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Robert Goor: Writing Through Grief

Posted on December 21, 2017 - by admin

Robert Goor is a teacher, a writer, a mathematician and a scientist. He is an active member of the Bethesda Writer’s Center and of The Compassionate Friends, where he is a trained group facilitator. Dear Andrew, a collection of letters to his deceased son, is his first literary publication. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01080251/Robert-Goor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Nisha Zenoff: Techniques For Healing Loss

Posted on December 14, 2017 - by admin

Nisha Zenoff MFT Ph.D is a grief counselor, psychotherapist and certified dance/movement therapist. She has devoted her professional life to supporting bereaved families after the death of her 17-year-old son Victor in 1980. She is the author of The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After A Child Dies? http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01075901/Nisha-Zenoff.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Victoria Grinman: Finding Your Center After Loss

Posted on December 7, 2017 - by admin

Victoria Grinman LCSW is an adjunct faculty member of Columbia University and the owner of Growing Kind Minds, and is a Certified Family Trauma Professional, trained Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor to children and teens and a certified aromatherapist. She is a doctoral candidate at Adelphi University School of Social Work. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01075239/Victoria-Grinman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Ashley Jones: Love Not Lost

Posted on November 30, 2017 - by admin

Ashley Jones is a helper. She’s always loved helping others from grade school through Clemson University, and then into marriage. After losing her daughter to a terminal diagnosis, Ashley’s desire to serve others grew stronger and she founded Love Not Lost to preserve memories of those facing a terminal diagnosis and support people in grief. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23105858/Ashley-Jones.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Kathy Miller: Chippy Chipmunk Deals With Loss

Posted on November 23, 2017 - by admin

Kathy M. Miller is an award-winning author and photographer of the Chippy Chipmunk picture book series. Her latest book “Chippy Chipmunk: Friends in the Garden” helps children who are grieving. After Kathy lost her mother, she found comfort and healing in nature photography. Her book uses nature and a delicately woven storyline to open a dialogue on loss. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23110908/Kathy-Miller.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Cheryl Jones MFT: Grief-We Suffer and Grow

Posted on November 16, 2017 - by admin

Cheryl Espinosa Jones MFT is Manager of Professional Education at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, offering training in Cancer and Illness Competency. She is a support group leader and a facilitator of grief workshops integrating music into the art of remembrance. She is an Open to Hope writer and hosts the online radio show Good Grief. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23110253/Cheryl-Jones.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Jenna Rogers Topic: Finding A Place of Hope

Posted on November 9, 2017 - by admin

Jenna Rogers is the Director of Advancement for Faith’s Lodge, a retreat facility that supports parents after the death of a child. As a bereaved mother, Jenna is passionate about helping others who have endured this tragic loss. She created Noah’s Memorial SIDS Foundation in 2010 to help fund SIDS research and support families who have lost a child. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23110609/Jenna-Rogers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Pamela Hagens: Helping Loved Ones After a Death

Posted on November 2, 2017 - by admin

Pamela Hagens is a lifetime proponent of taking care of health through exercise and yoga. She currently teaches and inspires others on how to work with their grief through daily healthy practices. In July of 2013 she lost her 19-year-old son, Samuel. She is a frequent presenter at The Compassionate Friends national conferences. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23111314/Pamela-Hagens.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Carla J. Vagnini: Helping Loved Ones After a Death

Posted on October 26, 2017 - by admin

Carla J. Vagnini helped four family members after significant losses. Without a guide or “how-to manual” available to know where to begin, she knew her book could help the ones left behind as they start dealing with everything that comes after death. She is the author of  For the Ones Left Behind:  A guide for Helping Loved Ones After a Death. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/02090615/Carla-J.-Vagnini.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Janis Johnston: Recovery and Rediscovery after Loss

Posted on October 19, 2017 - by admin

Dr. Janis Johnston is a counseling psychologist who uses her personal as well as her extensive professional experience to help those who have suffered a loss. She sees loss and change as fertilizer for new dreams. Janis is a frequent presenter at national psychology and education conferences.  Her latest book is Midlife Maze:  Recovery and Rediscovery After Loss. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/02085921/Janis-Johnston.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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