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Shari O’Loughlin: Finding Our Way Through Sharing Our Grief; Peer Based Grief Support

Posted on April 20, 2022 - by admin

Shari O’Loughlin is Chief Executive Officer for The Compassionate Friends (TCF) USA. TCF is an international nonprofit organization with over 500 chapters across the U.S. providing peer support and education to bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents after the death of a child. She was formerly Executive Director of the Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico, a statewide nonprofit organization supporting bereaved children and their caregivers. Prior to these roles, she was a business executive and entrepreneur for over 25 years. Shari published the book, “Life from the Ashes; Finding Signs of Hope After Loss” and is a bereaved parent and […]

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Dr. Tashel Bordere: National Alliance for Children’s Grief Healing Childhood Trauma

Posted on April 19, 2022 - by admin

Tashel C. Bordere, PhD, CT is an assistant professor of Human Development and Family Science and State Specialist at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She serves on the Board of the National Alliance for Grieving Children, TAPS Advisory Board, and is a past Board member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). Dr. Bordere is a former Forward Promise Fellow (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) and received the Ronald K. Barrett National Award (ADEC) for her research on bereaved Black youth. Her research, publications, and trainings focus on trauma, Black youth bereavement, suffocated grief, and coping. She has a co-edited […]

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Physical Health After a Death

Posted on April 18, 2022 - by admin

David Richman, Steve Parker, and Rebecca Horsley Bara join The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Physical_Health_After_a_Death.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tuesday’s Children: A Lifetime of Healing for Grieving Families

Posted on April 17, 2022 - by admin

Terry Sears, Sallie Lynch, Kathy Murphy, join The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuesdays_Children_A_Lifetime_of.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Sibling Loss: Chris Lourenco, Stephen Stott, Cindy Tart, Jason Wendroff Rawnicki

Posted on April 16, 2022 - by admin

In need of a dose of hope? The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sibling_Loss_Chris_Lourenco_Steph.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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After Death Communication: Christine Duminiak, Eben Alexander, Elizabeth Boisson & Bill Guggenheim

Posted on April 15, 2022 - by admin

In need of a dose of hope? Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one. The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is an online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/After_Death_Communication_Christi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Becky Nordquist: You Are Not Alone Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Posted on April 14, 2022 - by admin

  Have you talked about your pregnancy or infant loss? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and their guest singer songwriter Becky Nordquist and hear her personal story of loss and recovery. She is the author of Before We Said Hello: Finding hope after pregnancy and infant loss and newly released CD, Soft Rain. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Becky_Nordquist_You_Are_Not_Alone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Donna Schuurman, Dougy Center: Five Ways to Support Grieving Children

Posted on April 13, 2022 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. Dr. Schuurman has a 35-year history with Dougy Center, the first bereavement center for children in the U.S. She serves on the board of The Compassionate Friends Foundation, and is a Founding Board member of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. She loves to ski, camp, and ride her Harley-Davidson. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Dr_Donna_Schuurman_Dougy_Center.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Loss of a Child: Tanya Lord, Mindy Corporon, Debbie Dullabaun and Lily Dulan

Posted on April 12, 2022 - by admin

  In need of a dose of hope? The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Loss_of_a_Child_Tanya_Lord_Mindy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Michele Neff Hernandez: Soaring Spirits International Rediscovering Yourself After Grief and Trauma

Posted on April 11, 2022 - by admin

  The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. Michele Neff Hernandez is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Soaring Spirits International, a non-profit organization providing peer support programming for widowed people worldwide. Michele is the author of Different After You: Rediscovering Yourself after Grief or Trauma set for publication by New World Library in February of 2022. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Michele_Neff_Hernandez_Soaring_Spi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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