Rachel Kodanaz is a heart-minded professional helping her audiences to Embrace Life’s Challenges. Rachel has been speaking passionately to audiences of all sizes for over 20 years. Her published books […]
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Dr. David Zuniga is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. Previously, he was a faculty member at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also […]
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Jill Stephenson speaks nationwide advocating for veterans, organ donation and Gold Star families. Through her adversities she has found hidden blessings and made it her mission to instill positivity and […]
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Joanne Steen is a counselor, military widow and the founder of Grief Solutions training company focused on grief, loss and resilience. She is the author of two books on grief […]
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Mackenzie is a poet, memoirist, dedicated yoga practitioner and trauma-informed yoga teacher to many diverse communities. She has a particular affinity and skill for working with teens. Her teaching philosophy […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Jim Santucci talks about Dads and grief and where to find support. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Dads-Navigating-the-Loss-of-a-Child-with-Jim-Santucci.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Elisa Edmondson talks about living with grief and death. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Making-Memories-After-Suffering-a-Loss-with-Elisa-Edmondson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Danielle Visone talks about kids finding support in their grief. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Helping-Grieving-Kids-find-support-with-Danielle-Visone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Danielle Visone talks about grief centers and support for young people. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Help-for-Grieving-Children-with-Danielle-Visone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Tendo Mutanda talks about The New York Life Award, underwritten by the New York Life Foundation, it […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Ashante Davis talks about working with children in hospice who will soon experience a death in the […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; John T Gold talks about sharing your stories in grief. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Importance-of-Sharing-your-Story-with-John-Gold.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; John T Gold a place for men to volunteer. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Sharing-Place-where-Men-Volunteer-with-John-T-Gold.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Becky Verner talks about using yoga in grief. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Moving-Through-Grief-with-Yoga-with-Becky-Verner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Joni Beckner talks about using art to express grief. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Using-Art-to-Process-Grief-When-There-Are-No-Words-with-Joni-Beckner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Joni Beckner talks about an activity to help process grief. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Art-Therapy-with-Joni-Beckner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Karissa Kelley talks about suicide and military loss and hope through the TAPS organization. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TAPS-Helped-After-Loss-by-Suicide-with-Karissa-Kelley.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Karissa Kelley talks about suicide and military loss and hope through the TAPS organization. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Military-Suicide-Loss-and-Finding-Hope-with-Karissa-Kelley.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Tony Ollerton talks about expressing grief through music. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Expressing-Your-Grief-Through-Music-with-Tony-Ollerton.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At The National Alliance for Grieving Children, 23rd Annual Symposium on Children’s Grief; Tony Ollerton talks about using music after the death of a loved one to help with grief. […]
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Daniel Kenner is an actor, playwright and co-author of the newly published, Room for Grace. Through anecdotes and hard-earned lessons, a family tackles challenge after challenge and reframes daily struggles […]
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Tessy Ojo is the Chief Executive of The Diana Award, the only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the […]
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Kathy Sparnins has lost both of her parents and is a bereaved sibling. She works with hospice as a death educator and is a trained spiritual director. She is the […]
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Suzanne Falter is proof of how human beings can rise again from the most difficult of circumstances. In 2012 her daughter, Teal collapsed of cardiac arrest and died 6 days […]
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Lita Lopez is an Actor, Writer, and Producer. She grew up in Odessa, Texas in a family of 9 children. In 2008 her brother, Noel, was murdered. In honor of […]
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Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley from the Open to Hope Foundation discuss tips on how to come with anxiety and stress reduction. https://www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Are-you-feeling-Anxious-with-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley-and-Dr.-Heidi-Horsley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]
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Hope Zvara is the owner of the Copper Tree Yoga Studio and online yoga support network. Hope has changed thousands of lives by sharing how she survived and thrived after […]
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Seventeen-year-old Sohaib Qureshi, is a writer of poetry, a dual enrollment (high school / college pre-med) student, and a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting. In […]
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Elizabeth Coplan, playwright, author, & grief speaker, uses theater to start difficult conversations. Her play, Grief Dialogues, invites audiences to reconsider the rhetoric and stigma around death and to share […]
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Kel McBride, MLS, CEOLS, also known as the Lively Death Lady is a death and dying educator. She supports people in making informed decisions about their death that are in […]
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Christopher Shank is a surviving sibling of Cpl. Jeremy Shank, who lost his life in Iraq in September 2006. Christopher is a filmmaker and is currently working for Tragedy Assistance […]
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On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Karla Helbert and Heather Stang about mindfulness, yoga, and grief. Karla is a bereaved mom, a licensed professional counselor, and […]
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On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Claudia Coenen and Josh Robinson about Expressing Grief Creatively. Claudia is a widow, the creator of the Karuna Cards, and […]
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On this show Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley interview Rebecca Bara, owner of Baptiste Yoga Silicon Valley and Sarah Franco, Yoga Instructor at Lyons Den Power Yoga about helping […]
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Are you looking for unique ways to memorialize or celebrate the life of your loved one? Then join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley in an interview with memory artist […]
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On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview R. Glenn Kelly, Glen Lord, and Paul Alexander about grief in the workplace. R. Glenn Kelly lost his only […]
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On this show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley explore how film gives voice to grief and recovery. Guests include bereaved siblings Kathy and Arnie Sparnins, Executive Producers of Voices […]
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On This show Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Sallie Lynch Development Consultant for Tuesday’s Children, which works with 9/11 families, military families and communities impacted by traumatic loss, […]
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Friends often become chosen family, and the loss can be devastating. On this show Dr. Heidi Horsley and guest co-host Doneley Meris, Executive Director of HIV Arts Network, discuss with […]
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In the poem, “Note,” Ellie Schoenfeld writes that she is still sometimes surprised and angry that she receives no calls or emails from the dead. Death should be a place […]
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My husband and I have faced many health challenges. In May, I was in acute heart failure and had open heart surgery. Now I have a pig valve in my […]
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Throw the stages of grief out the window. They simply can’t be trusted. If you are like me, or most people who are grieving in any way shape or form, […]
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Grieving men are misunderstood. And for a good reason. After all, men don’t believe they have permission to grieve in the first place. When a man experiences a loss, they […]
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Following the passing of a wife or life-partner, it is the widower who needs support, not the deceased. So why is it that so many widowed men complain about their […]
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From the time little boys are first able to walk, in some cases even before they can walk, parents begin shaping the psyche of their sons by telling them, […]
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Guest Column by Stephen J. Cozza, M.D Memorial Day is coming and our nation will pause to honor the service and sacrifice of our fallen military service members. Deaths in […]
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“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal.” an epitaph from a headstone in Ireland I stared at the plain paper note […]
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Something was wrong. Men who followed the Facebook page, “Widowers Support Network,” just weren’t actively using it as a grief recovery tool. Then, in March of 2018, it hit […]
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Muriel Williams is a Bermuda native who specializes in organ donation, hospice care and bereavement, serving the country of 65,000 residents and many expatriates who have flocked to the country […]
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From as far away as Australia to the British Isles, from Canada to Nigeria, the Widowers Support Network hears the cries of men who mourn the loss of their wife, […]
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