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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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Leeat Granek PhD; Fully Mourning Losses

Posted on February 3, 2011 - by admin

Leeat Granek has a PhD in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada, her area of specialization is in death and mourning. She worked for three years with dying cancer […]

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Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s: Healing Through Journaling and Poetry

Posted on January 27, 2011 - by admin

Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s husband was killed by a drunk driver. On a quest for healing she studied trauma, wrote poetry, journaled, and began photography. She is the author of  Seasons […]

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Ed Gray; Healing Through Journaling and Poetry

Posted on January 20, 2011 - by admin

Ed’s grieving journey began when his wife, mother, and father died. Ed’s journaling evolved into writing poetry about his grieving process. This poetry is a crucial part of his transition […]

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Kim Kluxen Meredith: Death of a Spouse

Posted on January 13, 2011 - by admin

Kim Kluxen Meredith was a young mother when her husband David was paralyzed from the next down after a tragic automobile accident. Kim and David had to condense a lifetime […]

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Joy Berger; Composing Life Out of Loss

Posted on January 6, 2011 - by admin

Joy Berger authored Music of the Soul, Composing Life Out of Loss, and is the Quality and Education Researcher for Hosparus Inc., in Louisville, KY.  She is a recipient of […]

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Louis A. Gamino, PhD; Tips for Adaptive Grieving During the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2010 - by admin

Louis A. Gamino, PhD is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University Health […]

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Dr. Jane Robertson Westerfield; Holiday Remembrance

Posted on December 23, 2010 - by admin

Dr. Jane Robertson Westerfield is the author of three books on death and dying and is a Speaker/Performer, Director and Producer. Dr. Westerfield has some unique perspectives to offer those […]

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Donna Hanschu; Balancing Life and Loss

Posted on December 16, 2010 - by admin

Donna Hanschu is a certified Death, Dying & Bereavement specialist. She has worked with Head-start families, families with disabilities, families of the terminally ill, children, teenagers, and senior citizens.  She […]

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Donna Hanschu; Balancing Life and Loss

Posted on December 16, 2010 - by admin

Donna Hanschu is a certified Death, Dying & Bereavement specialist. She has worked with Head-start families, families with disabilities, families of the terminally ill, children, teenagers, and senior citizens.  She […]

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The Zing Zone-Bust the Holiday Blues with Dr Gloria, Dr Heidi and Ron Villano

Posted on December 14, 2010 - by admin

One of the number one reasons people get the holiday blues is that they are thinking about those who are not longer able to join the celebration. This special 90 […]

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