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Glenda M. Carter; A Vietnam War Widow’s Journey

Posted on April 14, 2011 - by admin

Glenda Carter was a teenager when her 18-year-old husband, Bruce, was killed in Vietnam.  Glenda reminds us that trauma cannot be measured by the ticking of a clock or the turning of the pages of a calendar. She is the author of Sacred Shadow, Sacred Ground:  A Vietnam War Widow’s Journey Through Unresolved Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Glenda-Carter_04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Barbara Roberts; Death of a Spouse

Posted on April 7, 2011 - by admin

Barbara Roberts is an active public speaker on issues on death and dying.  She openly discusses what she learned during the final year of her husband, Frank’s life and how she coped during the subsequent years of grieving.  She is the former Governor of Oregon and author of Death Without Denial Grief Without Apology. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Barbara-Roberts_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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James P. Krehbiel, Ed.S, LPC, CCBT; New Beginnings After Loss

Posted on March 31, 2011 - by admin

James P. Krehbiel, is a licensed professional counselor and nationally certified cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in treating adults and children experiencing anxiety and depressive disorders.  He is the author of TROUBLED CHILDHOOD, TRIUMPHANT LIFE: Healing from the Battle Scars of Youth. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/James-Krehbiel_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Norine Dresser; The Journey Through Grief

Posted on March 24, 2011 - by admin

Norine Dresser’s husband died in 2007, after a year in home hospice care with Norine as the primary caregiver.  The roller-coaster ride of emotions for the entire family as they faced end of life issues became the stimulus for her book  Saying Goodbye To Someone You Love: Your Emotional Journey Through End of Life and Grief  by Norine Dresser and Fredda Wasserman.  New York: DemosHEALTH, 2010. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/OTH_Norine-Dresser_12_06_10_23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Lori Ann Wood; Growing Through Adversity

Posted on March 17, 2011 - by admin

Lori Ann Wood is the mother of eight children and 20 grandchildren.  In 1983 Lori Ann lost her infant son Brant in a drowning accident.  As well as having a strong commitment to family Lori is an artist specializing is portrait painting.  Lori Ann has a strong spiritual message to share with others who have suffered loss and is the author of A Mighty Change:  Please Don’t Let My Baby Die. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/OTH_Lori-Wood_11_29_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Harriet Hodgson; Coping With Loss

Posted on March 10, 2011 - by admin

Harriet Hodgson has been an independent journalist for over 30 years.  After the death of her daughter Harriet and her husband took over the responsibility of raising their twin grandchildren.  She is the author of over 28 books and a writer for Open to Hope.  Her latest book is 101 Affirmations to Ease Your Grief Journey. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/OTH_Harriet-Hodgson_11_29_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Nicole Alston; Grieving Loss and Health

Posted on March 3, 2011 - by admin

Nicole Alston, MSW is the Founder and Executive Director of The Skye Foundation started in memory of her firstborn daughter, Skye, in 2005. Nicole has spoken to audiences internationally on how to provide support to families who are grieving the death of a baby. In 2006, she produced a video, Infant Mortality from the African American Perspective. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/OTH_Nicole-Alston_11_29_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tim Moore LCDR; Healing From Personal Loss and Tragedy

Posted on February 24, 2011 - by admin

Tim Moore has been serving as an active-duty Navy Chaplain for the past twelve years.  He provides religious ministry to Sailors and Marines and has deployed to Iraq and was in the Persian Gulf during 9/11.  His duties on board ships, stations or with Marines is to notify service members of personal loss or tragedy then provide follow-up grief counseling. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Tim-Moore_11_22_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Susan W. Reynolds; Creating a Healing Environment

Posted on February 17, 2011 - by admin

Susan W. Reynolds, after being widowed at age 49, found that no matter where she went change in her surroundings were needed.  Combining her training in physical therapy and interior redesign, Susan created a system for looking at your home as your haven and where creative healing can start.  She is the author of Room For Change: A Story of Healing through Photos and Poems. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Susan-W.-Reynolds_11_22_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Gordon Smith; Remembering Garrett

Posted on February 10, 2011 - by admin

Gordon Smith is a two time Senator from Oregon and currently president of the National Broadcasting Association.   On September 8, 2003, Garrett, then a 21 year old college student committed suicide. Smith wrote a book entitled Remembering Garrett, One Family’s Battle with a Child’s Depression.[5] In 2004, President George W. Bush signed the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, authorizing $82 million for suicide-prevention and awareness programs at colleges. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Gordon-Smith_11_22_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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