Open to Hope Podcast

Feeling discouraged? Relax and tune into the Open to Hope podcast and hear Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview guests with inspiring stories about recovery from loss.

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Michael McLeod: How Do You Help A Grieving Person

Posted on July 23, 2024 - by admin

Michael McLeod shares his thoughts At the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Michael-McLeod-How-Do-You-Help-A-Grieving-Person.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Patricia Stanley: Grandparents Finding Hope Through The Compassionate Friends

Posted on July 23, 2024 - by admin

Patricia Stanley shares her thoughts At the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Patricia-Stanley-Grandparents-Finding-Hope-Through-The-Compassionate-Friends.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Patricia Stanley: Finding Hope After Loss of A Grandchild

Posted on July 23, 2024 - by admin

Patricia Stanley shares her thoughts At the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Patricia-Stanley-Finding-Hope-After-Loss-of-A-Grandchild.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Barbara Hopkinson: Finding Light in the Darkness of Loss

Posted on July 23, 2024 - by admin

Barbara shares her thoughts At the 47th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends; an enriching and supportive event for many newer and long-time bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. https://abutterflysjourney.org https://www.compassionatefriends.org https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Barbara-Hopkinson-Finding-Light-in-the-Darkness-of-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Patty McGuigan and Tesha McCord: Finding Passion and Purpose After the Death of a Spouse

Posted on July 18, 2024 - by admin

Looking for ways to keep engaged after the death of a spouse.  Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her guests Patty McGuigan and Tesha McCord for a discussion of how they found passion and purpose after the deaths of their husbands.  They are the co-authors of Beyond Widow:  Inspiration from the Trenches. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Patty-McGuigan-and-Tesha-McCord-Finding-Passion-and-Purpose-After-the-Death-of-a-Spouse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Elizabeth Coplan: Conversations About Death and Grief

Posted on July 11, 2024 - by admin

Express your grief creatively!  Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and writer, and playwright Elizabeth Coplan for a discussion of how her losses inspired her to create a movement to develop creative theatrical movement. Her play ‘Till Death’ was Nominated for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.

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Azuráe Johnson Redmond: Young Black and Widowed

Posted on July 5, 2024 - by admin

Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their inspirational guest Azuráe Johnson Redmond.  Azuráe, a mother of 2 boys, lost her husband to lung cancer in 2017 when she was only 27 years old.  Three years after her husband’s death she founded Young Black and Widowed, a non-profit organization focused on helping millennial and Gen Z widow(er)s of color. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Azurae-Johnson-Redmond-Young-Black-and-Widowed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tiffani Dilworth: Steps for Dealing with Trauma

Posted on July 4, 2024 - by admin

Looking for ideas on how to deal with a traumatic experience? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Tiffani Dilworth for tips and tools to deal with trauma.  Tiffani is the author of 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Tiffani-Dilworth-Steps-to-Dealing-with-Trauma.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Monique Richard: Tribute to a Twin

Posted on June 27, 2024 - by admin

Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Monique Richard for a discussion of twin loss and how she has used her talents as an artist to pay tribute to her sister and to find healing in creativity. She is the creator of “With Every Brushstroke – transforming pain to beauty”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Monique-Richard-Tribute-to-a-Twin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Anne-Marie Conlan LMHC Supporting Families in Grief

Posted on June 20, 2024 - by admin

Wondering how to help a grieving family? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Anne-Marie Conlan LMHC Program Director of the Bereavement Center of Westchester and overseer of the Tree House program providing comfort and healing specifically for families with children that have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/content.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/Anne-Marie-Conlan-LMHC-Supporting-Families-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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