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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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Lisa Nalbantov: Sibling Loss

Posted on August 31, 2017 - by admin

Lisa Miller Nalbantov is an adult bereaved sibling. Her sister, Stephanie, the youngest of 3, died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 24. Realizing the limited availability of resources […]

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Brent Green: Questions Of The Spirit

Posted on August 24, 2017 - by admin

In 2015 Brent Green’s sister Judy died of  lung cancer leaving him as the final surviving member of his nuclear family. Brent began his career as a psychologist moving on […]

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Nancy Mae: Conception; The Fertility Journey

Posted on August 17, 2017 - by admin

Nancy Mae knows what it’s like to feel that deep pain caused by loss, miscarriage  and the inability to conceive. She sought healing, studied with masters and transformed her life. […]

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Debbie Gossen: Remembering: Poetry and Pictures

Posted on August 10, 2017 - by admin

Debbie Gossen is a registered nurse currently working in Oncology and a Nationally Certified Grief Management Specialist. Her daughter, Kristin Lund, died in 2001 at the age of 20 due […]

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Mark Keep: Grief-Keeping A Healthy Heart

Posted on August 3, 2017 - by admin

Dr. Mark Keep is a physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Addiction. After the death of his 7-year-old daughter, Alissa in 2007 he began studying grief responses including, posttraumatic […]

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Jean Ann Williams: God’s Mercies After Suicide

Posted on July 27, 2017 - by admin

Jean Ann Williams published a book on suicide loss after her youngest son Joshua took his own life in 2004. “God’s Mercies after Suicide: Blessings Woven through a Mother’s Heart” […]

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Ellie Andiorio: Daughters Losing Mothers

Posted on July 20, 2017 - by admin

Ellie Andiorio is a 26 year old woman who lost her mother to lung cancer 12 days before her senior year of college. She recently completed a Master’s Degree in […]

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Amy Cooper : Overdose Prevention

Posted on July 13, 2017 - by admin

Amy Cooper is a singer/songwriter and bereaved parent whose son died of an accidental overdose in 2014.  She is the Outreach Director with the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse […]

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Dr. Edward Shaw: Alzheimer’s: Keeping Love Alive

Posted on July 6, 2017 - by admin

Edward Shaw, MD, is dually trained as a physician and a mental health counselor. He was the primary care partner for his wife, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s […]

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Mindy Cassel: Children and Grief

Posted on June 29, 2017 - by admin

Mindy Cassel, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and Senior Clinical and Program Advisor of the Children’s Bereavement Center® . She is a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Thanatologist and a bereaved sibling. Dr. […]

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