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David Gettings: Thrive after the Storm
August 30, 2018
David Gettings is a CPA, advisor and the elected Controller of Lawrence County, PA. He is the Father of Fallen Marine, Cpl Albert P. Gettings. He is co-founder of the Albert P Gettings Memorial Foundation and Gettings Leadership Centers. His passion is to teach all that “One Person can make a Difference” His original song Honor Those Who Serve is played on the show. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/David-Gettings-Thrive-after-the-Storm.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Danny Mayson Kinder: Fly High Billie
August 16, 2018
Danny Mayson-Kinder is a professional photographer living in Australia. She had everything until 2016 when his youngest daughter, Billie was killed in a horse accident. In tribute to Billy her mother compiled her poems, stories and artwork into an inspirational book called Hope, which guides Danny on a spiritual journey of love, empathy, inspiration, death, grief and now hope. Danny is a member of the Open to Hope writers circle. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Danny-Mayson-Kinder-Fly-High-Billie.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Debbie Rambis: School Shootings Trauma Response
August 2, 2018
On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Debbie Rambis executive director of The Compassionate Friends regarding support of the Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas communities in response to the recent school shootings. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Debbie-Rambis-School-Shootings-Trauma-Response.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Episode 138: How to Build Awareness After Loss
July 30, 2018
On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley explores with two bereaved mothers, Carol Henderson and Jamie Bright, how they have build awareness though writing and speaking. Carol is the author of Losing Malcolm:A Mother’s Journey Through Grief and Farther Along:The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers. Jamie speaks out against domestic violence sharing the story of her daughter’s murder. They also give tips on how to get started writing and speaking.
Christine Gallo: Baby Loss; The Littlest Guru
July 26, 2018
Christine Gallo is a social worker and the author of The Littlest Guru a labor of love 10 years in the making. Beginning as Christine’s diary when she lost her first-born daughter, Ashlyn. Christine later re-worked her diary into a fictional account of her heroine’s journey transforming her grief rather than just passing through. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Christine-Gallo-Baby-Loss-The-Littlest-Guru.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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How I Transformed Grief into Growth
July 17, 2018
On a balmy summer evening in 2011, my beloved 26-year-old son David was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident and my life was forever changed. Suddenly plunged into a crazy altered reality, I wandered helplessly through disbelief, confusion, anguish, and searing pain. For a long time I felt stuck in my misery, since death is so permanent and so unarguably final. I couldn’t stop thinking about what his last moments were like for him and what his life could have been (and should have been). But as the days and weeks rolled by, I became increasingly aware of a question […]
When Others Want to Know Why You Aren’t ‘Over’ the Death of Your Child
July 17, 2018
Lately, the question I have been getting the most is, “How do I get the people around me to understand why I am still grieving the death of my child so deeply?” We already feel like we are going crazy, and having family and friends tell us we “should be past this by now” may have us locked in a world of deep anger, or wondering if maybe we are losing it and need to see someone for help or to be locked up. Here are some things you may not be aware of. As a parent who has faced […]
Karla Helbert: The Healing Power of Yoga
July 11, 2018
Karla Helbert is a licensed counselor, bereaved mother, yoga teacher and therapist. She is the award-winning author of Finding Your Own Way to Grieve and Yoga for Grief & Loss. Her life changed after her son died of a brain tumor in 2006. Karla specializes in working with traumatic grief. She is a facilitator and trainer for the MISS foundation. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Karla-Helbert-The-Healing-Power-of-Yoga.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Basia Mosinski: Mind, Body, & Spiritual Alignment
July 5, 2018
Basia Mosinski is founder of OneLife.Coach and serves as chapter leader for the Newport Beach Compassionate Friends. In 1993, Basia’s stepson, Logan died in a head on train collision and in 2014, her adult son, Richard died of a pulmonary embolism on an airplane. As a Life Coach, Basia helps clients navigate the pain of change and to create a new plan, which is authentically theirs. She is a member of the Open to Hope writers circle. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Basia-Mosinski-Mind-Body-Spiritual-Alignment.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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