.  Barry is the bereaved dad of  Harper Edward  and the co-founder of TGBeyond.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Barry-Koch-On-line-Memorials.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Allison Gilbert: “Listen, World!” Empowering Lessons in Grief From a Woman Writer Born 100 Years Ago

March 10, 2023

“Listen, World!” Empowering Lessons in Grief From a Woman Writer Born 100 Years Ago Beyond self-help books and memoir, biography is a vital yet overlooked reservoir of support and healing after loss. The opportunity to bear witness to how another person grappled with grief allows us to better understand our own pain and devise a path forward. Join Allison Gilbert, author Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive and co-author of Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman, as she uncovers the lessons in Robinson’s remarkable life and stirring writing. Listen, World! is the […]

Afterlife Panel with Elizabeth Boisson, Dr. Jeff O’Driscoll, Suzanne Giesemann, Jeff Olsen and Dr. Christopher Kerr

March 8, 2023

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss Conference, brought you you by the Open to Hope Foundation, helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Afterlife-Panel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download