Gloria Horsley
February 22, 2010 – 10:10 am | One Comment

Open to Hope Founder Gloria Horsley was quoted in a recent article published in the online version of the St. Petersburg Times. Here’s the link to it: http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article1073298.ece
 

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Support Groups Can Help Those Bereaved by Suicide
February 21, 2010 – 1:21 am | No Comment
Barbara Rubel

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 …

Guest: Sharon Taylor: A Daughter’s Search for her Father
October 13, 2009 – 10:28 am | No Comment
Open to Hope Radio

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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Widows Group Plans Caribbean Cruise for January 2010
August 21, 2009 – 2:58 pm | No Comment
Open to Hope Foundation

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 …

Grief Film Review: ‘Departures’
August 21, 2009 – 2:23 pm | No Comment
nmanahan

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 …

How Does Sibling-Loss Affect One’s Parenting?
August 21, 2009 – 12:53 pm | 2 Comments
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

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 …

New Michael Jackson Fan Shocked by His Death
June 27, 2009 – 12:19 pm | No Comment
Gloria Horsley

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 …

Poem in Remembrance of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
June 26, 2009 – 10:03 am | 2 Comments
Eve Hall

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 …

Farrah, Michael, Bonnie, and Denise
June 26, 2009 – 9:45 am | No Comment
Michelle Linn-Gust

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 Writer Organizes Widow Conference
June 25, 2009 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
Open to Hope Foundation

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 …

Spouse Loss Radio Shows
June 18, 2009 – 2:05 pm | No Comment
Open to Hope Foundation

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 & …

Should Woman Dump Widower Who Lied?
May 12, 2009 – 4:57 pm | One Comment
Abel Keogh

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 …

Connecting With Mother After Her Death
April 30, 2009 – 1:18 am | One Comment
Jane Greer

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 …

Father’s Photographs Show ‘Signs’ of Lost Son
April 2, 2009 – 1:18 am | No Comment
Guy Dusseault

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 …

Helping a Child Cope With the Death of a Grandparent
March 16, 2009 – 1:40 am | No Comment
Claire M Perkins

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 …

Film Review: Space Between Breaths
March 4, 2009 – 1:01 am | One Comment
Rosmary Smith

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 …

“Motherland” to Premiere at Austin Film Festival in March
February 16, 2009 – 4:35 pm | No Comment
Open to Hope Foundation

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 …