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.

Diane Martin Ph.D. CT: Forgiveness

Posted on March 13, 2014 - by admin

Diane Martin is a writer, therapist and educator who experienced the loss of her son Sandy to suicide. In her pathway to healing she sought to understand the profound experience of child loss through completing her PhD and recent work The Mother’s Journey. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Diane-Martin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Theresa Freitas and Todd Matthews: Missing Children

Posted on March 6, 2014 - by admin

Theresa Freitas son Jacob Whitt was 21-years-old when he went missing in 1997. DNA tests confirmed recently that a body buried in a “John Doe” grave in Texas was Jacob. Joining us on the show to discuss missing family members is Todd Matthews forensic expert with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Todd-Matthews_Theresa-Freitas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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