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Cara Martinisi: Love From Heaven
October 2, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Cara Martinisi, talks about self-care after a loss. She shares her journey after the death of her son and how she found hope and healing in the service of others. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cara-Martinisi_-Love-From-Heaven.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Month Five Worse Than First One
September 30, 2022
Month Five is Worst I’m sure there is a book somewhere that says Month Five after the death of a child is worse than Month One. I’m also sure reading it wouldn’t make any difference. This week, I have turned into a hateful angry person. I have blown up at home multiple times. Everything my wife Heather says hits me wrong. I’m embarrassed that my kids have seen me this way. Not to mention Heather, and probably some neighbors. I feel myself becoming someone I don’t respect. It feels like there is nothing I can do about it, just like […]
Ghislaine Thomsen: Honoring You Child After Loss
September 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Ghislaine Thomsen shares her journey after the death of her daughter and how she found hope and healing in the service of others. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ghislaine-Thomsen_-Honoring-You-Child-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Cathy Stewart: Hope After Suicide Loss
September 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Cathy Stewart, talks about self-care after a loss. She shares her journey after the death of her son and how she found hope and healing in the service of others. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cathy-Stewart_-Hope-After-Suicide-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Nathan Peterson: Just Breathe
September 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, singer, songwriter, Nathan Peterson, talks about self-care after a loss. He shares his journey after the death of his daughter and how he found hope and healing. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nathan-Peterson_-Just-Breathe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ghislaine Thomsen: Healing in the Service of Others
September 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Ghislaine Thomsen shares her journey after the death of her daughter and how she found hope and healing in the service of others. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ghislaine-Thomsen_-Healing-in-the-Service-of-Others.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Six Months Later, Memories Don’t Fade
September 29, 2022
Six Months Later Today is six months since our daughter Olivia died. It is still so hard to comprehend, staring at this grave, that her body is just a few feet beneath the new grass now growing. Waves of sadness still hit me like a wall when I see a picture of her. I still feel an irresistible urge to touch my phone screen when a photo of her pops up. I still feel the dull ache of loss, the emptiness she left, and it physically hurts. It destroys our bodies. We are walking through these days with feet made […]
Michael Morisette: Mental Health for Survivors
September 29, 2022
Do you need mental health support after a traumatic loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Michael Morisette who after the murder of his daughter Kristina Kaylee began working providing mental health support for survivors of mass trauma. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Michael-Morisette_-Mental-Health-for-Survivors.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Veronica Viveros: Hope After Child Loss
September 28, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Veronica Viveros, talks about self-care after a loss. She shares her journey after the death of her son and how she found hope and healing in The Compassionate Friends. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Veronica-Viveros_-Hope-After-Child-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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