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Brooke & Colin Smith

Posted on March 3, 2016 - by admin

In 2014, Brooke and Colin’s daughter, Kennedy, was delivered stillborn. After failed attempts in their local community to find pregnancy loss support, Brooke and Colin, with the support of First Candle, created Knot My Baby, Inc., a resource of support and education for families who have had perinatal or neonatal losses. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_Smiths_151026.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Reducing Mental Health Stigma: Lee and Laurie Burstein Maxwell

Posted on February 25, 2016 - by admin

Lee and Laurie Maxwell lost their beloved 18 year old son, Dan to suicide after 18 months of severe depression. Grief stricken, they founded DMAX Foundation with the primary initiative to create DMAX Clubs on college campuses for students to get together and talk about how they are doing, how their friends are doing and how they can help each other. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_Maxwells_151026.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Helping Children Deal With Loss : Marian Sokol

Posted on February 18, 2016 - by admin

Marian Sokol, Ph.D., MPH is the Executive Director of the Children’s Bereavement Center of Texas in San Antonio. Helping approximately 1000 children annually deal with both the emotional and physiological impact of death. The center gives both individual and group counseling. Marian is the CoChair of the Action for Stillbirth Awareness & Prevention (ASAP) Coalition. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_MarianSokol_151019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Honoring Our Son: Anne and Jeff Cascaldo

Posted on February 11, 2016 - by admin

Anne and Jeff Cascaldo’s 24yearold son Tony died due to a rare blood disease and a medical error. Anne and Jeff have gone on to honor Tony by starting the Tony Brown Foundation helping others deal with loss and to again find hope. Anne is the chair of The Compassionate Friends national conference in Scottsdale, Arizona July of 2016. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_Anne-Jeff-Castaldo_151019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Remembering My Sibling and Child: Mitch Carmody

Posted on February 4, 2016 - by admin

Mitch Carmody is no stranger to loss. His father died when he was 12yearsold. His twin sister, Sandy died at thirty-five followed three months later by his 9yearold son, Kelly. Despite this adversity Mitch has gone on to become a grief expert and is a much loved and sought after inspirational speaker. He is the author of L etters to My Son: Turning Loss into Legacy. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Mitch-Carmody_04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Moving Beyond Loss: Nancy Sharp

Posted on January 28, 2016 - by admin

Nancy Sharp is a Huffington Post blogger, author, and motivational speaker who inspires others to move beyond loss and setbacks. When life hands you the unthinkable, you must find new ways to see. Her memoir Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss and Bold Living is the recipient of seven book honors, including Books For A Better Life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_NancySharp.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Turning Grief Into Creative Expression: Lauren Mascarella

Posted on January 21, 2016 - by admin

Lauren Mascarella founded MamaQuest in May 2010, four years after she lost her mother to breast cancer. Since starting Mama Quest, she has launched Trauma to Art; a non-profit which empowers others who have lost loved ones to use creative expression to cope. She is a writer for Open to Hope and is the author of Alice’s Law: Finding Deeper Meaning and Honoring Lost Loved Ones. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_LaurenMascarella.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Getting Through the Grief of Widowhood: Carol Brody Fleet

Posted on January 14, 2016 - by admin

In 2000, Carole Brody Fleet lost her beloved husband Mike after a two-year battle with ALS. At age 40 she was on her own raising an 11-year-old daughter. She realized that widows wear stilettos too, not just black, she thus set out to help others feeling the emotional shock and devastation of widowhood. She is the author of Widows Wear Stilettos and Happily Even After. She is currently happily remarried to Dave Sansbury. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/%20audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_CarolBrodyFleet.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dream Work: Carla Blowey

Posted on January 7, 2016 - by admin

Carla Blowey is a bereaved mother of 24 years, a certified dream work facilitator, presenter, and author of Dreaming Kevin: The Path to Healing. Carla leads individual, group, and conference dream work sessions, workshops and programs on healing through loss and transition. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_CarlaBlowey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Death of a Fiancé: Ann-Marie Attaie

Posted on December 31, 2015 - by admin

Anne-Marie Attaie lost her fiancé Michael to a sudden and unexpected heart attack in the summer of 2000. With his death she came to understand the impact of loss and the need for compassionate care of those impacted by grief. She is the Administrator of Carelink Hospice Services in Hayward, California. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_Ann-MarieAttaie.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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