Jane Harris: A Love That Never Dies

Posted on May 31, 2018 - by admin

How do we grieve? Why do we grieve? And why are we afraid of those that do grieve? In order to answer these difficult questions after the death of their 22 year old son Josh in a road accident in Vietnam Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds went on a journey interviewing bereaved families in the United States and the UK. Using these compelling interviews the produced the film A Love That Never Dies. Jane is a graduate of film school and a psychologist. She and her husband Jimmy own their own production company and are volunteers with The Compassionate Friends […]

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Janine Salevsky: Sharing a Legacy of Love

Posted on May 24, 2018 - by admin

In August of 2013 Janine Salevsky’s daughter Natalia died to multiple complications relating to Leukemia. Natalia was diagnosed at age 6 and died at age 10 leaving a legacy of love behind her. She made gifts, angels, artwork and her shared American Girl dolls bringing light and goodness to others. Her mother continues to share her spirit through Natalia’s Endless Love foundation whose purpose it is to continue Natalia works of love. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Janine-Salevsky-Sharing-a-Legacy-of-Love-stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Harriet Cabelly: Living Well Despite Adversity

Posted on May 17, 2018 - by admin

Harriet Cabelly is a social worker and positive psychology coach. She counsels clients as they cope and grow beyond their grief and painful circumstances. She is one of the coaching experts on WOR radio show, Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life and has appeared on ABC and Fox news as a parenting coach. She is the author of Living Well Despite Adversity:Inspiration for Finding Renewed Meaning and Joy in Your Life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Harriet-Cabelly-Living-Well-Despite-Adversity-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Alua Arthur: Wrapping Up the Practical Affairs

Posted on May 9, 2018 - by admin

Alua Arthur is the Founder of Going with Grace, an organization that exists to support people as they answer the question ‘What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may die peacefully?’ She is tirelessly committed to bringing awareness to death and dying which she believes can inspire the way people live.  A recovering attorney, Alua is also a bicycle fanatic, developing nation aficionado, jewelry addict, and author of Guide to Completion: The First 10 Steps to Completing the Affairs of Your Loved One’s Life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Alua-ArthurWrapping-Up-the-Practical-Affairs-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Joe DiNardo: Meditation Practice

Posted on May 3, 2018 - by admin

Joe DiNardo is a businessman, attorney and the author of A Letter to My Wife.  In 2005 a brain tumor and the death of his wife to Pancreatic cancer in 2015 forced him to confront his own mortality and to test himself and his Buddhist practice. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Joe-DiNardo-Meditation-Practice-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor: What Makes Individuals Grieve Differently?

Posted on April 26, 2018 - by admin

Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor, psychologist at the University of Arizona, studies the physiological correlates of the wide range of emotional responses during bereavement. She has investigated the failure to adapt following the death of a loved one, termed Complicated Grief, and the neurobiological, immune and autonomic parameters that vary between individual grief responses. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Dr-Mary-Frances-O-Connor-What-Makes-Individuals-Grieve-Differently-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Nathalie Himmelrich: Peer support groups & FB Live

Posted on April 19, 2018 - by admin

Nathalie Himmelrich is a psychotherapist located is Switzerland. She is a grief recovery specialist, bereaved parent of a twin and the author of various resources and books for grieving parents. Nathalie is the founder of the Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN), an online place of support and uplift for parents and others affected by the loss of a child. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Nathalie-Himmelrich-Peer-support-groups-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Deborah DeLisi: Grief: A Lifequake

Posted on April 12, 2018 - by admin

Deborah DeLisi is a mother, artist and author whose life was plunged into shock and despair when her 29-year old daughter, Kate ended her life. Her book Lifequakes speaks to all of us of the intimate journey of grief and how to walk alongside fear and pain on the road to healing. She is the Founder of The Abundant Love Project, a worldwide community offering random acts of kindness. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Deborah-DeLisi-Grief-A-Lifequake-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Linda Goldman: Supporting Children’s Grief, Loss, and Trauma

Posted on April 5, 2018 - by admin

Linda Goldman, MS, LCPC, FT, is a grief therapist, grief educator, and author of several books, including Creating Inclusion and Well-being for Marginalized Students (2017), Coming Out: Coming In: Nurturing the Well Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society, Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children, 3rd Edition, Breaking the Silence: A Guide to Help Children with Complicated Grief 2nd Edition, Raising Our Children to Be Resilient: A Guide for Helping Children Cope with Trauma in Today’s World Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death and Healing, Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death, and Bart Speaks […]

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Anxiety and Grief with Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley

Posted on April 4, 2018 - by admin

If you are feeling anxious or out of control you will want to watch this and get 10 simple tips from Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria on how to manage your emotions at this time of grief.