Open to Hope TV
Don't miss watching the award-winning TV series, "Open to Hope," hosted by Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley. Each episode will to introduce you to people who have suffered loss and again found hope.
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Episode 67: Finding Hope After A Terrorist Attack
April 26, 2016
Joining Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley on this show are Melissa Pettignano, singer and songwriter and her mother Evelyn whose aunt/sister Arlene was killed in the World Trade Center and Mary Fetchet who Co-founded Voices of September 11th in 2001 following the death of her son Brad on 9/11. A clinical social worker, Mary created […]
65: Sibling Loss
March 9, 2016
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss the impact of losing a sibling with Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn whose brother Ted, died of an immune disorder. She is the author of “The Empty Room: Losing a Brother or Sister At Any Age”. The second guest will be Molly Gandour a documentary Filmmaker and […]
Episode 60: Traumatic Sibling Loss: Finding Hope Again
December 14, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and co-host Alan Pedersen, Executive Director of The Compassionate Friends, interview two guests regarding coping with grief after a traumatic sibling loss. The first guest is Megan MacFarland, sister of Staff Sgt.Marc Small, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The second guest is Zander Sprague, whose sister was […]
Episode 55: Sibling Bereavement: Supporting Domestic Partners
October 27, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview, domestic partners, David Oldroyd, a leading interior designer, and Ronnie Genotti, an artist and Director of Servo Marketing and Design, regarding the death of David’s brother, Robert. Hal Bromm, owner of Hal Bromm Gallery, and Doneley Meris, executive director at HIV Arts Network, join […]
Episode 50: Family Dynamics When Dealing With Loss
October 4, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview the Ferber family: Dorothy, the mom, David, the dad, and their son, Jordon who talk openly about the death of their son and brother, Russell, and how his death impacted their lives. They also talk about how they have honored his name through The […]
Episode 39: Finding Hope After Multiple Deaths
January 14, 2015
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview Jill Kraft Thompson an amazing woman who has re-built her life after losing five people she loved the most. She survived the car crash that killed five members of her family – her husband Bart, her two sons, Ben and Sam, her mom and […]
Episode 37: Sibling Loss
November 30, 2014
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with comedian Jordon Feber and Keith Singer the impact of the loss of their siblings and how they have found hope after loss and gone to inspire others who have lost brothers and sisters. Both Jordon and Keith are involved with The Compassionate Friends […]
Episode 35: Grieving Disability and Death
November 11, 2014
On this show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Louise Bruce, bereaved mom the experience of losing two special needs children, Laura and Chris. Louise has honored the children by starting the LaChris Connection serving families of kids with disabilities. The second guest is Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, Hospice social worker, Cystic […]
Episode 31: Forgiveness
February 12, 2014
On This show Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley discuss with Fred Luskin Ph.D. the rationale for forgiveness and why forgiveness is necessary. Radha Stern author and victims advocate will join Dr. Luskin to discuss how she deals with forgiveness when the man who murdered her son shows no remorse. The show closes with […]
