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Open to Hope ® is a non-profit with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. We invite you to read, listen and share your stories of hope and compassion.

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The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. Our expert presenters have generously donated their time, talents, and advice to share with you.

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Bill Beckett: The Empty Side of our Bed: Moving Forward After the loss of a Soul Mate

Losing a soul mate is devastating. Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley talk with Bill Beckett, who discusses his spiritual, physical, and emotional challenges after losing his wife to pancreatic cancer and his job due to ageism. He wrote The Empty Side of Our Bed: A Journey in Love, Loss and Moving Forward. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bill-Beckett_-The-Empty-Side-of-Our-Bed-Moving-Forward-After-the-loss-of-a-Soul-Mate.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Ken Breniman: From Trauma Loop to Transformation: Healing Prolonged Grief in New Ways

Are you stuck in a trauma loop of grief? Join Dr. Heidi Horsley and Rebecca Horsley Bara and their guest Ken Breniman. Ken has found psychedelic integration to be helpful for his own healing from his own prolonged grief and that of his clients. He is an author and professor of thanatology at Marian University and a writer for Open to Hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ken-Breniman-From-Trauma-Loop-to-Transformation-Healing-Prolonged-Grief-in-New-Ways.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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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The “Phantom Limb” of the Soul

It is a well-documented phenomenon: a person loses a limb, yet they can still feel it. The brain continues to fire signals to a hand or a leg that is no longer there. They reach for objects with fingers that do not exist or try to stand on a foot that has been gone for years. The nerves are firing based on a map of the body that has not been updated. When I lost my wife, Bonnie, six years ago, I discovered that grief creates its own version of a phantom limb. Except, I did not just lose a […]

Disenfranchised Grief: When the World Doesn’t Recognize Your Loss

Disenfranchised grief is loss that society doesn’t fully acknowledge — a pet, a miscarriage, an ex, an estranged parent. Here’s what disenfranchised grief means, why it’s so isolating, and why your grief is valid even when others don’t see it.

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Over 7000 articles written by our authors

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Bill Beckett: The Empty Side of our Bed: Moving Forward After the loss of a Soul Mate

Ken Breniman: From Trauma Loop to Transformation: Healing Prolonged Grief in New Ways

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The “Phantom Limb” of the Soul

Disenfranchised Grief: When the World Doesn’t Recognize Your Loss

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Giving a Voice to Grief and Recovery

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Over 7000 articles written by our authors

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Bill Beckett: The Empty Side of our Bed: Moving Forward After the loss of a Soul Mate

Ken Breniman: From Trauma Loop to Transformation: Healing Prolonged Grief in New Ways

Open to Hope TV

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The “Phantom Limb” of the Soul

Disenfranchised Grief: When the World Doesn’t Recognize Your Loss

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