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 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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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 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 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 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, 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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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 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.
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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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