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Saying Goodbye to His Body
April 14, 2023
LOSING MY FIANCE When my fiancé died suddenly in 1998, I had the heart-wrenching task of identifying him at the funeral home. Wildly, madly I wanted it not to be true and to see someone else on that gurney. But no, I didn’t even have to enter the room. I could stand in the doorway and look across and see the familiar face I loved, shattering my last hope that some sort of terrible mistake had occurred. Everything moves so fast in those first, frantic moments after a death. Consumed with grief, I leaned heavily on a friend who gently […]
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”.
Dina Gachman: Mastering Grief Through Writing
April 6, 2023
Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Dina Gachman Pulitzer Center Grantee and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Vox, and Texas Monthly. Hear how writing has helped Dina to live with grief after losing her mother to cancer and her sister to alcoholism. Her most recent book So sorry for your loss gives a fresh take on grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dina-Gachman-Mastering-Grief-Through-Writing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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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
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Partner Loss Panel
March 26, 2023
Michele Neff Hernandez, Abel Keogh, Jill Johnson, and Karla Wheeler join The Open to Hope International Day of Healing After Loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Partner-Loss-Panel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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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
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Paul David Madsen: Grief Support for Men
March 9, 2023
Men, isn’t it time you got grief support? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Paul Madsen, a man’s man. Paul shares how he found hope after losing his wife and daughter just 9 months apart. He is the author of Men Grieve, Too — Tools to Help Men Rebuild After the Death of a Loved One.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Paul-David-Madsen-Grief-Support-for-Men.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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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
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Lo Anne Mayer: Spirituality and Grief
March 8, 2023
Lo Anne has studied various forms of healing for thirty years. Raising her six children was catalytic for studying nutrition, charismatic healing, therapeutic touch, the mind-body connection, and various forms of meditation. She is a student of a “Course in Miracles” and Edgar Cayce as well as a reiki master. As a certified teacher of Louise Hay’s “Healing Your Life” course, she taught the course for twelve years, which led to private consultations. Inspired by her training with Alma Daniel to teach “Angel Meditation”, Lo Anne produced and hosted a television show entitled “Angels at Work,” which emphasized the good […]
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