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Mindy Corporon: Healing Your Shattered Soul

December 16, 2021

Are you struggling to find hope after a traumatic loss? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and their guest Mindy Corporon.  You will be inspired by her journey toward hope after domestic terrorism took the lives of her father and son. She is the author of Healing a Shattered Soul.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mindy-Corporon-Healing-Your-Shattered-Soul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Andrew Garfield: ‘I Hope This Grief Stays With Me’

December 12, 2021

I Hope This Grief Stays With Me “I hope this grief stays with me.” These beautiful words of Andrew Garfield, speaking to Stephen Colbert (starting at 4:20), have gone viral this past month. It’s as if we are a society hungry for these intimate glimpses into another’s experience. In fact, I believe we are a society starving for permission to speak of our own great grieving. I describe my transformation after the deaths of my soul connect brother and mother as dismantling me and putting me back together differently. In this conversation, we bear witness to the birth of Andrew’s […]

Michelle Clare: How Loved Ones Still Speak to Us

December 9, 2021

Do you have questions regarding signs and connections from your deceased loved ones? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Michelle Clare, Certified Medium, Angel Intuitive, Spiritual Coach and Energetic Healer for a message of unconditional love and hope which surpasses our earthly life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Michelle-Clare-How-Loved-Ones-Still-Speak-to-Us.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Adam Rabinovitch and Claire Sharkey: Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Grief and Trauma

November 18, 2021

How are the children doing? Parents and friends alike wonder how families will survive after a death. Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests Adam Rabinovitch, bereaved sibling, Executive Director and Clare Sharkey LCSW and Clinical Director of the COPE Foundation for practical advice and ideas on childhood trauma and recovery. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Adam-Rabinovitch-and-Claire-Sharkey-Supporting-Children-Who-Have-Experienced-Grief-and-Trauma.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Jonathan Pitts: Grief and God

November 11, 2021

Where was God? A question asked by many after a death.  Join Dr’s. Heidi and Gloria Horsley and their guest bereaved spouse, pastor and author Jonathan Pitts for a lively discussion of how God supports us through our losses.  He is the author of My Wynter Season: Seeing God’s Faithfulness in the Shadow of Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jonathan-Pitts-Grief-and-God.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Allyson England Drake: Continuing Bonds After The Death of a Parent

September 23, 2021

Are you an adult grieving the loss of a parent? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest grief expert and founder of Full Circle, Allyson England Drake. Get tips and tools for grief support.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Allyson-England-Drake-Continuing-Bonds-After-The-Death-of-a-Parent.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 185: Surviving Terrorism, Mass Violence, and Traumatic Loss

September 10, 2021

Suffered a traumatic loss? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and her guests Maureen Basnicki, Heather Dearman and Sallie Lynch founding members of the Survivors of Tragedy Outreach Program (STOP) an initiative created by Tuesday’s Children. Get a message of hope and learn how peer connections and support can be key components to your recovery.

Episode 184: Parent Loss and Childhood Trauma

September 7, 2021

You are stronger than you think you are!  Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and her guests to explore childhood trauma, Inner strength, and the strength of community.  Guests include Marie Clyne and Robert Pycior, who lost a mother and father in the 9/ll terrorist attacks and Kathy Murphy, Program Director of Tuesday’s Children.

Episode 183: Men and Grief: Brotherhood and Connection

September 6, 2021

Join Dr. Heidi Horsley in an interview with Dave Turner New York City firefighter who lost 15 of his FDNY brothers’ in the 9/11 attacks and Carrie Pike author of Heroes of 9/11: A brotherhood and connections that never end after loss for a look into one’s man journey toward hope and healing.