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William Peters: Shared Journeys to the Afterlife
July 21, 2022
Are you wondering if there is an afterlife? Join Dr’s Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley with William Peters. He is the founder of the Shared Crossing Project and director of its Research Initiative. William Peters is the author of At Heaven’s Door: What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Teach About Dying Well and Living Better. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/William-Peters_-Shared-Journeys-to-the-Afterlife.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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The Party: Accepting Bliss While Grieving
July 20, 2022
If you have lost a child, you know: Despair stings unexpectedly. When you see a photo of your child out of the corner of your eye, or hear a song he liked, or notice that his eight-year-old looks just like him, you may feel shattered by his absence. Strangely, for me, as active and engaged as I am in everyday life, I have, at those moments, the fleeting thought that I would welcome death with a broken heart. I lost my Aaron in a boating accident on March 28, 2021. He was 42. Yet life offers blessings. My other son […]
The Wisdom of Grief: Healing Through the Dark Emotions
July 11, 2022
The Wisdom of Grief It is said that when someone we love dies, a part of us dies too. In my experience, it is not a part but the whole—the self we’ve known is all at once shattered. This is how it was when Aaron gasped his last breath on the ICU. Holding his body in death, I was both a mother and not a mother. Expiring in my arms, he was set free, released from the prison of plastic tubes and electronic monitors that attached him to his life. For the first time since the moment of his birth, […]
Kathleen O’Hara: Surviving a Violent Death
June 9, 2022
Are you wondering how you will survive a violent death? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest psychotherapist Kathleen O’Hara. In 1999 Kathleen’s son Aaron Land and his roommate both students at Franciscan University in Steubenville OH where kidnapped and murdered. She is the author of A Grief Like No Other: Surviving the violent death of someone you love. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Kathleen-OHara-Surviving-a-Violent-Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Wendy Lichtentha:l Loss to Cancer
May 26, 2022
Do you have anxiety around cancer? Join doctors Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal to explore Themes of Meaning for those Bereaved by Cancer. She is the Director of the Bereavement Clinic and an Associate Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Wendy-Lichtenthal_-Loss-to-Cancer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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‘You’re SO Strong’: A Misunderstanding of Grief
May 20, 2022
In the months following my 10-year-old daughter Libby’s death, there was one phrase that I heard over and over again. “You’re SO strong.” People whispered it in my ear in the midst of teary-eyed hugs. They muttered it as they pityingly patted my back. They surrounded me in groups and proclaimed it like an award. They wrote it in condolence cards and social media comments. It was a phrase that might elicit extreme pride or snarky disdain, depending on my mood. “You’re SO strong.” Is ‘You’re So Strong’ a Compliment? This phrase always baffles me – perhaps because I don’t understand […]
Catherine Settineri McNulty: Becoming a Grief Warrior
May 19, 2022
Isn’t it time that you thrived not just survived? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Catherine Settineri McNulty and learn how she become a Grief Warrior after the death of her infant son. Catherine is an Open to Hope Writer and the author of A Grief Journal: Finding Hope, Love, and Grace, in Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Catherine_Settineri_McNulty_Becomi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Faith Fuller Wilcox: Learning to Live Again After Loss
May 5, 2022
Looking for hope in your deepest pain? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Faith Fuller Wilcox to learn how, as a bereaved mother she coped and found hope and survival in the face of tragedy. Faith is the author of Hope Is A Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Faith_Fuller_Wilcox_Learning_to_Li.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt: Pregnancy Loss
April 28, 2022
Having difficulty dealing with a pregnancy loss? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt of Rutgers University and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center and hear about her “ACCEPT” model. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Dr_Erica_Goldblatt_Hyatt_Pregnanc.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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