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Harriet Hodgson: Raising Grandchildren

Posted on January 18, 2018 - by admin

Harriet Hodgson has been a freelance health/wellness writer for 37+ years, is the author of 37 books, and thousands of articles. Her latest writing focuses on caregiving, and this is her 20th year as a caregiver. She was her demented mother’s caregiver for nine years, her twin grandchildren’s caregiver for seven years, and has been her disabled husband’s caregiver for four years, with more years to come. Hodgson is a contributing writer for Open to Hope website, The Grief Toolbox Website, and The Caregiver Space website. Her latest book, “So You’re Raising Your Grandkids,” is in production now and slated […]

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Kelly Griffith: Sibling Loss-Tragedy Assistance Program

Posted on January 11, 2018 - by admin

Kelly Griffith is the TAPS Magazine Editor and Manager of Internal Communications and the surviving sister of Marine Corps Maj. Samuel Griffith. Kelly’s background in journalism and the profound impact of Sam’s life and service enable her to share the compassion and care of TAPS through writing. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/04093532/Kelly-Griffith.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Ida D Gonzalez: Military Loss

Posted on January 4, 2018 - by admin

Ida Gonzalez, Mommy, Mom, Mama Gonzo, President of Butterfly Circle of Friends, her son Michael was KIA in Baghdad, Iraq on August 28, 2008. BCOF is non-profit created in memory of Michael assists military, veterans and their families. Sharing her love for Michael has been her way to survive. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/04092417/Ida-D-Gonzalez-.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Catherine McNulty: Strategies To Help With Grief

Posted on December 28, 2017 - by admin

After losing her infant son, Catherine McNulty embarked on a journey to do more than survive grief. She has created a framework to grief that disrupts conventional ways of looking at loss. She challenges her clients to step outside of a victim mindset and regain control of how they navigate grief. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01080600/Catherine-McNulty.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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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