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Episode 193: How the Death of a Parent Impacts Your Life

December 29, 2022

Has the death of a parent impacted your life? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests Barri Leiner Grant who lost her mother to a brain tumor and Denna Babul, whose father was murdered, to discuss how these losses have defined and inspired them. Barri is the creator of The Memory Circle and Denna is the author of The Fatherless Daughters Movement: Understanding our losses reclaiming our lives.

Susan Lax: The Healing Aspects of Grief

December 15, 2022

Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Spiritual Counselor Susan Lax who was raised in a kibbutz in Israel.  Susan discusses the deaths of her parents and her passion for lessons of the heart, healing, and spiritual growth.  She is the author of A HEART’S LANDSCAPE: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Susan-Lax_-The-Healing-Aspects-of-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Losing a Loved One Makes You Grow Up

December 3, 2022

Losing a Loved One  The death of a loved one may leave us struggling, not always because someone has passed, but because of the problems they leave behind. When it comes to losing a loved one, it puts us into the limelight on our own mortality, particularly when it comes to the death of a parent. Where once we had a safety net, it is easy to begin to feel vulnerable. Also, we can be left with countless unresolved issues, which can leave us with many emotions, especially anger. Losing a loved one brings with it many feelings. Sometimes we […]

Addison Brasil: Honoring Your Grief

November 17, 2022

Are you looking to fix your grief? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Addison Brasil for a look at how Addison has honored rather than fix his grief.  Addison lost his brother to cancer, found his father after suicide, and survived a fatal accident that killed a dear friend and left him relearning to walk. Author of First Year of Grief Club. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Addison-Brasil_-Honoring-Your-Grief-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Maria Soter: Young Children Dealing with Grief and Loss

November 10, 2022

Do you have a grieving child Under Age 5? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Maria Soter expert in Social Services talk about helping young siblings. Maria is the founder of The Sammy Center named for her deceased son Sammy. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Maria-Soter_-Young-Children-Dealing-with-Grief-and-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Pregnant After Your Mother Has Died

November 3, 2022

Pregnant with First Child You are becoming a mom. After months of trying, suddenly there is news. You are pregnant. After your husband, who is the first person you want to tell? Your mother. But what if she has died? Such was the case when my adult daughter Charlotte became pregnant with her first child. She wanted to share the new journey with her mother. But her mother — my wife — had died 17 years before. Charlotte had already experienced so much pain from her mom’s early death: the “Sweet 16” celebration without Mom, high school graduation, college graduation, […]

Fara Gibson: Tools for Healing in Your Journey

October 25, 2022

At the Helping Parents Heal in Phoenix, AZ 2022; Psychic Medium, Fara Gibson, shares tools for your healing journey. It is only human to ask questions when a loved one passes to Heaven. As a Psychic Medium, it is her life’s mission to answer these questions with validations, evidential information, and beautiful messages from your loved ones in Heaven. https://faragibson.com https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Fara-Gibson_-Tools-for-Healing-in-Your-Journey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

William Peters: At Heavens Door Shared Death Experiences

October 23, 2022

At the Helping Parents Heal in Phoenix, AZ 2022; William Peters, shares his shared death experiences and the peace that these experiences bring loved ones. Thank you for sharing the journey from bereaved to shining light parent. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/William-Peters_-At-Heavens-Door-Shared-Death-Experiences.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Noelle LaLiberty: Helping Grieving Friends Find Hope After Loss

October 23, 2022

At the Helping Parents Heal in Phoenix, AZ 2022; Noelle LaLiberty, shares how she helps others find hope after loss. Thank you for sharing the journey from bereaved to shining light parent. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Noelle-LaLiberty_-Helping-Grieving-Friends-Find-Hope-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download