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Are you ready to take a chance on love? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her fiancé Dr. Frank Powers, a.k.a. The Golden Dating Doctors, as they interview Renee Halverson Wright, a contestant […]
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Are you ready to date after a loss? Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Golden Dating Doctors for an interview with Maria a contestant on […]
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Join Dr. Gloria Horsley and her fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Golden Dating Doctors for an interview with widow Joan, a contestant on ABC’s Golden Bachelor, discussing her experiences and […]
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Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers, AKA Dating Doctors, for their finale podcast on the hit show ABC’s Golden Bachelor. The Doctors discuss widower […]
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What does intimacy mean to you? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Dating Doctors for their 7th podcast on the hit show ABC’s […]
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Is your heart hurting after a loss? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Dating Doctors for their 6th podcast on the hit show […]
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Wondering how to introduce a new partner into your bereaved family? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Dating Doctors for their 6th podcast […]
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Wanting to nurture your relationship? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Dating Doctors for their 5th podcast on the hit show ABC’s Golden […]
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Thinking of getting back into the dating game? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and Gloria’s fiancé Dr. Frank Powers AKA Dating Doctors for their 4th podcast on the hit […]
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Do you have fears an concerns about dating after loss? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers for a lively discussion based on the ABC’s hit show […]
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How do you know if you are ready to date? Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers for a discussion of dating after loss. Enjoy Dr. Gloria’s […]
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Looking for new and innovative techniques to deal with grief? Join Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest multi-award-winning psychologist Dr. Andy Ho for a discussion of mindful compassion […]
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Tired of being alone after the loss of a partner? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest widower John Polo international coach, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. For […]
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In this first of 9 lively discussions Dr. Heidi Horsley is joined by her mom Dr. Gloria Horsley and her fiancée Dr. Frank Powers also known as The Dating Doctors […]
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Brian Janes and Dr Gloria Horsley at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Brian-Janes-and-Dr-Gloria-Horsley_-Volunteering-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joanne Fink at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Joanne-Fink_-Supporting-Those-Who-Are-Bereaved.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Joanne Fink at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Joanne-Fink_-Finding-People-Who-Speak-Your-Loss-Language.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Katy Leach at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Katy-Leach-Things-You-Dont-Want-To-Hear-at-a-Funeral.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ghislaine Thomsen at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ghislaine-Thomsen_-Finding-a-New-Purpose-to-Life.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Bobbi Milne at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about life and love after multiple losses. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bobbi-Milne_-Life-after-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Have you given yourself permission to grieve? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Samantha Ruth Licensed Psychologist and a bereaved spouse for a discussion of the personal […]
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Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others.
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Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others.
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Renate Herberger at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about suicide and helping others. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Renate-Herberger_-Help-with-Suicide-and-Helping-People-who-are-Struggling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Anna Bradfield at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about finding hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Anna-Bradfield_-Finding-Hope-from-Hopelessness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Steve Parker talks about finding what makes you whole in the grief conference. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Steve-Parker_-Moving-Through-Your-Grief-Mind-Body-and-Soul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you wondering how to deal with your deceased loved one’s things? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Rachael Kodanaz, author and bereaved widow for a discussion […]
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Nathan Peterson at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends annual conference. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Nathan-Peterson_-The-Value-of-Rest-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about practicing mindfulness and gratitude. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kelly-Sibley_-Permission-to-Feel-is-Permission-to-Heal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Kelly Sibley, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about giving yourself permission to feel difficult emotions https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kelly-Sibley_-Healing-From-the-Inside-Out.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Harriet Hodgson, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks grief and how she has moved through it. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Harriet-Hodgson_-Patience-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Sheila Thayer, at the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends talks about the loss of her husband. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sheila-Thayer_-Finding-Hope-After-the-Loss-of-a-Spouse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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How does one go on after the death of a spouse? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Kim Shute who after the sudden death of her husband […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt and can I begin to forgive myself. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr-Bob-Baugher-How-Do-I-Forgive-Myself-.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Dr. Bob Baugher talks about guilt, anger and can I begin to forgive myself. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr.-Bob-Baugher-Guilt-and-Anger-After-a-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the complications of a death of a loved one due to substance use. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Glen-Lord_-Shame-Guilt-and-Stigma-Due-to-Death-by-Substance-Use.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
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At the 46th Conference of The Compassionate Friends Glen Lord talks about the organization, Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Glen-Lord_-SADOD.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you or someone you know looking for support for a loss due to substance use? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and Rebecca Horsley Bara and their guest Laura Vargas to […]
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Irene Weinberg is the author of They Serve Bagels in Heaven, a love story that begins with the messages Irene received during a tragic car accident that claimed her husband, […]
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Neil Chethik, Executive Editor for the Open to Hope Foundation, at the 44th annual conference for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Neil-Chethik-Women-Supporting-a-Man-in-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]
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What I Let Go Of After my husband died, I had to decide what to let go of and what to hold onto. I let go of John’s companionship. John […]
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Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD was inducted into the Radnor High School Hall of Fame on Friday, November 10, in Radnor, Penn. Peter was honored for his work and impact on the […]
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Widowed Parents If you’d spotted us — four women in our 40s, laughing, chatting, and drinking wine — you’d be forgiven for assuming we were merely busy parents, stressed-out professionals, […]
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The Shock of a Sudden Death Grief counseling was invaluable to me after I lost my husband, Sid. He was only 56 and died very suddenly. There were so many […]
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Widow Fears Sharing Thoughts of Suicide Question from a Reader I know I’ve heard plenty of times that it is normal for ‘grievers’ to feel despondent and wish to be […]
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Dating After a Spouse-Loss Our society has so many expectations for us after our spouse has died. We should grieve—depending on the expectations of our friends, religious traditions, or workplace […]
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Widower Keeps Wives’ Memories Alive In 2022, Dr. Sara Hackett published a paper describing how widows and widowers continue to depend on their romantic partners after those partners have died. […]
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Does moving from grief to peace after a loss feel impossible? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley, and her guests’ Heather Stang, Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal, and Gina Moffa, as they discuss how […]
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Have you ever wondered how to make meaning after a loss? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley, and her guests’ Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal, Gina Moffa, and Heather Stang as they discuss meaning […]
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Are people telling you that in order to move on after a loss, you have to let go? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley, and her guests’ Gina Moffa, Heather Stang, and […]
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