Creating a Grieving Sanctuary: Alexandra Kennedy MA MFT

Posted on April 9, 2015 - by admin

Alexandra Kennedy MA MFT is a psychotherapist and author of Honoring Grief: Creating a Space to Let Yourself Heal, Losing a Parent, The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships Beyond Loss,and How Did I Miss All This Before? Waking Up to the Magic of Our Ordinary Lives. She offers a unique perspective to grieving through her work with the imagination. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_AlexandraKennedy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Writing Through Losses: Neil Chethik

Posted on April 2, 2015 - by admin

Neil Chethik is the author of the book, FatherLoss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms With the Deaths of Their Dads. He is the articles editor of the Open to Hope website. He is also a bereaved sibling. In 2011, his brother Peter died at the age of 55 after 35 years of mental illness. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_NeilChethik.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Assisted Suicide and Grief: Dr. Robert Liner

Posted on March 26, 2015 - by admin

Dr. Robert Liner is a graduate of Stanford University, Honors in Humanities, and the University of Rochester Medical School. He practiced and taught ob/gyn twenty years in San Francisco, was in private practice in the bay area, and served on the faculty of UCSF in their Prenatal Diagnostic Center. He is now retired and volunteers with Compassion and Choices. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_RobertLiner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Continuing Bonds After Death: Brittany Trauthwein

Posted on March 19, 2015 - by admin

Brittany Trauthwein M.A. specializes in grief and loss and end of life matters. Her research was influenced by her own grief journey after the loss of family members. She studies how individuals continue bonds with loved ones who have passed away, particularly adult children remaining in relationship with deceased parents.

AIDS and Grief : Doneley Meris

Posted on March 12, 2015 - by admin

Doneley Meris Grief Psychotherapist and Training Educator, is the founder and executive director of HIV Arts Network. He is adjunct faculty at New York University and the chair of the People Of Color/Multi-Cultural Committee of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_DonnelyMeris.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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AIDS and Grief: Doneley Meris

Posted on March 12, 2015 - by admin

Doneley Meris Grief Psychotherapist and Training Educator, is the founder and Executive Director of HIV Arts Network. He is adjunct faculty at New York University and the chair of the People Of Color/Multi-Cultural Committee of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_DonnelyMeris.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Grief Support: Lori Chinitz

Posted on March 5, 2015 - by admin

Lori Chinitz is a Healing From the Core Certified Instructor, and Physical Therapist. Lori’s strengths as an instructor and practitioner flow out of her capacity to witness and support each person’s unique journey. Her gentle, down to earth style has often been a key to unlocking deeper doorways to healing. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_LoriChinz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Healing Through Grief: Sherry Cassedy

Posted on February 26, 2015 - by admin

Sherry Cassedy, JD, MA, has practiced law and mediation for 29 years and currently has a mediation and private judging practice in Palo Alto, CA.  She is also a certified yoga instructor and spiritual guide, weaving yoga philosophy through her classes and offering spiritual guidance and seasonal retreats on spiritual topics.  She is the bereaved mother of Tim who died in a skate boarding accident.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_SherryCassidy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Celebrate Your Life: Faith Freed

Posted on February 19, 2015 - by admin

Faith Freed holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and spiritual guidance from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Faith is the author of, “Is:  Your Authentic Spirituality Unleashed.” She counsels clients in Palo Alto and San Francisco at the Entelechy Wellness Center. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_FaithFreed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Spirituality and Grief: Lisa Irish

Posted on February 12, 2015 - by admin

Lisa Irish is no stranger to loss. At age 2, her mother’s paralyzing car accident changed a normal childhood. At 11, her father died, and at 25, her mother died. She learned to look through the lens of loss, felt its power and trusted its teaching. Today she understands herself as a woman of hope as she serves as a Chaplain and bereavement coordinator at Yale-New Haven Hospital. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/OpenToHope_LisaIrish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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