Open to Hope Articles
Do you want to read stories of others who have been where you are? Are you looking for bereavement help, and advice? Look no further. We offer over 3,000 articles written by our Open to Hope authors.
SORT BY RELATIONSHIP
If You Want To Be Terrific, You Need To Be Specific: 50 Tips on How To Heal Your Heart After A Relationship Has Ended
March 24, 2014
If you want to be terrific, you need to be specific! This is great advice for any venture you may undertake, including learning how to heal your heart after a relationship has ended due to divorce, death or break-up. Mourning the demise of a relationship is a time of uncertainty, which can be regarded as both a transitional and transformative phase of one’s life. As you move through your fear, figure out the “new you” and learn to be independent, you start to repair your broken heart. You can emerge from this time, stronger and ready and willing to welcome […]
25 Inspirational Thoughts on How To Cope With Your Grief
March 24, 2014
How does one learn to cope with grief and loss? Unfortunately, there’s no instruction book on how to move through grief in a successful and healthy manner. “25 Inspirational Thoughts on How To Cope With Your Grief” utilizes the wisdom of the ages by picking appropriate quotes and sayings and then provides commentary with suggestions on how a mourner can put the thought into action. Written by Ellen Gerst, a grief coach and former widow, this book is written in a concise and easy-to-read format, which is especially helpful for those who don’t have a long attention span. “25 Inspirational […]
52 Secrets on How You Can Cope With Your Grief
March 24, 2014
If your life is a story, then your past or history is the preface to the rest of your life. When you learn and remember the lessons learned through dealing with difficult circumstances, such as the loss of a loved one, you are afforded an opportunity to foster beneficial changes to utilize in the continuing story of your life. This is very hard work, and it must incorporate introspective thought in which you examine all you thought to be true. Successful grieving requires a change in perspective, which often asks you to view your life through a new filter. Thus, […]
Suddenly Single: How To Find Renewal After Loss
March 24, 2014
Death is the great equalizer. Be you rich or poor; savvy or naive; any religion; or any race, there is not a family that goes untouched by death or some other type of loss and the subsequent grief that follows. After the death of a loved one, a person is usually vulnerable and, consequently, open to considering new thoughts and ideas, as well as connecting with those he/she would not have previously come in contact. It is upon this great cross-section of new ideas, people and opportunities that a foundation for a new life may be built. I call it […]
Love After Loss: Writing the Rest of Your Story
March 24, 2014
“Love After Loss: Writing the Rest of Your Story” chronicles the author’s journey as she moved through her young widowhood to find new love and life. Through a series of coaching exercises and real-life dating stories that underscore the “Rules and Tools” for developing healthy and successful relationships, the reader is presented with a workable blueprint for redesigning his or her future to include a new love connection. Available via Amazon in a soft-cover or digital version.
Words of Comfort To Pave Your Journey of Loss
March 24, 2014
Every mourner is afforded the opportunity on how he will view the loss of his loved one. Without negating one’s loss, it is beneficial to look at loss from a variety of perspectives, for as John Lubbock said, “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” If a mourner gets stuck in a cycle of only seeing the negative then his journey through grief will most likely be a long and difficult one. However, if both the positive and negative aspects of grief can be accepted and addressed, the grieving process becomes more manageable. “Words of Comfort to […]
Redefining Your Life After The Loss of a Spouse
March 18, 2014
The inconceivable has occurred – your partner has died. Perhaps, it was sudden and unexpected. However, even if it took place after an illness or at an older age, your loss surely came too prematurely from your point of view. Your life is now changed forever. Consequently, you may feel that you have also lost your purpose and, certainly, you’re confused about what role you should play in the world going forward. For example, you’re no longer a wife or a husband, but you sure feel like one. Through your fog of grief, it can be nearly impossible to envision a […]
Episode 31: Forgiveness
February 12, 2014
On This show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Fred Luskin Ph.D. the rationale for forgiveness and why forgiveness is necessary. Radha Stern author and victims advocate will join Dr. Luskin to discuss how she deals with forgiveness when the man who murdered her son shows no remorse. The show closes with music by Randy Cookson and Peter Anderson.
Episode 29: Holiday Candle Lighting and Cooking
February 12, 2014
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with the executive director of The Compassionate Friends, Alan Pedersen, bereavement advice for getting through the holidays. Included is a segment from The Compassionate Friends, Midpensula Chapter, National Candlelighting. Katie Morford registered dietician and author of Mom’s Kitchen Handbook closes the show with ideas for making easy and healthy foods during the holidays.
