Since the death of his brother, Frank Lewis has led a sibling chapter of The Compassionate Friends. Through his work as a pastor he has been able to help others navigate their grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Frank-Lewis-110608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ruby wrote and starred in Little Legacy, a solo performance about family’s journey through bereavement. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Ruby-Rose-Fox-110608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Beth is the Executive Director of Compassionate Passages, researcher and author. She co-produced the award winning educational film, When a Child is Dying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Beth-Sedya-103008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Monica Novak’s life was forever changed when she had a stillborn child. She is the author of The Good Grief Club, a story of her journey with other women who shared a similar journey. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Monica-Novak-101107.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Mary Treacy O’Keefe is a the co-founder of Well Within, a non-profit holistic wellness center. She is an author, speaker and spiritual director. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Mary-Treacy-OKeefe-102308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Karla Wheeler is the founder of Quality of Life Publishing. She established it to help families served by hospice. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Karla-Wheeler-102308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Janette Fennell used her traumatic experience of being locked in the trunk of her car at gunpoint to get a federal regulation for internal trunk release. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Janette-Fennell-101608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Bruce Murakami teamed up with the teen who killed his wife and child in a car accident to make the roads safer. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Bruce-Murakami-101608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Stephanie Frogge is a professor and crimes victims services consultant working with programs that assist victims of crime, the bereaved and address issues of social justice. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Stephanie-Frogge-100908.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Richard Beck works with those who have suffered traumatic loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Richard-Beck-100908.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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