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Grief Your Sacred Journey with Kathy Sparnins

Posted on May 9, 2019 - by admin

Kathy Sparnins has lost both of her parents and is a bereaved sibling. She works with hospice as a death educator and is a trained spiritual director. She is the Executive Producer of the award winning film Voices of Grief: The Courage to Grieve in a Death Avoiding Culture. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Grief-Your-Sacred-Journey-with-Kathy-Sparnins.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Coping With The Memories Of Suffering with Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on May 7, 2019 - by admin

I watched my son suffer from colon cancer. He died 15 months after he was diagnosed. He was my oldest and had just turned 50. He fought so hard, prayers went out all over the US and Europe, but it was not to be no matter what. Its been 6 years now and I am still angry and confused as to why this had to happen to him. Any suggestions? https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Coping-With-The-Memories-Of-Suffering-with-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Intimacy and Grief with Stacey & Steve Parker

Posted on May 2, 2019 - by admin

Steve and Stacy Parker are the bereaved parents of Alyssa, who died at the age of two in 1997. Since her death they have had two other children. They are very supportive of couples who have suffered a loss and have been involved with The Compassionate Friends since Alyssa’s death. Stacey has been a volunteer at Our House, and on the Cedar Sinai Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Stacey is the author of Grief As A Second Language. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Intimacy-and-Grief-with-Stacy-Steve-Parker.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Grief Anger and Guilt with Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on April 30, 2019 - by admin

On this show Dr. Heidi and Gloria Horsley answer the following question from Carol, “I lost my son 29 months ago after a battle with terminal cancer. I know he is gone and that he’s is not coming back. As a mom I should have seen the signs and wonder if caught earlier the outcome would have been the same. How do I deal with the constant anger and guilt? https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Grief-Anger-and-Guilt-with-Dr.-Heidi-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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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