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Lauren Schneider: Grief Support
October 30, 2025
Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley interview Lauren Schneider, a leading expert in Child & Adolescent Grief who has directed the Children’s Programs at OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center for 23 years. Lauren co-produced the Emmy-winning HBO documentary “One Last Hug…and a few smooches” and its upcoming sequel. She also has a private practice in Los Angeles focused on grief and loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Lauren-Schneider_-Grief-Support-6Lw5WkuCMco.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Mary-Frances O’Connor Healing Through Grief
October 9, 2025
Are you feeling overcome by grief? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and their guest Dr. Mary-Francis O’Connor to learn about the physical nature of grief and ways that you can understand your body and learn ways to manage your responses. Dr. O’Connor is the author of The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body: How the stress of loss can be an opportunity for healing. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mary-Frances-OConnor_-Healing-Through-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Episode 252: Transforming Loss Through Purpose and Meaning
October 5, 2025
How do we transform our loss through purpose and meaning? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her co-host and daughter Dr. Heidi Horsley with their guests Dana Lerner, Georgia Lavey, and Casey Mulligan Walsh to discuss finding purpose and meaning after a loss. Dana Lerner is a psychotherapist in NYC, and the founder of Cooper Stocks Way, and co-founder of Families for Safe Streets. Georgia Lavey is a licensed clinical social worker, and the Clinical Program Director at Our House Grief Support Center in New York City, where she oversees the design and implementation of grief support programs. Casey Mulligan Walsh […]
Episode 251: Grief Support for Pre-Adolescents and Teens
October 4, 2025
Loss is difficult at any age, but especially when you are a pre-adolescent or teenager. Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her co-host and daughter Dr. Heidi Horsley along with their guests Georgia Lavey, Casey Mulligan Walsh, and Dana Lerner, as they discuss how to support pre-adolescents and teens after a loss. Georgia Lavey is a licensed clinical social worker, and the Clinical Program Director at Our House Grief Support Center in New York City, where she oversees the design and implementation of grief support programs. Casey Mulligan is a the author of the award winning memoir; The Full Catastrophe: All […]
Episode 250: Grief and the Role of Faith
October 3, 2025
When you have suffered a loss, what is the role of faith? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her co-host and daughter Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guests; Casey Mulligan Walsh, Dana Lerner, and Georgia Lavey as they discuss faith and the role it played or didn’t play after their losses. Casey Mulligan is a the author of the award winning memoir; The Full Catastrophe: All I Every Wanted, Everything I Feared, and has written for the NY Times, Modern Loss, and Huff Post. Dana Lerner is a psychotherapist in NYC, and the founder of Cooper Stocks Way, and co-founder of […]
Episode 249: When Your World Breaks Twice; Surviving Parent and Sibling Loss
September 20, 2025
How do you find hope again when you have the death of a parent and a sibling? Join host Dr. Heidi Horsley and her guests; Dr. Parul Dua Makkar and Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn to discuss when your world breaks twice. Parul lost her younger brother in his thirties to oral cancer, and later her father. Parul is a practicing dentist, the co-author of Life Interrupted Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide, and Stories of Friends and Family Lost. Elizabeth Devita- Raeburn lost her teenage brother Ted to a rare autoimmune disorder, and her mother many years later. Elizabeth is a blogger and […]
Molly Fowkes: Sibling Loss: Sudden Versus Long-Term Illness
September 18, 2025
Which loss is worse: sudden or long-term illness? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and Molly Fowkes as they discuss this. Molly lost her brother to brain cancer in 2014 after an eight-year battle. She is a designer at MD Anderson Cancer and contributes to the sibling loss anthology and website “The Loss of a Lifetime”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Molly-Fowkes_-Sibling-Loss-Sudden-Versus-Long-Term-Illness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Alijah Marquez-Campagna: Transformative Power of Grief
September 11, 2025
Wondering how to make sense of a loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Alijah Marquez-Campagna who at age 17 faced the life-altering loss of her 25-year-old brother. This profound experience ignited her passion for supporting grieving families and inspired her to volunteer with The Compassionate Friends which lead her to a career in Public Health. Alijah serves on the Advancement team at George Mark Children’s House. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Alijah-Marquez-Campagna-Transformative-Power-of-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Episode 248: The Brutal Truth About Supporting Someone After a Death
September 5, 2025
How do we best support someone after a death? Join host Dr. Heidi Horsley and her guests; Dr. Parul Dua Makkar, Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn, Jordon Ferber, and Keith Singer as they candidly talk what they needed after their losses. Dr. Parul Dua Makkar is a practicing dentist, the co-author of Life Interrupted Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide, and Stories of Friends and Family Lost. Elizabeth Devita- Raeburn is a journalist and blogger. She is the author of; The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss, and The Death of Cancer. Jordon Ferber is a Co-Chapter Leader for The Compassionate Friends Manhattan chapter, and hosts […]
