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Dr. David Fajgenbaum: Support Network For Grieving College Students

Posted on November 20, 2014 - by admin

While a student at Georgetown University, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MSc founded Students of National Students of AMF Support Network, a peer-led grief support group and service program, in memory of his mother, Anne Marie Fajgenbaum. Dispite health challenges David carries on with his work and is currently an MBA Candidate at The Wharton School of Business. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/David-Fajgenbaum.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Michele Neff Hernandez: Soaring Spirits

Posted on November 13, 2014 - by admin

Michele Neff Hernandez is a bereaved spouse and the founding President, and Executive Director of the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation providing resources and peer support to people grieving the loss of a partner. Soaring Spirits has met the needs of over 500,000 widowed people around the world, and continues to increase their reach through innovative grief support programs. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Michelle-Neff-Hernandez.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Sheila Himmel: Changing the Way We Die

Posted on November 6, 2014 - by admin

Sheila Himmel is a Psychology Today blogger and the coauthor of Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia and Changing the Way We Die. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, and the Robb Report. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Sheila-Himmel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Rebecca Soffer: Modern Loss Coping with Grief in a Digital World

Posted on October 30, 2014 - by admin

Rebecca Soffer is the co-founder of Modern Loss a website geared to young adults addressing the many permutations of loss, from miscarriages to a parent’s death.  Ms. Soffer lost both her parents, her mother to an automobile accident and her father to a heart attack. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Rebecca-Soffer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Cornelia Cannon Holden: Miscarriage

Posted on October 23, 2014 - by admin

Cornelia Cannon Holden is a social entrepreneur and educator. Through her company, Mindful Warrior, she is dedicated to helping her clients reach their performance potential.  In 2013 Cornelia was 18 weeks pregnant when she learned that her pregnancy was no longer viable.  As a body-centered psychotherapist she shares with others her path to recovery.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Cornelia-Cannon-Holden.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Jill Smolowe: Resilience In A Time of Grief

Posted on October 16, 2014 - by admin

Within 17 months award-winning journalist and author Jill Smolowe lost her husband, sister, and mother.   Jill, a senior writer for People, desiring to help others, used her experience to write Four Funerals and a Wedding:  Resilience In A Time Of Grief. Jill then became a grief and transition coach helping clients learn how to restore momentum to their lives. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Jill-Semolowe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Elizabeth Heineman: Stillbirth

Posted on October 9, 2014 - by admin

Elizabeth Heineman is mother of one stillborn and two surviving children. Her memoir of her stillbirth is Ghostbelly (Feminist Press, 2014). She is a professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches courses on gender and sexuality, European and German history, and the history of human rights. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Elizabeth-Heineman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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An Artists View of Death, Steven Boone

Posted on October 2, 2014 - by admin

Artist, photographer, traveler, and writer Steven Boone lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He lost his daughter to cancer when she was nineteen. His award-winning book, called “A Heart Traced in Sand” recalls his experiences with her living and dying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Steven-Boone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Allen Klein: The Healing Power of Humor

Posted on September 25, 2014 - by admin

Allen Klein discovered the therapeutic value of humor after his wife died at thirty-four. He now shows others how to lighten up loss. He is the author of 19 books including The Healing Power of Humor and Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Allen-Klein.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Rosalie Deer Heart: Healing Grief

Posted on September 18, 2014 - by admin

Rosalie Deer Heart is a veteran of grief who chose to open her heart even wider to love after the sudden death of her teenage son, Mike. She is the author of eight books including Healing Grief—A Mother’s Story. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Rosalie-Deer-Heart.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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