Mary Fetchet is the co-founded Voices of September 11th in 2001 following the death of her son Brad on 9/11. A clinical social worker, she created a new paradigm in providing long-term services for victims’ families. A strong advocate for national preparedness, she promotes public policy reforms to keep the country safe.
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Bruce Postman has directed over 40 documentaries, many award winning, about coping with life threatening illnesses. He has worked with Cancervive, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, City of Hope and others. He is now working on “The https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_BrucePostman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Mary Potter Kenyon is the author of three books. Her most recent is Refined by Fire: A Journey of Grief and Grace, which details her process of grief and healing after the loss of her mother, husband, and grandson in a three-year period. Refined by Fire recently received the 2014 USA Best Book award. She is a frequent speaker and columnist of the topics of grief, loss, and healing. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_MaryKenyon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Chris Cavalieri is the Executive Director of Family Lives On with the mission of supporting the lifelong emotional well being of children whose mother or father have died. Their tradition program provides opportunities for intentional remembering, creating a safe haven for grief, communication and celebration. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_ChristineCavalieri.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Zaneta M. Gileno LCSW is the Director of Community Based Care for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors of military loss (TAPS). She is the liaison for the TAPS Board of Advisors and manages their online Professional Education program and the network of “TAPS Care Groups.” Zaneta comes from a military family and is honored to bring her education, background and passion to serve the families of the fallen. Education program and the network of “TAPS Care Groups.” Zaneta comes from a military family and is honored to bring her education, background and passion to serve the families of the […]
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Elaine Mansfield leads workshops and bereavement support groups and writes for Hospice and Palliative Care of Tompkins County in Ithaca, NY. Her writing reflects her forty years as a student of Jungian psychology, mythology, meditation, and nature. Since her husband’s death in 2008, her work has focused on a search for love, meaning, and healing in times of grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_ElaineMansfield.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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David Zeigler, a Guggenheim Fellow, has been making documentary films for twenty years. His first narrative feature, Sweet Old World, is drawn from his own experience following the death of his nine-year-old son. His 1999/2000 series, Senior Year, was a landmark PBS broadcast in 2002. His films have been seen on television in over a hundred and fifty countries worldwide. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_DaveZeigler.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Gloria Horsley president of the Open to Hope Foundation and Alan Petersen executive director of The Compassionate Friends discuss their grief journey and how they and others have coped. Alan sings “A Little Farther Down the Road”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Alan-Pederson_03.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Judy Lipson lost her sister Jane at age 22 in 1981 in an automobile accident, and sister Margie at age 35 in 1990. Judy suppressed her grief for 30 years and five years ago began the journey to mourn for her beloved sisters.’ She is an advocate for adult sibling loss, and does an annual ice skating fundraiser Celebration of Sisters in memory of her sisters. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_JudyLipson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is currently a professor at Arizona State University. Her area of expertise is traumatic death, specifically child death, and she is an acclaimed public speaker on this topic. Her life changed profoundly in 1994 when her daughter, Cheyenne, died. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_JoanneCacciatore.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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