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Understanding Mother Loss and Anxiety with Claire Bidwell Smith
August 29, 2019
Claire Bidwell Smith is a licensed therapist specializing in grief and the author of several books about grief and loss. The Rules of Inheritance was a Barnes & Noble Discover pick and a Books for a Better Life nominee. Claire writes and speaks about grief regularly and offers online grief support in addition to her private practice in Los Angeles. Her latest book Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief is on shelves now. www.clairebidwellsmith.com https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Understanding-Mother-Loss-and-Anxiety-with-Claire-Bidwell-Smith.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Support After the Death of a Husband with Juli Friedman
August 2, 2019
At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Juli Friedman talks about finding support for she and her son after the death of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Support-After-the-Death-of-a-Husband-with-Juli-Friedman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
July 31, 2019
What is the story you tell yourself about your loss? Even as a child, I understood the power of stories. Through words, I could escape into worlds far, far away. Between the covers of books, I could find characters I could relate to when I felt misunderstood. Stories gave me comfort, sparked my imagination, and made me curious about people and places outside of my own environment. Storytelling has been a part of the human experience since our early days. History is built around the word. Stories are how we pass down knowledge and information to future generations. They are […]
10 Lessons Widowhood Has Taught Me
July 31, 2019
1. You Can Go On Even When You Feel Like Giving Up I honestly didn’t think I’d survive the first month of being widowed, yet here I am… 88 months later. The sad, broken part of me couldn’t see myself climbing out of the rawest stage of my grief. There were many times that I questioned why I was left here without my spouse. There were times when I literally had no tears left to cry. But somehow, through the grace of God, I survived the first year, then the next, then year 3…and on and on. It feels like […]
Partner Loss Support with Michele Neff Hernandez
July 25, 2019
Michele Neff Hernandez is the founder and executive director of Soaring Spirits International, an international widowed peer-support network which has served over three million widowed people over the past ten years. Since the death of her husband, Phillip, Michele has dedicated herself to providing resources, support, and community to widowed men and women around the world. Michele is the founder of the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center at Schreiner University, an awarded speaker and a featured trainer for hospices and bereavement teams with a focus on resilience in grief. Michele loves serving grieving communities and is honored to have been a […]
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A Grieving Mom with Jenny Lisk
July 23, 2019
At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Jenny Lisk talks about parenting after the loss of a spouse. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A-Grieving-Mom-with-Jenny-Lisk.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Honoring Your Grief with Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley
July 11, 2019
Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi discuss the different ways people grieve and respecting your grief style as well as the grief styles of others. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Honoring-Your-Grief-with-Dr.-Gloria-and-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ten Ways To Keep Your Spouse’s Memory Alive
July 9, 2019
Becoming widowed is a gut-wrenching experience. It brings so much sadness and loneliness to our lives. It takes a huge adjustment to get through those days along the grief journey. We never get over the loss, but we can attempt to do things that make it more bearable for ourselves. One idea we may want to try is to keep their memory alive. Doing this allows you to hold onto a piece of them forever. Below are ten suggestions to consider if you want to do this. Display their collections – If your spouse had a hobby, you can frame […]
You Are Not Alone in Grief with Lisa A Fife
July 2, 2019
At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Lisa A Fife explains that you are not alone in your grief, other’s have been there too and are there to help. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/You-Are-Not-Alone-in-Grief-with-Lisa-A-Fife.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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