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Patti Miliotis: Healing Families After a Death

Posted on May 8, 2025 - by admin

Have you suffered parental alienation after a death? Join Dr’s Heidi Horsley and their guest Patti Miliotis bereaved parent for a look at her family’s journey toward healing. It is never too late to heal! Award Winning Photographer and Jewelry Designer. She Co-founded the nonprofit Alex’s Team Foundation and in 2016 joined Barbara Hopkinson in 2016, as part of A Butterfly’s Journey, focusing her camera’s eye on faces of resilience. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Patti-Miliotis-Healing-Families-After-a-Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tysha Scott: How Theater Heals After Loss

Posted on May 1, 2025 - by admin

Have you considered theater as a healing activity after loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Tysha Scott bereaved spouse and trauma survivor for fresh ideas on shaking up your life. Tysha was a child performer and attended the famous “Fame” High school of Performing Arts in New York City. Today she continues to support the arts. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Tysha-Scott_-How-Theater-Heals-After-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tara Storch The Gift of Organ Donation

Posted on April 24, 2025 - by admin

Wondering how others have found meaning after sudden loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and hear how bereaved parent Tara Storch found meaning after the sudden death of her daughter, Taylor. Tara is the author of Taylor’s Gift and the co-founder with her husband of the Taylor Gift Foundation. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tara-Storch-The-Gift-of-Organ-Donation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Michelle Gabriel: Strength Building Through Trauma and Loss

Posted on April 24, 2025 - by admin

Are you letting loss deter you from becoming the best version of yourself? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Michelle Gabriel, President and CEO of the Joseph Gabriel Foundation (JGF) named after her deceased dad. Michelle is a survivor of sexual assault who channels her experiences into her work, fostering resilience and advocacy for those facing life’s challenges. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Michelle-Gabriel_-Strength-Building-Through-Trauma-and-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Lindsey Whissel Fenton: Self Compassion

Posted on April 17, 2025 - by admin

Having feelings of regret that you weren’t there when your loved one died? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Lindsey Whissel Fenton, bereaved daughter, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, outreach strategist, learning designer, and grief educator. She is the creator of the Speaking Grief Documentary and its sister-initiative, Learning Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lindsey-Whisse_l-Fenton-Self-Compassion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Louise Strasenburgh Grief and Life Go Together

Posted on April 10, 2025 - by admin

Wondering how you balance grief as life continues? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Louise Strasenburgh. Learn how Louise survived the 2011 deaths of her 26 year old son and her mother only five weeks later and in between being present for her daughter’s wedding. Louise is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, co-leader of The Compassionate Friends in Boston and the author of The Space In My Heart. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Louise-Strasenburgh_-Grief-and-Life-Go-Together.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Brenda Daly: Substance-involved Deaths

Posted on April 3, 2025 - by admin

Are you feeling judgment and criticism after a substance involved loss? Join Dr’s Gloria Horsley and her daughter Rebecca Bara and their guest Brenda Daly, social worker, grief expert and bereaved parent. Brenda is the author of I Got Up: A Mother’s Story of Grief, Resilience, and Unending Love based on the death of her son Kevin. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brenda-Daly_-Substance-Involved-Deaths.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Carolann Iadarola: Dating After Spouse Loss

Posted on March 27, 2025 - by admin

Carolann Iadarola received a BA in Media Communications and an M.Ed. in Instructional Technologies. She is the Creative Director and President of Sassy Townhouse Living, a lifestyle website collaborating with companies across the globe. Carolann is the creator and host of a YouTube channel called Ethereal Encounters Unveiled, where she collaborates with and interviews a wide range of authors and topics. She is also a member of and contributes live stream shows weekly to the United Public Radio Network And UFO Paranormal Radio Network – 105.3 on the Gulf Coast and 107.7 FM in New Orleans. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Carolann-Iadarola_-Dating-After-Spouse-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]

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Lynn Shattuck and Alyson Shelton: Sibling Loss; The Loss of a Lifetime

Posted on March 20, 2025 - by admin

Trying to cope with the loss of a sibling? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests bereaved siblings Lynn Shattuck and Alyson Shelton. Lynn has been publishing essays on sibling loss for more than a decade. Alyson has published widely at outlets including the NY Times. Lynn and Alyson are Co Authors of an essay collection entitled: The Loss of a Lifetime: Advice from Grieving Siblings on Loss, Love and Hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Lynn-Shattuck-and-Alyson-Shelton_-Sibling-Loss-The-Loss-of-a-Lifetime.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Jeralyn Glass: The Transformative Power of Sound and Music

Posted on March 13, 2025 - by admin

Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and Jeralyn Glass, internationally acclaimed singer, pioneering figure in the realm of Sound Healing, creator of The Source App. Following the tragic loss of her only son, Dylon; Jeralyn decided to write her book, Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music, as a guide to engaging Music as Medicine and how the power of sound can serve to transform us. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jeralyn-Glass_-The-Transformative-Power-of-Sound-and-Music.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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