Seeking grief support? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley with guest Rebecca Soffer, co-founder of Modern Loss—a global platform for creative and meaningful grief resources. She is the author of The Modern Loss Handbook and Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief.
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Looking for ways to care for yourself after loss? Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley welcome guest Zaneta Gileno, a grief professional, social worker, and psychotherapist. Zaneta shares how she found self-compassion, purpose, and emotional freedom after losing her parents. She runs Hope Rising Psychotherapy & Wellness, offers individual grief and trauma support, leads retreats, and teaches at Columbia University.
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Losing a soul mate is devastating. Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley talk with Bill Beckett, who discusses his spiritual, physical, and emotional challenges after losing his wife to pancreatic cancer and his job due to ageism. He wrote The Empty Side of Our Bed: A Journey in Love, Loss and Moving Forward. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bill-Beckett_-The-Empty-Side-of-Our-Bed-Moving-Forward-After-the-loss-of-a-Soul-Mate.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you stuck in a trauma loop of grief? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and Rebecca Horsley Bara and their guest Ken Breniman. Ken has found psychedelic integration to be helpful for his own healing from his own prolonged grief and that of his clients. He is an author and professor of thanatology at Marian University and a writer for Open to Hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ken-Breniman-From-Trauma-Loop-to-Transformation-Healing-Prolonged-Grief-in-New-Ways.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley interview singer-songwriter Tiffany Thompson about how her father’s passing shaped her music, inspiring themes of grief and hope. She releases tracks from her album Found Love on her website on a monthly basis. The show closes with “Teachers,” a song favored by her father. You can connect with her on: Substack https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tiffany-Thompson_-From-Heartbreak-to-Harmony-Finding-Hope-in-Music-After-a-Fathers-Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Sherry Belul to learn how she turned sadness and loss into hope with a practice of celebration. She is the author of The Love List of a Lifetime: Your Essential End-of-Life Planner with Practical Notes and Instructions for the Loved Ones You Leave Behind as well as Say It Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I LOVE YOU to the Most Important People in Your Life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sherry-Belul_-The-Love-They-Leave-Behind_-Healing-After-Pet-Loss-Through-Celebration-and-Connection.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Struggling with loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley as they talk with Julie McLellan-Mariano, who shares how she accepted living without her son Jonathan and chose transformation over stagnation. Learn how volunteer work helped her move forward without guilt or shame. Julie is the author of “We LOVE each other: A Healing Journal for Grieving Children.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Julie-McLellan-Mariano_-Transformation-After-Tragedy-A-Mothers-Story-of-Hope-and-Healing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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On this show Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley discuss with Portrait artist Eric Brown his work in helping people heal through grief by transforming cherished memories into living works of art. His charcoal portraits are created for one purpose: to honor the legacy, story, and spirit of a loved one who has passed on. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Eric-Brown_-Honoring-Their-Story-Transforming-Loss-into-Living-Portraits.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Don’t miss the opportunity to explore with Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Gyani Richards, some of the great healing wisdom traditions of the world. Gyani’s father died when he was 13, sending him on a lifelong journey of discovery. Gyani has an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, a second-degree black belt in Aikido, and is a Certified Grief Educator. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gyani-Richards_-Grief-as-a-Gateway-Discovering-Wisdom-Through-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you dealing with a traumatic death? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Merle and Cindy Myers who have been volunteer Senior Chaplains. They are hosts of the Grief and Trauma Chaplaincy website with free resources for trauma and loss survivors. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Merle-and-Cindy-Meyers_-After-the-Unthinkable-Chaplains-Share-How-to-Heal-from-Traumatic-Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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