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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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Apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas; Death by Suicide

Posted on February 6, 2011 - by Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley

Apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas premiers his song i cry and shares why he wrote it and his feelings around the death by suicide of his brother. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/apl.de_.ap_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Leeat Granek PhD; Fully Mourning Losses

Posted on February 3, 2011 - by admin

Leeat Granek has a PhD in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada, her area of specialization is in death and mourning. She worked for three years with dying cancer patients in a psycho-oncology unit of a hospital and has lead workshops on grief, and the importance of fully mourning all losses. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Leet-Granek_11_01_10_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s: Healing Through Journaling and Poetry

Posted on January 27, 2011 - by admin

Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s husband was killed by a drunk driver. On a quest for healing she studied trauma, wrote poetry, journaled, and began photography. She is the author of Seasons of Solace: A Story of Healing through Photos and Poems. Her website www.journey-through-grief.com is also a result of what she learned to heal. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Janelle-Shantz-Hertzler_11_01_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Ed Gray; Healing Through Journaling and Poetry

Posted on January 20, 2011 - by admin

Ed’s grieving journey began when his wife, mother, and father died. Ed’s journaling evolved into writing poetry about his grieving process. This poetry is a crucial part of his transition back into life. He wrote a book, “Essence of Grieving” and has gone on further to write another: “Essence of Nothing”. Ed, his six children, and eleven grandchildren live in Michigan. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Ed-Gray_11_01_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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