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Shelly Wilson: Be Where You Are in the Moment
October 12, 2022
At the Helping Parents Heal in Phoenix, AZ 2022; medium, Melanie Workman, shares her journey in helping others whose loved ones have transition find hope and healing. 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/Shelly-Wilson_-Be-Where-You-Are-in-the-Moment.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Digging Deep: Finding Comfort after Husband’s Death
October 5, 2022
A Sudden Death Tony’s body is stretched on our living room floor. I hunker over my knees on the stepstool in the kitchen, trying not to see his husk from the corner of my eye. Our small house offers nowhere that could hide his departure, and besides, I need to be here near the floor. Where it’s hard to fall down. The floor now unites us. I consider slipping down to the cold laminate, curling into myself there. Its chill seems inviting. But I don’t want to make the volunteer paramedics any more uncomfortable. They’d tried hard. For an hour. […]
Clarissa Moll: Surprised by Grief
September 22, 2022
How do you cope when you suddenly become a single parent? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Clarissa Moll whose husband died in fall while climbing Mount Rainier. She is the author of Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living with Grief and Thriving after Loss.
Finding Strength in Grief
September 15, 2022
Last week, after I posted my blog article and shared it on my social media, I received a treasured compliment. My soul sister remarked that she appreciated that my writing revealed both vulnerability and strength. As much as I was grateful for the comment when I first saw it, as it lay in my mind, I realized that if I am accomplishing that, I am living my grief in the manner I aspire to. Avoiding Grief Doesn’t Get You Through It In my prior experiences with grief, I fell into some very common pitfalls. In some instances, it was the […]
Andrea Gilats: Grief is Complicated
September 15, 2022
Are you tired of being tired? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Andrea Gilats as she talks about discovering complicated grief, holding on to hope and restoring emotional and physical flexibility. She shares what is possible after the loss of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Andrea-Gilats_-Grief-is-Complicated.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Harriet Hodgson: Grief Doodling
September 11, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; Harriet Hodgson, talks about doodling through grief. She shares her journey of doodling and writing to help her find hope and healing after a loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Harriet-Hodgson_-Grief-Doodling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Linda Joy Walder: Recreating Yourself Throughout Life
September 8, 2022
Who am I without my loved one? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Linda Joy Walder to learn how she has continued to recreate herself after the death of her son and recently her husband. Linda latest book of poetry is Running Naked in the Snow. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Linda-Joy-Walder_-Recreating-Yourself-Throughout-Life.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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After My Husband’s Death: Remembering is Grieving
September 6, 2022
Living with the loss of a spouse is painful and sometimes even debilitating. It’s so difficult to move forward from such a heartache. It’s especially difficult when the death is unexpected. The grief journey can be brutal. It can bring feelings of sadness, anger, depression, guilt, and disbelief. Letting go and saying goodbye to a spouse is something none of us want to do when we are happily married. Personally, it took a toll on me emotionally and physically at first. I couldn’t accept that he was gone or that I had become his widow. It took almost two years […]
Mary-Frances O’Connor: The Grieving Brain
September 1, 2022
Have you considered the impact of grief on your brain? It is time that you did! Join Dr’s Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor for a discussion of the effects of grief on the brain and body. She is the author of the Grieving Brain. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mary-Frances-OConnor_-The-Grieving-Brain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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