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Linda Pountney: Death of a Twin

April 10, 2008

Linda Pountney lost her twin sister in a plane crash at the age of 21.  Linda teaches how to use scrapbooking to help heal and remember lost loved ones. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Linda_Pountney_041008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Nancy Rosenbledt: Finding Meaning After a Brother Dies of a Drug Overdose

February 21, 2008

Nancy Rosenbledt talks about the death of her brother due to a drug overdose. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Nancy_Rosenbledt_022108.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Tom Zuba: Dealing with Multiple Losses

January 2, 2008

Tom Zuba talks about dealing with multiple deaths. He lost a brother, two children and a wife. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Tom-Zuba.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Dr. Stephen Chanock: Pediatric Oncology

September 28, 2007

The death of Dr. Stephen Chanock’s brother led him to his life’s work in pediatric oncology. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Dr.-Stephen-Chanock-092707.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Dr: Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki: Opening Your Heart Through Yoga

September 20, 2007

Dr. Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki teaches healing through self discovery and yoga. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Dr-Jason-Wendroff-Rawnicki.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Betty Davies: Sibling Bereavement In Childhood

July 5, 2007

Betty Davies shares her expertise in sibling loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2007/07/Betty_Davies_070507.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Allison Smith; My Brother My Best Friend

December 14, 2006

When her older brother died in a car accident her life was changed forever. She went on to write  the memoir.  Name All the Animals which was a New York Times Notable Book among many other awards. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/Allison-Smith-121406.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Child Bereavement: Words of Comfort for a Child

November 12, 2006

Young people need as much time to grieve after the death of someone close, whether they show it or not. The most common issue for a parent is that the child doesn’t seem to be distressed so they don’t want to upset them. Children are in a world where they are used to not having control over things and therefore often accept things quicker that doesn’t mean that it is ok with them though. Their feelings can be hidden from people, the child often watches the grown up to see how they are ?supposed to react. It is a very […]

OCTOBER 19, 2006 ? PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: SIBLING DEATH FROM A LONG TERM ADDICTION

October 19, 2006

OCTOBER 19, 2006 ? PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: SIBLING DEATH FROM A LONG TERM ADDICTION:? ROD COLVIN who lost his brother, Randy, age 35, to a drug addiction in 1988. Randy?s death inspired Rod, a former journalist, to write Prescription Drug Addiction?The Hidden Epidemic.? Rod currently is the publisher of Addicus Books out of Omaha, Nebraska. From 2003 to 2005, Rod served on an advisory panel to The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Columbia University, which produced ?Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the U.S.,? a landmark study on prescription drug abuse in the […]