Open to Hope Podcast

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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Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPLC: Supporting Those Suffering a Stillbirth

Posted on May 5, 2016 - by admin

Lindsey Wimmer is the Executive Director of Star Legacy Foundation. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner,a nursing professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a mom to […]

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Living in a Wellness Universe: Lynda Fell

Posted on April 28, 2016 - by admin

Lynda Cheldelin Fell is the creator of Grief Diaries brand of books, webinars, radio and film, executive director of the National Grief & Hope Convention, and President of the newly […]

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Voices of September 11th

Posted on April 21, 2016 - by admin

Mary Fetchet co-founded Voices of September 11th in 2001 following the death of her son Brad on 9/11. A clinical social worker, she created a new paradigm in providing long-term […]

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Rita Silverman and Abigail Brenner: Replacement Children

Posted on April 14, 2016 - by admin

Abigail Brenner M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist, and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.  Rita Battat Silverman has a B.S. in psychology and is a life coach, talent manager […]

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Pamela Christie: Loss of a Child and Grandchild

Posted on April 7, 2016 - by admin

Pamela Christie is a bereaved parent and grandmother. Her experience in not only losing her own child but in supporting her daughter, Rhiannon after the loss of Sophia Grace have […]

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Kelly Kittel: Learning to Breathe Again

Posted on March 31, 2016 - by admin

Kelly Kittel’s fifteen-month-old son was run over by her sixteen-year-old niece. Nine months later, due to medical error, she lost her baby, Jonah. Caught up a malpractice lawsuit, Kittel and […]

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Ligia M. Houben
: Transforming Your Life After Loss

Posted on March 24, 2016 - by admin

Ligia M. Houben, MA, FT, FAAGC, CPC, CHT, is the founder of My Meaningful Life, LLC and is the executive director of The Center of Transforming Lives, in Miami, Florida. […]

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Beth Marshall
 and Tica Tallent
: Overcoming the Loss of a Pet

Posted on March 17, 2016 - by admin

Tica Tallent and Beth Marshall understand that for many people, pets are family! And, when a family member dies, the grief is real. Tica’s new book, Overcoming the Loss of […]

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Barb Himes: Supporting Bereaved Parents

Posted on March 10, 2016 - by admin

Barb Himes is the bereaved parent of John Joseph and is the Director of Education and Training for First Candle. Barb has provided leadership in addressing the issues of Stillbirth, […]

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Brooke & Colin Smith

Posted on March 3, 2016 - by admin

In 2014, Brooke and Colin’s daughter, Kennedy, was delivered stillborn. After failed attempts in their local community to find pregnancy loss support, Brooke and Colin, with the support of First […]

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