Randie Clark and Avril Nagel are the authors of When Your Child Dies; Tools for Mending Parents’ Broken Hearts. Randie Clark, MA, CCC, is a therapist, and specializes in complicated issues of loss and grief. Avril Nagel is an author, editor and freelance writer. They are both bereaved parents.
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Michael has been a student of the healing arts for over forty years. In his book Rituals—Light for the Soul he talks about how to make everyday acts into rituals that focus the mind, heal the heart, and free the energies of the body. He is a musician, author, and an occasional public speaker. He lives with his wife in the mountains above Santa Barbara. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2014/01/Michael-J-Davis.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Tom Zuba is a life coach, author and speaker teaching a new way to do grief. In 1990 Tom’s daughter Erin died suddenly. His wife Tricia died in 1999 and his son Rory died in 2005. He is the author of the upcoming book Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2014/01/Tom-Zuba.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Jan Smolinski is the mom of missing man William “Billy” Smolinski Jr, who disappeared Aug. 24, 2004, at the age of 31. Jan has gone on to not only search for Billy but also to advocate for changes in laws and to help others who have missing family members. Joining her on the show will be Todd Matthews forensic expert with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2014/01/Jan-Smolinski_Todd-Matthews.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Raising six children and studying healing for twenty-five years did not help me soothe the difficult relationship with my mother. Mom’s death catapulted me into the healing possibilities beyond the veil. Using personal journaling to “talk” with Mom gave me the tools to deal with the tragic death of our daughter and to discover that mother-daughter love never dies. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2014/01/Lo-Anne-Mayer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Kathy Eldon is a bereaved mother, journalist, author, and film producer. She is the founder of Creative Visions Foundation and co-founder of Sanctri, a new Facebook application to commemorate and celebrate those who have died. Author of 17 books including “Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance,” and her new memoir, “In the Heart of Life.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2014/01/Kathy-Elden.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Andrew Morgan began work on his documentary film “After the End” following the untimely loss of his father in a car accident. This grief pushed him to begin speaking out to people across the country about how they overcame personal loss and found a new direction in life. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/12/Andrew-Morgan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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George-Harold Jennings Ph.D. has experienced numerous spiritual events throughout his life. Most recently in reliving the physical death of his sister and through this experience connecting spiritually with his mother. As a psychologist, he believes the mainstream members of his discipline should be more readily open to exploring the spiritual dimensions of being human. He is the author of “Passages Beyond the Gate”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/12/George-Herald-Jennings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Marsha Maring is the author of I Know the Secret. On this show Marsha discusses God’s Promises to Care when tragedy strikes. She talks how God helped her through death, divorce and other challenges including the death of her son. She shares the Bible verses on God’s promises that touched her during her darkest moments. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/12/Marsha-Maring.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Laura is a social worker and owner of Healing Concepts, LLC: a counseling practice in West Chester, PA. She is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and lectures nationally about grief and loss. She lost her beloved dad 7 years ago and has been finding her way through grief ever since. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/12/Laura-Krawchuck.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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