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David Kessler: The Decision to Live Again
March 8, 2023
David Kessler is a grief specialist, speaker, and author of six books, including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler Ross. His first book received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa. He facilitates a new model of online grief groups that are attended by people worldwide and leads one of the most respected online grief certificate programs. He is the founder of Grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/David-Kessler-The-Decision-to-Live-Again.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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David Hargrave: Dealing with Grief Post Pandemic
February 16, 2023
Has Covid played games with your grief? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest David Hargrave, licensed social worker and bereavement counseling professional with Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare for ideas on how to honor and grieve those we have lost during the pandemic. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/David-Hargrave-Dealing-with-Grief-Post-Pandemic.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Galen Goben: Spiritual Growth After Loss
February 2, 2023
Are you looking for spiritual growth? Join Dr’s Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Galen Goben for a look at the intersection between death, spiritual growth, and development. Dr. Goben is a pastor and certified Thanatologist. He was a sought-after Celebrant prior to joining Forest Lawn as Grief Support Director. Find out more about The Association Of Death Education and Counseling https://www.adec.org/page/2023-Conference https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dr-Galen-Goben-Spiritual-Growth-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Julie Strassman: Communicating with Deceased Loved Ones
January 26, 2023
Have you sensed your deceased loved one? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Julie Strassman Spiritual Counselor and Bereavement Coordinator with Bethesda Hospice Care in St. Louis, MO. for a discussion of spiritual care to bereaved people who have had sensory experiences with deceased loved ones. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Julie-Strassman-Communicating-with-Deceased-Loved-Ones.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Grief Loves Company: After a Sibling-Loss
January 15, 2023
Losing a Sibling is Unique Losing a sibling is different from other losses. At times I find myself becoming extremely nostalgic, and it is difficult not having a cohort with whom to share childhood memories. On some level, we know and expect that our older relatives will leave us eventually. However, our brothers and sisters are the connection between the child we were and the adult we become. They know the good and the not-so-good details about us, and if we are lucky, they love us anyway. They are part of our childhood frame of reference. Losing them hurts any […]
Sibling Survivors Need Connection
January 12, 2023
Being a sibling survivor can make one feel like an alien at times. There may be a classroom full of students who are dealing with a divorce at home. But chances are poor that others are coping with the death of a brother or sister. It is a relatively small club. That is a good thing of course, but it can force the remaining siblings to alienate themselves, which is not advantageous to a child. Through my writing, I hope to remind fellow survivors that others exist who have been in the same unenviable shoes and have managed to march […]
Episode 195: Coping with a Substance Related Death
December 29, 2022
Are you still haunted by a substance related death? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests Judy Mandel, Glen Lord, and Dr. Tanya Lord for a discussion of how the guilt and shame related to a substance related death can be understood and processed. Judy is the author of White Flag – which chronicles her struggle to save her niece from a substance related death. Dr. Tanya Lord and her husband Glen Lord run SADOD (Support After Death by Overdose Project).
Jason Gots: Unique Thoughts on Grief
November 25, 2022
Looking for an in-depth dive into sibling loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Jason Gots bereaved sibling, writer and podcaster. Jason teaches Narrative Podcasting in Columbia University’s graduate program and is the author of Humanity is Trying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Jason-Gots_-Unique-Thoughts-on-Grief-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joni Sensel: Faith and Skepticism
November 24, 2022
Do you believe in Premonition? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Joni Sensel how her beliefs helped her move from grief to find greater meaning in love after the loss of the man she loved. She is an Open to Hope writer and the author of Feeling Fate: A Memoir of Love, Intuition, and Spirit. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Joni-Sensel_-Faith-and-Skepticism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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