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 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 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’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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Kim Kluxen Meredith was a young mother when her husband David was paralyzed from the next down after a tragic automobile accident. Kim and David had to condense a lifetime of plans and wishes into his remaining hours and days. Kim is the author of Listen for Whispers-Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again. Author of Listen for the Whispers https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Kim-Kluxen-Meredith_10_25_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joy Berger authored Music of the Soul, Composing Life Out of Loss, and is the Quality and Education Researcher for Hosparus Inc., in Louisville, KY. She is a recipient of the National Heart of Hospice Psychosocial/Spiritual Caregiver Award, by the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals. Joy’s personal openness to hope took hold when completing her doctorate in piano performance, she suffered serious injuries to both hands. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/01/OTH_Joy-Berger_10_25_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Louis A. Gamino, PhD is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine. He teaches medical students and resident physicians about psychological aspects of adaptive grieving after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/12/OTH_Louis-A.-Gamino_10_25_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Jane Robertson Westerfield is the author of three books on death and dying and is a Speaker/Performer, Director and Producer. Dr. Westerfield has some unique perspectives to offer those who are grieving during the holidays which she shares with us using her expertise in Music and Drama. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/12/OTH_Jane-Robertson-Westerfield_10_18_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Donna Hanschu is a certified Death, Dying & Bereavement specialist. She has worked with Head-start families, families with disabilities, families of the terminally ill, children, teenagers, and senior citizens. She has had considerable personal experience with loss and is the author of Spirit in Flight. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/12/OTH_Donna-Hanschu_10_18_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Donna Hanschu is a certified Death, Dying & Bereavement specialist. She has worked with Head-start families, families with disabilities, families of the terminally ill, children, teenagers, and senior citizens. She has had considerable personal experience with loss and is the author of Spirit in Flight. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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