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Mary-Frances O’Connor: The Grieving Brain
September 1, 2022
Have you considered the impact of grief on your brain? It is time that you did! Join Dr’s Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor for a discussion of the effects of grief on the brain and body. She is the author of the Grieving Brain. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mary-Frances-OConnor_-The-Grieving-Brain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ivette Fuentes: Finding Hope After Loss
August 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Ivette Fuentes, talks about finding hope after loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ivette-Fuentes_-Finding-Hope-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Michelle Jeter: Remembering Your Child After a Loss
August 30, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Michelle Jeter, talks about sharing loving kindness after a loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Michelle-Jeter_-Remembering-Your-Child-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Michelle Jeter: Helping Sibling Grieve
August 29, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent,Michelle Jeter, talks about what to do when kids don’t grieve the way you think they should. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Michelle-Jeter_-Helping-Sibling-Grieve.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Michelle Jeter: How Can You Process Your Grief
August 29, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent,Michelle Jeter, talks about ways to express your grief after a loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Michelle-Jeter_-How-Can-You-Process-Your-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Mindy Corporon: Courageous Healing After Loss
August 28, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Mindy Corporon, talks about seeking and finding courageous kindness after the murder of her son and father. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mindy-Corporon_-Courageous-Healing-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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How Child-Loss Feels: A ‘Fugue of Grief’
August 28, 2022
This is an excerpt from Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, a Memoir (Abrams Press, 2021), by Carol Smith I did not go to my son Christopher’s school the day the nurse came to speak. Instead, I lay fetal-like on his bed, my face pressed to his sheets. The trace scents of crayons and Band-Aids, mud and baseball leather, kept me breathing. I squeezed my eyes shut. Images clicked by like a reel in his View-Master: Christopher, riding a therapy horse, showing off his “tricks,” his arms sticking straight out, his head thrown back, laughing. Christopher, hiding […]
Mindy Corporon: How Can I Help My Employee After a Loss
August 28, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent, Mindy Corporon, talks about how to support your employee after a loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mindy-Corporon_-How-Can-I-Help-My-Employee-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Barbara J. Hopkinson: Love Heals
August 28, 2022
At the 45th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Houston Texas, 2022; bereaved parent and spouse, Dr. Barbara J. Hopkinson, talks about focusing on love and self care after a loss. Remember, love soars through the clouds of hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Dr.-Barbara-J.-Hopkinson_-Love-Heals.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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