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Grief Changes Everything with Sarah Lyman Kravits

Posted on April 25, 2019 - by admin

Sarah Lyman Kravits served as the Sibling Coordinator for the Bereaved Parents of the USA after her brother was killed by an impaired driver in 2014. She leads a BPUSA sibling grief group in northern New Jersey. Sarah writes about grief at her website Lifewithoutjudgment and has contributed writings to Open to Hope, Modern Loss, and the Huffington Post. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Grief-Changes-Everything-with-Sarah-Lyman-Kravits.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Don’t Ask Me To Get Over Grief with Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley

Posted on April 23, 2019 - by admin

It will be 2 years ago in April when my son died. He drank a lot and that drinking caused his heart to become weak and in the night it just quit. They were not able to revive him. I am struggling with this and like everyone I have guilt that I should have been able to help him even though he was 36 and didn’t live with me. Does it ever feel like people look at you like you need to be over it? https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Dont-Ask-Me-To-Get-Over-Grief-with-DrGloria-and-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Carrie Pike: When Do You Clean Out The Closet?

Posted on April 18, 2019 - by admin

Carrie pike is the creator of Carrie Bears, a company passionate about helping others through their grief process by making bears out of a loved ones clothing. For almost 20 years, Carrie has been sewing bears, listening to and sharing stories with people who have had a need. In 2018 she completed an inspired goal of compiling a few of these stories in her book Something to Hold Onto. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Carrie-Pike-When-Do-You-Clean-Out-The-Closet.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Too Young To Die with Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on April 16, 2019 - by admin

How do you deal with the anger that comes and goes when your 34 year old daughter (only child) who struggled to find her way and then, worked hard to get where she wanted to be, was a runner, yoga enthusiast and healthy eater, was so healthy and full of life…. only to have it all disappeared in an hour due to a subarachnoid brain hemorrhage. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Too-Young-To-Die-with-Dr.-Heidi-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Grief As A Path to Self Care with Suzanne Falter

Posted on April 11, 2019 - by admin

Suzanne Falter is proof of how human beings can rise again from the most difficult of circumstances. In 2012 her daughter, Teal collapsed of cardiac arrest and died 6 days later causing Suzanne to experience a spiritual unfolding. Suzanne is the author of multiple self-help titles including How Much Joy Can You Stand? and Living Your Joy. She is a popular leader for women (and men) learning how to bring self care into their lives. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Grief-As-A-Path-to-Self-Care-with-Suzanne-Falter.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Afterlife Children Live On In Spirit with Elizabeth Boisson

Posted on April 4, 2019 - by admin

Elizabeth Boisson has two children in spirit, Chelsea who passed when she was two days old in France in 1991, and her son, Morgan, who passed in 2009 at the Base Camp of Mt Everest in Tibet. As soon as Morgan passed, Elizabeth felt him hug her from the inside and realized that love never dies. One week later she created a Facebook group for bereaved parents. In 2012 she co-founded Helping Parents Heal for which she is the President. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Afterlife-Children-Live-On-In-Spirit-with-Elizabeth-Boisson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Hospital Error with Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on April 2, 2019 - by admin

On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi take on the topic of hospital error from a question submitted my Margaret, “My elderly mother died in the hospital the night before she was scheduled for Open Heart Surgery. I feel somewhat to blame as she told me the hospital medications were lowering her blood pressure too much. I feel really sad and angry and wonder if taking action against the hospital would make me feel better. “What are your thoughts?” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hospital-Error-with-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Anne Castaldo: Helping Siblings Heal

Posted on March 28, 2019 - by admin

Anne Castaldo started the The Tony Brown Foundation as a tribute to a life well lived and believes that even after loss you can lead a full, productive and passionate life. She created the foundation after the loss of her youngest son, Tony, who is survived by his two older brothers. She has gone on to heal and help others heal as well. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Anne-Castaldo-Helping-Siblings-Heal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Do’s and Don’ts for Bereavement Support with Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on March 26, 2019 - by admin

On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi respond to the following question from Randy, “Last night in my bereavement group one of the members suggested that it was important to educate friends and family on how to treat the bereaved. Could you give me some tips on the do’s and don’ts for bereavement support?” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dos-and-Donts-for-Bereavement-Support-with-DrHeidi-Horsley-and-DrGloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Lynda Fishman: Grief and Repairing Your Rainbows

Posted on March 21, 2019 - by admin

Meet Lynda Fishman, author of Repairing Rainbows and survivor of an unspeakable tragedy. When Lynda was 13, her mother and two sisters were killed in a plane crash. Her father fell into a deep depression, and she was essentially left to fend for herself. Lynda is a retired MSW and retired grief therapist, summer camp director, college professor and inspirational speaker with a message of courage, strength and hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lynda-Fishman-Grief-and-Repairing-Your-Rainbows.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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