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Helping Children Grieve During a Pandemic – Zaneta M. Gileno

Posted on July 9, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. Zaneta M. Gileno is a psychotherapist and certified thanatologist specializing in grief and trauma. Her work and expertise began in the foster care system and transitioned to working exclusively with bereaved military families as a program director for a world-wide nonprofit. […]

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HealGrief, home of Actively Moving Forward (AMF): Grief in the Digital World…How do we embrace it?

Posted on July 8, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. HealGrief®, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is a social support network connecting grieving individuals to others while providing the tools and resources to guide one’s journey with grief into a healthy post bereavement growth. Everything they do is inspired by their core belief […]

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A Butterfly’s Journey Resilience the Key to Surviving Loss

Posted on July 7, 2020 - by admin

Barbara J Hopkinson with Co-Host, Alan Pedersen discuss resilience. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A-Butterflys-Journey-Resilience-the-Key-to-Surviving-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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CW Cares; Farhoud Meybodi: My Last Days Dealing With Death

Posted on July 6, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. Farhoud is an award-winning writer, director, and executive producer whose parents never wanted him to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He started out in law and shifted into the global fashion industry, achieving success as a marketing and sales […]

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Kathy Eldon – Risking Lives Helping Others

Posted on July 5, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. Kathy Eldon has worked as a teacher, journalist, author and film and television producer in England, Africa and the United States. In 1998 she launched Creative Visions, inspired by the life of her son, Dan Eldon. Since 2004, the organization, recognized […]

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David Kessler Finding Meaning The Sixth Stage of Grief

Posted on July 4, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. David Kessler’s experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife’s tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, […]

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Geoff Johns: Stargirl My Smart Funny Late Sister

Posted on July 3, 2020 - by admin

Geoff Johns is an award-winning screenwriter and producer and one of the most successful comic book writers of his time. After graduating Michigan State University, Geoff moved to Los Angeles and began assisting legendary Superman director Richard Donner. While filming on set in New York, Geoff started his comic book career with Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. for DC Comics. A New York Times best-selling author, Geoff has written some of the most recognized and highly-acclaimed superhero stories of the modern era, the most recent being the critically-acclaimed Watchmen sequel entitled Doomsday Clock with longtime collaborator, illustrator Gary Frank. Under his Mad […]

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Dr. Ken Druck: How We Go On

Posted on July 2, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. Dr. Ken Druck is best-selling author and an internationally known expert in healing after loss, compassionate self-care, and family psychology. A best-selling author, Executive Coach/Consultant, and recipient of the “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology” award, Dr. Ken is a regular guest expert […]

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Angelle Richardson: Never Too Late To Deal With Grief

Posted on July 2, 2020 - by admin

Angelle Richardson, Ph.D., LPC, specializes in working with families affected by adoption, foster care, grief and trauma. Dr. Richardson’s research on female adoptees’ relationships with both mothers has been published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. She has been on the Today Show, and was part of a team that provided trauma training in Haiti. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Angelle-Richardson-Never-Too-Late-To-Deal-With-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Stephen Dest: When Art Intersects with Trauma and Grief

Posted on June 25, 2020 - by admin

Award-Winning Writer/Director of both Stage and Film, Stephen Dest has worked at a number of prominent theaters along the way, including: Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Seattle Rep, TheaterWorks, Goodspeed Opera House, Coconut Grove Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, BTC, Vital Theater, MTC, PaperMill Playhouse, The Shubert and The Nederlander. Along with his theatrical work, Stephen has also written and directed a number of noteworthy film projects; including the short film BLIND (Cannes Film Festival-2008), and the 2013 award winning feature film MY BROTHER JACK winner of BEST FILMMAKER (Philadelphia Independent Film Festival), BEST PICTURE & BEST DIRECTOR (New England Underground […]

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