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Bill Hoy: Honoring Death Unrelated to Covid 19

Posted on April 10, 2020 - by admin

Feeling alone and unacknowledged in your grief? Join Dr. William G. (Bill) Hoy Clinical Professor of Medical Humanities at Baylor University. Bill is a major author and leading expert in bereavement and pastoral care. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bill-Hoy-Honoring-Death-Unrelated-to-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Cycle of Life and Death with Elena Schwolsky

Posted on April 9, 2020 - by admin

  Elena Schwolsky is a nurse, community health educator, activist, and bereaved spouse.  She lost her husband to AIDS in 1990.  Struggling to find meaning she visited Cuba where she again found hope and healing.  She is the author of “Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba”.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cycle-of-Life-and-Death-with-Elana-Schwolsky.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Afghanistan to the U.S. – A military mother coping with COVID-19

Posted on April 7, 2020 - by admin

Which would be more anxiety producing; having a son driving a Humvee for the Army in Afghanistan or testing positive for the coronavirus?  You won’t want to miss hearing bereaved sibling Dr. Heidi Horsey share her thoughts on her son’s deployment and her recent struggle with COVID-19.  We will share tips on how you can find hope and freedom from fear and anxiety. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Afghanistan-to-the-U-S-A-military-mother-coping-with-COVID-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Vicki Jay: Helping Children and Teens Deal With Shelter In Place and the Coronavirus

Posted on April 4, 2020 - by admin

Coronavirus raises anxiety in all of us but bereaved kids can be especially impacted. Vicki Jay CEO for the National Alliance for Grieving Children  (NAGC) a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the needs of children and teens gives tips and tools on the needs of bereaved kids and how to help them cope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Vicky-Jay-Helping-Children-and-Teens-Deal-With-Shelter-In-Place-and-the-Coronavirus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Ken Druck: Caregivers Dealing With The Coronavirus

Posted on April 3, 2020 - by admin

What happens when those who give psychological support are part of the pandemic? Dr. Ken Druck has been called on to help individuals and families during 911, Columbine and Sandy Hook. Ken founded The Jenna Druck Center in 1996 after the loss of his daughter, Jenna. He is the best selling author of The Real Rules of Life, Raising an Aging Parent and The Self Care Handbook. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ken-Druck-Coronavirus-Grieving-The-World-We-Lost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Phyllis Kosminsky: Caregiver Support During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 2, 2020 - by admin

Did you know that there is a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in death education? Dr. Phyllis Kosminsky is the President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) a clinical social worker in private practice and at the Center for Hope in Darien, Connecticut. Her work focuses on grief, loss and trauma. She is the author of two books, and is an adjunct lecturer at Fordham University. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Phyllis-Kosminsky-Caregiver-Support-During-The-Covid-19-Pandemic.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Death As A Shared Experience with Sharon Prentice

Posted on April 2, 2020 - by admin

Dr. Sharon Prentice is a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor whose work focuses on helping patients process the grief of losing a loved one. Becoming Starlight is her memoir of healing from the devastating loss of her daughter and husband.    https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Death-As-A-Shared-Experience-with-Sharon-Prentice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dianne Gray: How Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Impacted My Thoughts on Covid-19

Posted on April 1, 2020 - by admin

Let’s ponder what grief and loss pioneer Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross  might have thought of the pandemic with Dianne Gray bereaved parent, board member and past president of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation. Dianne is Chief Innovation and Advocacy Officer for Acclivity Health Solutions.  Keynote speaker and author. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Dianne-Gray-Elisabeth-Kubler-Ross-Impacted-My-Thoughts-on-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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David Kessler: Coronavirus Grieving The World We Lost

Posted on March 30, 2020 - by admin

Explore the impact of grief and the Coronavirus with David Kessler, bereaved dad and renowned grief expert.   He is the co-author—with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross—of “On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss”.  Following the death of his son he needed to find meaning in the loss. This became the basis of his latest book “Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief.”   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/David-Kessler-Coronavirus-Grieving-The-World-We-Lost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Donna Schuurman: Coping With Manmade and Natural Disasters

Posted on March 29, 2020 - by admin

Learn from an expert what is needed for families coping with the Coronavirus.  Dr. Donna Schuurman is a bereaved sibling and Sr. Director of advocacy & Training at the Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon.  She writes and trains both lay and professional audiences on bereavement issues. Donna serves on the national board of The Compassionate Friends.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Donna-Schuurman-Coping-With-Manmade-and-Natural-Disasters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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