Curious about how faith can heal grief? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and Cindy Brinker Simmons, who lost her mother Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly Brinker at 12 and her husband 36 years later. She is the author of Restored: Reconnecting Life’s Broken Pieces.
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Curious about how faith can heal grief? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and Cindy Brinker Simmons, who lost her mother Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly Brinker at 12 and her husband 36 years later. She is the author of Restored: Reconnecting Life’s Broken Pieces.
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Are you struggling with dating after a loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley, and Tony Stewart as they discuss finding new love after such an experience. Tony’s book, Carrying the Tiger, recounts his journey from learning about his wife Lynn’s cancer to moving forward without her. https://youtu.be/seMuz_lWNT8
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Struggling with infertility or child loss? join Dr’s Gloria and their guest Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson to explore the complexities of motherhood and how it can come in diverse ways. Dr. Thompson is the author of Held Together intertwining her personal story of life-threatening pregnancy complications with the stories of her patients, friends, and medical colleagues. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dr.-Rebecca-N-Thompson_-Emotional-Impacts-of-Family-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Looking for your own pathway to dealing with grief? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Carla Fernandez. Carla is the co-founder of The Dinner Party, a national network of peer-support circles for young adult grievers and the author of Renegade Grief an indispensable resource for people at any stage of the grieving process. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Carla-Fernandez_-Grief-Care-Practices-and-Rituals.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Seeking support after a parent’s loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley with guest Kate Spencer, whose mother died of cancer when she was 27. She authored the bestselling novel In a New York Minute, One Last Summer, and the memoir The Dead Moms Club. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kate-Spencer_-The-Dead-Moms-Club.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you struggling with suicide loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley as they speak with Kim Burditt, whose brother, a US Marine Corps veteran, died by suicide in April 2010. Kim is currently the Senior Manager of Donor Engagement for Black Box Project, a unique suicide prevention initiative for loss survivors at the non-profit organization Stop Soldier Suicide. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kim-Burditt_-Living-With-Suicide-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Were you born after your sibling died? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley as they speak with Sarah Reed Vollmann and Joann M. O’Leary for a lively discussion of the obstacles and repercussions related to a subsequent sibling death. Vollmann and O’Leary co-authored Shadows of a Deceased Sibling and Family Journeys of Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Sarah-Reed-Vollmann-and-Joann-M-OLeary_-Born-After-the-Death-of-a-Sibling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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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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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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