Irene Kendig is a speaker, workshop facilitator and self-acceptance coach.  She is the author of Conversations with Jerry and Other People I thought Were Dead.:  Seven compelling dialogues that will transform the way you think …

New York, New York and San Francisco, California, May 6th, 2010
Robbie Miller Kaplan is a writer and trainer with an expertise in communications. She is the author of nine books, including How to Say It …

Laura MacDonald and her stepfather, Greg, are racing for a cause on April 30, 2010, during the “One Lap of America” race presented by Motor Trend.  The race will begin in South Bend, Ind., and …

But I didn’t say goodbye! That’s all I could think about when I learned that my dad killed himself.  Friends said that he “was no longer in pain,” and that he loved me. But I …

Sharon Taylor Ph.D is an associate professor of psychology and Chair of Women’s Studies at Saint Martin’s University in Washington. On this show Sharon will discuss her amazing life changing journey when she searched for …

Last winter, when our home in Illinois was deep in snow, we dreamed of cruising the Islands on a luxury liner. That’s when the idea for the First Widows List Caribbean Cruise was born.
Sandra Pesmen, host …

We recommend “Departures,” the 2009 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, currently in theaters. “Departures” is a moving, inspiring glimpse into Japan’s cultural heritage of caring for a body after death.
When a young cellist …

By Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn –
If you poke around in sibling loss literature, one unanswered question you come across is-does losing a sibling make sibling survivors more or less likely to have children? And do they tend …

By Dr. Gloria Horsley –?
What a shock and tragedy to his fans, family and the world that Michael Jackson suddenly died at age 50.? Not being of his era, I was only minimally exposed to …

Remembrance
By Eve Hall –
Your loved one is gone,
But we won’t forget.
Their laugh, their smile,
Their face, their grace.
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Your loved one is gone,
But we won’t forget.
The good times, the bad times,
The fears, the tears.
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Acts …

By Michelle Linn-Gust –
When I found out that Farrah Fawcett had anal cancer, I was taken back to the cancer of my friend, Bonnie, who died 3 1/2 years ago. I was with Bonnie almost …

Open to Hope contributing writer Michele Neff Hernandez is hoping to create a record for the most widows in one location. She’s organizing the National Conference on Widowhood, which runs July 17-19 in San Diego.
She …

Julie writes in:?I recently began dating a widower who told me his wife died a year ago. I’ve just learned she actually died 4 months ago. I like this man very much and we enjoy …

By Jane Greer –
As difficult as Mother’s Day can be when you are facing the loss of your mom, it also can become an opportunity abounding for afterlife connection if you are open to it …

By Guy Dusseault –
Our story begins on June 27, 2004, a beautiful Sunday morning. At around 10:00 am, our lives changed forever. We received the most devastating news any parent could ever receive, that one …

By Claire Perkins –
The death of a grandparent can be especially difficult for a young child. But there are ways that you can help the child cope.
For example, you can ask the?child to draw some …