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Elizabeth Coplan: Conversations on Loss and Grief

Posted on May 29, 2025 - by admin

Looking for an opportunity to express your grief? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Elizabeth Coplan playwright and author of Grief Dialogues: The Play and Grief Dialogues: The Experience for a timely conversation about death, dying and grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Elizabeth-Coplan-Conversations-on-Loss-and-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Kate Mollison: Widowhood; Tuesdays We Wear Black

Posted on May 15, 2025 - by admin

Are you looking for help to navigate your grief? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her daughter Rebecca Bara and their guest, widow Kate Mollison to learn about her unique approach to grief and bereavement. She is a widow, grief and bereavement coach and founder of On Tuesdays We wear Black. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Kate-Mollison_-Widowhood-Tuesdays-We-Wear-Black.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Carolann Iadarola: Dating After Spouse Loss

Posted on March 27, 2025 - by admin

Carolann Iadarola received a BA in Media Communications and an M.Ed. in Instructional Technologies. She is the Creative Director and President of Sassy Townhouse Living, a lifestyle website collaborating with companies across the globe. Carolann is the creator and host of a YouTube channel called Ethereal Encounters Unveiled, where she collaborates with and interviews a wide range of authors and topics. She is also a member of and contributes live stream shows weekly to the United Public Radio Network And UFO Paranormal Radio Network – 105.3 on the Gulf Coast and 107.7 FM in New Orleans. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Carolann-Iadarola_-Dating-After-Spouse-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]

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Melissa Red Hoffman: Meaning Making After Traumatic Loss

Posted on February 27, 2025 - by admin

Are you feeling alone after a traumatic loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Melissa Red Hoffman, MD. Red is an acute care surgeon at Mission Hospital Asheville, NC and one of only 90 US surgeons board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care. On this show she shares with us how she found meaning and hope after surviving two multiple violent deaths including the murder of her father and the suicide of her boyfriend. She is a podcaster, writer, researcher and leader in the field of Palliative Care. Be sure to catch her TED Talk. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Melissa-Red-Hoffman_-Meaning-Making-After-Traumatic-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in […]

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Julie Ryan: Communicating With Spirits

Posted on February 13, 2025 - by admin

Have you wondered what a deceased pet or loved one would say if they could speak? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and their guest Julie Ryan Psychic Medium and Medical Intuitive. Julie is a businesswoman, inventor, author, podcaster, and a serial entrepreneur. She is the author of Angelic Attendants and Julie’s Angel Messages books. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Julie-Ryan_-Communicating-With-Spirits.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Nancy Saltzman: Facing Loss with Joy, Strength, Grace and Love

Posted on December 12, 2024 - by admin

Feeling that you won’t survive your loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Nancy Salzman who will inspire you with a message of hope. In her book “Radical Survivor” she uses humor and an open, honest style to tell the story of how she survived not only cancer but the loss of her husband and two sons in a small plane crash. Visit Dr. Nancy Salzman at: nancysaltzman.com https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dr-Nancy-Saltzman_-Facing-Loss-with-Joy-Strength-Grace-and-Love.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Symon Braun Freck: A Journey into End of Life Care

Posted on December 5, 2024 - by admin

Would you like to know how to find hope after loss? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and her guest Symon Braun Freck to discuss this question. Symon is the founder of SBF Creative, a creative consulting firm. She also founded AI Death Doula, a start-up dedicated to making end-of-life care practices accessible. Her journey into end-of-life care began at the age of 12 as a hospice volunteer. She is focused on how technology can empower individuals to make autonomous end-of-life care decisions, and how it can help bring death care and funeral care back into the home. Visit Symon Braun Freck […]

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Kathleen Rehl: Empowering Widows

Posted on November 28, 2024 - by admin

Are you or a loved one struggling with finances after the death of a spouse? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Dr. Kathleen Rehl who after her husband’s death, authored the award-winning Moving Forward on Your Own: A Financial Guidebook for Widows. Get tips and tools on financial planning after spouse loss. Visit Dr. Kathleen Rehl at: kathleenrehl.com https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kathleen-Reh_l-Empowering-Widows.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Navigating the Holidays

Posted on November 25, 2024 - by admin

Wondering how to navigate the Holidays after a loss? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley, Dr. Heidi Horsley and Rebecca Horsley, President of the Open to Hope Foundation, for a candid discussion of how the Horsley family handled the holidays after the death of their son/sibling , and the recent death of their husband/dad. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Navigating-the-Holidays.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Chantel Dooley Ph.D. : Death of a Fiancé: Navigating Grief and Trauma

Posted on November 14, 2024 - by admin

Were you divorced or not married when your beloved partner died? On this show Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley discuss with Dr. Chantel Dooley the death of her fiancé Captain Alex Stanton and the challenges of being unmarried when a partner dies. She also discusses the importance of peer support in aiding unmarried military and veteran survivors. Dr. Dooley is a researcher with The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). Visit Chantel Dooley at: instagram.com/drchanteldooley https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chantel-Dooley-Ph-D-Death-of-a-Fiance-Navigating-Grief-and-Trauma.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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