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Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD: Traumatized Brain: Coping with brain changes

Posted on September 15, 2016 - by admin

Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, is the director of the neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Partners.  He is a neuropsychiatrist at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center and the author of The Traumatized Brain:  A Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory and Behavior after Brain Injury. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/07074148/Dr-Vaishnavi-MP3-for-Audio-Podcasting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Judy Mandel: Replacement Child

Posted on September 8, 2016 - by admin

Judy Mandel is the replacement child born after her sister was killed in 1952, when American Airlines Flight 6780 crashed into her family’s New Jersey home. It would be years before she would understand how the event shaped her life.  She is the author of the New York Times best selling book Replacement Child:  A Memoir. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/07073321/Judy-Mandel-MP3-for-Audio-Podcasting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Molly Gandour: Sibling Loss

Posted on September 1, 2016 - by admin

Molly Gandour is a documentary filmmaker and producer of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Gasland. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and is currently enrolled in an M.A. program at New York University.  Her most recent documentary film Peanut Gallery is based on the death of her fourteen year-old sister, Aimee, to leukemia when Molly was ten-years old. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/19091713/Molly-Gandour.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Molly Gandour: Sibling Loss

Posted on September 1, 2016 - by admin

Award-nominated documentary Gasland. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and is currently enrolled in an M.A. program at New York University.  Her most recent documentary film Peanut Gallery is based on the death of her fourteen year-old sister, Aimee, to leukemia when Molly was ten-years old. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/01052654/Molly-Gandour.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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John A. Sarkett: Making Friends With The Unfriendly Through Music

Posted on August 25, 2016 - by admin

John A. Sarkett is the author of twenty-five books. He has worked in public relations, marketing, television production and syndication, software, and financial industries. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio State University. His latest books are Bach and Heaven: The promise of Afterlife and Death in Classical Music:  Making friends with the unfriendly. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/19090728/John-Sarkett-MP3-for-Audio-Podcasting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Elizabeth Horwin: Keeping Love Alive

Posted on August 18, 2016 - by admin

Elizabeth Horwin is a Licensed Professional Counselor offering workshops, seminars and retreats to individuals, organizations and employers, dealing with and healing from life’s losses. She is a bereaved parent and spouse and the author of, Love Never Dies http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/19085607/Beth-Horwin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Barry Kluger: Reform in the Wake of Loss

Posted on August 11, 2016 - by admin

Barry Kluger is a veteran public relations executive and writes for The Huffington Post and 165 CityBrand Media sites. He and fellow grieving Dad, Kelly Farley, began an effort to add loss of a child to the Family Medical Leave Act, which led to The Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act, currently being considered in Congress.   http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/11054705/Barry-Kluger-MP3-for-Audio-Podcasting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Barbara J. Hopkinson: Tips and Support For Those Who Grieve

Posted on August 4, 2016 - by admin

Barbara J. Hopkinson, founder of A Butterfly’s Journey To A New Normal and The Compassionate Friends of Greater Newburyport, MA, lost 3 children and has led bereaved families through the journey of grief since 2003.   She is a certified Grief Recovery Specialist and author of two books.  Barbara resides north of Boston. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/04081111/Barbara-Hopkinson-MP3-for-Audio-Podcasting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Debbie Haine Vijayvergyia: Stillbirth

Posted on July 28, 2016 - by admin

In July 2011 Debbie Haine Vijayvergyia’s daughter, Autumn Joy, was stillborn. Since then Debbie has become a powerful advocate for stillbirth awareness and education. Debbie is a founding member of The Action for Stillbirth Awareness and Prevention Coalition and the founder of The 2 Degrees Foundation. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/02102207/Deb-Vijayvergyia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Patrick Arbore: Helping Families Deal With Loss

Posted on July 21, 2016 - by admin

Dr. Patrick Arbore, Ed.D., is the founder and director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (CESP) a program of the Institute on Aging in San Francisco, CA. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of aging related topics. http://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/opentohope.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/02102354/Patrick-Arbore.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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