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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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John Ruark: Caring For The Bereaved

Posted on June 15, 2017 - by admin

John Ruark, MD  is a retired Clinical Associate professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical School, Thanatologist; Medical Ethicist; award- winning author of Dying Dignified: The Health Professional’s Guide to Care […]

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Alan Pedersen: The Compassionate Friends: A Place of Hope

Posted on June 8, 2017 - by admin

On this how Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Executive Director of The Compassionate Friends Alan Pedersen the grief journey and how The Compassionate Friends supports those […]

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Marty Tousley: Finding A Place Of Hope

Posted on June 1, 2017 - by admin

Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FT moderates the online Grief Healing Discussion Groups, serving over 8000 members. As a bereaved mom and daughter, she uses social media to inform and educate […]

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Ron Glenn Kelly: Men and Grief

Posted on May 25, 2017 - by admin

Glenn Kelly, author of Sometimes I Cry In The Shower, unexpectedly lost his teenage son and only child to a congenital heart defect.  Since then, he has become an authority […]

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Christine Rosenblatt : Missing Gemini: A Tale of Twin-Loss

Posted on May 18, 2017 - by admin

Christine Rosenblatt is the composer of “Missing Gemini: A New Musical.” This intimate story tells a tale of twin-loss, illustrating with nautical flair how grief affects family dynamics. Christine is […]

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Allen Roth: Overdose: Supporting Parents

Posted on May 11, 2017 - by admin

Allen Roth’s 30-year-old daughter, Tammy, died from a drug overdose in 1995. In the aftermath, he became involved with The Compassionate Friends and is currently the group’s Regional Coordinator in […]

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David Ferber: A Dad’s Grief

Posted on May 4, 2017 - by admin

David Ferber is the father of Russell Ferber, who died in a car accident in 2002 at age 21. David soon joined, and then became the facilitator of a fathers […]

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Stephen Stott: Sibling Loss

Posted on April 27, 2017 - by admin

Stephen Stott is a social worker and the Counseling Coordinator & LGBTQ Advocate for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors of Military Loss (TAPS).  He serves on the diversity commission […]

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Technology and Grief: Option B and Dear Evan Hansen

Posted on April 25, 2017 - by admin

On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss how technology has taken the world of grief, loss and recovery to a whole new level with the new […]

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Michelle Getchell: Twinless Twins

Posted on April 20, 2017 - by admin

Michelle became a member of Twinless Twins (TTSGI) in 1994 after the loss of her identical twin, Missy.  She created the Twinless Times Newsletter and has served as the Executive […]

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