Tammy Stoner developed the Teddy Bear Technique after the sudden death of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Tammy_Stoner_041708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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After hearing about a deceased baby being abandoned, Alyssa Davie created Garden of Innocence, which is a burial garden dedicated to these precious abandoned souls. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Alyssa_Davie_041708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Linda Pountney lost her twin sister in a plane crash at the age of 21. Linda teaches how to use scrapbooking to help heal and remember lost loved ones. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Linda_Pountney_041008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Todd Hochberg created Touching Souls Photography which he uses to document the end of life of babies and children for their familes to remember them. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/04/Todd_Hochberg_040308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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After Beverly McManus’ husband died unexpectedly she was left a single mother of two with a demanding job; she shares how she coped and what Father Padraig’s support groups did to help her. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/McManus-Greene-032708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Lina Kaplan talks about her experiences helping couples cope with perinatal loss and infertility. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/03/Lina_Kaplan_032008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Carol O’Dell shares her story of taking care of her mother with Alzheimer’s. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Carol-D.-ODell-031308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ann Hood shares about the death of daughter and her only child. She takes us on the journey of her inability to write and read and her journey back to writing. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/03/Ann_Hood_030608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Marilyn Stolzman and Gloria Lintermans discuss loss and healing. Marilyn is director of the non-profit group HOPE in Los Angeles, CA. Gloria is a widow and talks about how her life changed through the help of the support group HOPE. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Marilyn_Stolzman_&_Gloria_Lintermans_022808.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Nancy Rosenbledt talks about the death of her brother due to a drug overdose. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Nancy_Rosenbledt_022108.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Open to Hope is an online community offering inspirational stories of loss, hope and recovery. We believe hope is the bridge between loss and recovery.
