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Ron Villano; Embracing The Power of Change

Posted on June 14, 2012 - by admin

Ron Villano M.S. is a leading expert in working through change. As a father who lost his 17-year old son, Michael, in an auto accident, he always speaks from the heart. He is a licensed psychotherapist, certified clinical hypnotherapist and life/bereavement coach, author of The Zing and host of two radio shows. He encourages all he encounters to Embrace the Power of Change. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Ron-Villano_022.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Madeleine Herrmann: Loss of a Husband to Suicide

Posted on June 7, 2012 - by admin

Madeleine’s Herrmann’s husband committed suicide many years ago. Through this loss she experienced pain, anger, guilt, and confusion, which she writes and speaks about with hopes of helping others to survive such ordeals. She was a Fulbright scholar and has a degree in transpersonal psychology. She is the author of the psychological mystery “Partita”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Medeleine-Hermann_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Kelly Buckley; Topic: Gratitude

Posted on May 31, 2012 - by admin

Kelly Buckley is an author, speaker and bereaved parent.  In response to the loss of her 23 year old son Stephen in 2009, Kelly published Gratitude in Grief, a book about finding the goodness that remains in life, even in the pains of loss and making the connection between gratitude and resilience. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Kelly-Buckley_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Gabriel Constans; Grief’s Wake Up Call

Posted on May 24, 2012 - by admin

Gabriel Constans’ latest book is “Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something! Grief’s Wake Up Call!”, which includes his personal losses and interviews with individuals around the country who have used the death of a loved one as a catalyst to help others.  Dr. Constans worked as a social worker, chaplain and grief counselor with Hospice and the Center for Grief and Loss for over 35 years and with survivors of genocide in Rwanda. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2012/04/Gabriel-Constans_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Mary Rondeau Westra; Death of a Son

Posted on May 17, 2012 - by admin

Mary Rondeau Westra is the author of After the Murder of My Son. A former teacher and fundraiser for arts organizations, she started writing after the death of her 24 year old son, Peter, in 2001. She gave a keynote address at the national conference of The Compassionate Friends in 2011. Mary and her husband live in White Bear Lake, MN. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Mary-Rondeau-Westra_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Nadine Melhem; Trauma and Bereavement in Children

Posted on May 10, 2012 - by admin

Dr. Melhem is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been studying trauma and bereavement in children for the past decade. Her publication in the September issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry looking at the course of grief in children and adolescents garnered national attention, as it was the first longitudinal study of its kind addressing this issue. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Nadine-Melhem_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Mark Triplett; Death of an Adult Child

Posted on May 3, 2012 - by admin

Mark Triplett is Co-Director of a Minnesota non-profit organization, in memory of his son Adam, which serves the Love Basket Grief Support Outreach, and is the author of “From Mayhem To Miracles.”  Mark’s passion is sharing his story of miracle messages that provided spiritual healing in his grief journey.  Mark lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota with his wife Linda. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Mark-Triplett_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Richard Rosser; Keeping the Creative Spirit after Loss

Posted on April 26, 2012 - by admin

Richard Rosser is a Children’s Author/Playwright/Cartoonist. While in high school, his brother died in a car accident. Richard has worked in the entertainment business since college. After watching a man steal a parking space from his mother-in-law, Richard created Piggy Nation. Tragically, Richard’s son Nick died in a car accident soon thereafter. Richard has since written two children’s books, a musical, and created a comic strip, all influenced by Nick’s spirit. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Richard-Rosser_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Gabrielle Michel; Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Posted on April 19, 2012 - by admin

Gabrielle Michel is an interfaith minister, spiritual counselor, Grief Recovery Specialist and the Founder/President of Graceful Grieving, Inc., nonprofit organization. She’s a compelling, relatable writer and speaker on the topic of infant and pregnancy loss. Though the subject is dark and painful, her resilient spirit, disarming sense of humor and accessible demeanor allow her to engage and inspire grieving parents. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Gabrielle-Michel_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Katherine Shear; The Grief Journey

Posted on April 12, 2012 - by admin

Dr. Katherine Shear, M.D., is the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University School of Social Work and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.  She is also Director of the Complicated Grief Treatment Program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.  Dr. Shear helped identify the syndrome called complicated grief and is passionate about helping individuals move through the grieving process. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/07/Katherine-Shear_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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