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Episode 165: Sibling Grief; What Parents Really Need to Know!
June 7, 2019
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley interviews five bereaved siblings. Jordon Ferber, Keith Singer, Mary Kate Boylan, Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki, and Kevin Bartini, who talk candidly about what parents really need to know about sibling grief.
Dealing With Survivors with Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley
June 4, 2019
Tune in to Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley when they answer Matthew’s question: My sister’s fiancé was driving the car the car when she was killed. It was a one car accident. I am feeling very angry. My parents say shouldn’t blame him and want me to visit him in the hospital. I don’t really want to. Any suggestions? https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dealing-With-Survivors-with-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Grief Changes Everything with Sarah Lyman Kravits
April 25, 2019
Sarah Lyman Kravits served as the Sibling Coordinator for the Bereaved Parents of the USA after her brother was killed by an impaired driver in 2014. She leads a BPUSA sibling grief group in northern New Jersey. Sarah writes about grief at her website Lifewithoutjudgment and has contributed writings to Open to Hope, Modern Loss, and the Huffington Post. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Grief-Changes-Everything-with-Sarah-Lyman-Kravits.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Don’t Ask Me To Get Over Grief with Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley
April 23, 2019
It will be 2 years ago in April when my son died. He drank a lot and that drinking caused his heart to become weak and in the night it just quit. They were not able to revive him. I am struggling with this and like everyone I have guilt that I should have been able to help him even though he was 36 and didn’t live with me. Does it ever feel like people look at you like you need to be over it? https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Dont-Ask-Me-To-Get-Over-Grief-with-DrGloria-and-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Carrie Pike: When Do You Clean Out The Closet?
April 18, 2019
Carrie pike is the creator of Carrie Bears, a company passionate about helping others through their grief process by making bears out of a loved ones clothing. For almost 20 years, Carrie has been sewing bears, listening to and sharing stories with people who have had a need. In 2018 she completed an inspired goal of compiling a few of these stories in her book Something to Hold Onto. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Carrie-Pike-When-Do-You-Clean-Out-The-Closet.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Lynda Fishman: Grief and Repairing Your Rainbows
March 21, 2019
Meet Lynda Fishman, author of Repairing Rainbows and survivor of an unspeakable tragedy. When Lynda was 13, her mother and two sisters were killed in a plane crash. Her father fell into a deep depression, and she was essentially left to fend for herself. Lynda is a retired MSW and retired grief therapist, summer camp director, college professor and inspirational speaker with a message of courage, strength and hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lynda-Fishman-Grief-and-Repairing-Your-Rainbows.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Episode 161: Where’s the Grief? A Candid Conversation About Sibling Loss
March 8, 2019
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview bereaved siblings Sarah Lyman Kravits and Jordon Ferber, about living their lives without their brothers’. Sarah leads a Bereaved Parents USA sibling group in New Jersey, and Jordon leads a Compassionate Friends sibling group in New York City. The show closes with Paul Alexander singing Tree of Memory.
Lita Lopez and Finding Your Good Balloon
February 28, 2019
Lita Lopez is an Actor, Writer, and Producer. She grew up in Odessa, Texas in a family of 9 children. In 2008 her brother, Noel, was murdered. In honor of him she is producing and acting in the inspirational story The Good Balloon. She does Improvisation in Los Angeles on Saturday nights and teaches Billiards. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lita-Lopez-and-Finding-Your-Good-Balloon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Giving A Hoot About Death with Will Harryman
February 14, 2019
William’s brother Ryan passed away 3 years ago playing water polo. At the time, he was a famous youtuber with a message called Zero Hoots. Last year, William decided to quit his tech job, jump in a van and travel around the country to meet his fans and film a documentary. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Giving-A-Hoot-About-Death-with-Will-Harryman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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