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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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Gerry Cox: Grief, Religion and Culture

Posted on September 11, 2014 - by admin

Dr. Gerry R. Cox, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at University of Wisconsin- La Crosse. He served as the Director of the Center for Death Education & Bioethics. He has over one hundred publications including seventeen books. He has served as editor of Illness, Crisis, and Loss and for The Midwest Sociologist. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Gerry-Cox.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Linda Hunt: Finding Strength and Renewal After Child Loss

Posted on September 4, 2014 - by admin

Linda Lawrence Hunt’s 25-year-old daughter Krista was killed while volunteering with her husband in Bolivia. She and her husband co-founded the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship. Linda is the author of Pilgrimage through Loss: Pathways to Strength and Renewal after the Death of a Child. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Linda-Hunt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Rabbi Daniel Greyber: Friends: Forgotten Mourners

Posted on August 28, 2014 - by admin

When Rabbi Daniel Greyber ‘s best friend Jay died at age twenty-five Daniel moved on, keeping his faith, and becoming a rabbi. After losing a second friend he lost faith and struggled to find his way back. In his book Faith Unraveled he writes of the profound pain experienced by friends. He is the rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Rabbi-Daniel-Greyber.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Jon Reid: Dealing With Grief and Loss

Posted on August 21, 2014 - by admin

Dr. Jon Reid is a Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is the president of the Association of Death Education and Counselors (ADEC) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Fellow in Thanatology. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/John-Reid.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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K. Paul Stroller: Writing a Posthumous Memoir

Posted on August 14, 2014 - by admin

Dr. K. Paul Stroller, MD, started his medical career as a pediatrician and currently uses hyperbaric medicine to treat brain-injured children and adults. He is the bereaved father of Galen who in 2007 at the age of sixteen was killed in train collision. He is the editor of My Life After Life: A Posthumous Memoir and Life Chapters. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/K-Paul-Stoller.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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