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Feeling discouraged? Relax and tune into the Open to Hope podcast and hear Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview guests with inspiring stories about recovery from loss.

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Dennis Apple; Learning to Cope After Loss

Posted on June 16, 2011 - by admin

Dennis Apple is the bereaved dad of Denny, age 18, who died in 1991 after a brief illness.  Dennis counsels couples and individuals who are grieving the loss of a […]

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John Frykman; Risks of Substance Abuse After Loss

Posted on June 9, 2011 - by admin

John Frykman Ph.D. is a Lutheran Minister and American psychotherapist specializing in Brief Therapy, medical hypnosis and family therapy. He was the Founding Director of the Drug Treatment Program of […]

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Michael Mims; Helping Families Deal With Loss

Posted on June 2, 2011 - by admin

Michael Mims is the president of Cherokee Casket Company a family owned business making children’s caskets since 194l.  Michael realizes a families need for resources and is a longtime supporter […]

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The Healing Power of Reminiscence: Robin Edger

Posted on May 26, 2011 - by admin

Robin Edgar teaches reminiscence workshops for bereavement programs and for individuals wishing to record family histories.  She points out the people use to sit around the campfire or fireplace and […]

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Harold Ivan Smith: Grief of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies

Posted on May 19, 2011 - by admin

Harold Ivan Smith is a grief specialist and educator at both Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, and the Carondolet Medical Institute in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Harold Ivan facilitates Grief […]

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Deneene Florino: Surviving and Thriving After Loss

Posted on May 12, 2011 - by admin

Deneene Florino is a grief counselor and intuitive author. Under the teachings of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Deneene absorbed the wisdom of Ross’s knowledge about the process of dying and grief […]

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Pat Schwiebert: Mothers and Loss

Posted on May 5, 2011 - by admin

Pat Schwiebert, a registered Nurse has been working in the area of bereavement for over 25 years. Her teachers have been ordinary persons who were grieving the loss of special […]

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Bonnie Carroll; Families and Military Loss

Posted on April 28, 2011 - by admin

Bonnie Carroll, Founder and President of the Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS), the national Veterans Service Organization providing comfort and care to all those grieving the death of a loved one […]

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Chris Mulligan; Gifts and Growth After Loss

Posted on April 21, 2011 - by admin

Chris Mulligan’s son’s death challenged her 25 years experience as an adoption social worker, her MS in Clinical Child, Youth and Family work and her beliefs and values. Afterlife Agreements: […]

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Glenda M. Carter; A Vietnam War Widow’s Journey

Posted on April 14, 2011 - by admin

Glenda Carter was a teenager when her 18-year-old husband, Bruce, was killed in Vietnam.  Glenda reminds us that trauma cannot be measured by the ticking of a clock or the […]

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