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 …

 

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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 …

Anne Byrnes was the Director of Bereavement Services of a palliative care center in The Bronx, New York. She appeared on the radio show “Healing the Grieving Heart” to discuss “Losing a Child & …

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 …

By Rosemary Smith – ?
Who are we?? What really matters?? Is it possible to find true happiness after a great loss?? These were some of the questions we tried to answer in the film my …

The movie, “Motherland,”will have its world premiere next month at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
“Motherland” is a film about six women from diverse backgrounds who come together to take a unique …