Steve Siler: Healing Power of Music

Posted on May 15, 2014 - by admin

Steve Siler is the founder of Music For the Soul A Christian ministry using the power of songs and stories as a bridge to hope and healing for those facing life’s most difficult issues.  Drink Deep: A Musical Journey through Grief is the award winning organization’s 10th full-length project. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Steve–Siler.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Beth Rotondo: Hope For Those Who Grieve

Posted on May 8, 2014 - by admin

Beth Rotondo has worked in the bereavement for 20 years.  She has lost an infant, parent, and sibling.  Her losses and expertise have made her a comforting companion for those who grieve.  She is the author of Threads of Hope and The Big Chair. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Beth-Rotondro.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Cendra Lynn: Web Based Grief Support

Posted on May 1, 2014 - by admin

Cendra Lynn Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, certified traumatologist, and a pioneer in the field of grief and loss. She is the founder of the web sites GriefNet and KIDSAID, where over 50 email support groups enable grieving people to safely write others with a similar loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Cendra-Lynn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Nita Whitaker LaFontaine: Death of a Husband

Posted on April 24, 2014 - by admin

After twenty years of marriage, three daughters, and an active career in music and film, nothing could have prepared Nita for losing her husband to cancer. Her acclaimed memoir Finding My Voice exposes readers to the pain she suffered and how she learned to live in a world without her greatest love. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Nita-Whitaker-LaFontaine.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Beth L. Hewett, Ph.D. : Father and Sibling Loss

Posted on April 17, 2014 - by admin

Beth L. Hewett understands the pain and anguish of grief. A facilitator and trainer for the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved (NCMB).  She has in recent years lost her brother, sister and father. She is the author of the Good Words For Grieving series. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Beth-L-Hewett.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Audrey Pellicano R.N.,M.S.: Wise Widow

Posted on April 10, 2014 - by admin

Audrey Pellicano is a nurse, mentor, educator, speaker, author, mom, wife and widow.   Audrey helps clients tap into the power of their minds to heal from loss. Audrey hosts Death Café at The Open Center of New York City and is the author of the handbook  Six Secrets to Surviving Widowhood. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Audrey-Pellicano.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Monique Cerundolo: Dealing With Grief Through Poetry and Quilting

Posted on April 3, 2014 - by admin

Monique Cerundolo is a chaplain at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Twenty-five years ago she started quilting and was attracted by the beauty and the possibilities of this art form. She is the author of Seasons of Grief and Hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Monique-Cerundolo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Galen Goben: Coping With the Death of a Parent

Posted on March 27, 2014 - by admin

Galen, a Certified Thanatologist, is one of the Grief Support Coordinators for Forest Lawn in Southern California.  He is responsible for providing grief education and services to the community and to the grieving families served by Forest Lawn.  Galen is an ordained Disciple of Christ minister https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Galen-Goben.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Coping With the Death of a Parent: Galen Goben

Posted on March 27, 2014 - by admin

Galen, a Certified Thanatologist, is one of the Grief Support Coordinators for Forest Lawn in Southern California. He is responsible for providing grief education and services to the community and to the grieving families served by Forest Lawn. Galen is an ordained Disciple of Christ minister. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Galen-Goben.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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David B. Gladson, M.Div., CACII: Holistic Living After Loss

Posted on March 20, 2014 - by admin

David Gladson is the Bereavement Manager with Interim Healthcare Hospice in Upstate South Carolina. He is a counselor, group leader and clinical supervisor for the grief and spiritual care department.