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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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Dr. Tom Attig: The Challenges and Opportunities of Grief

On this show, Dr. Tom Attig joins Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley to share insights on grief drawn from both personal experience and his distinguished career in death education and counseling. He is a Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement and has received major honors from the International Network on Personal Meaning, the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the Center for Death Education and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. His latest book is Seeking Wisdom in Death’s Shadows.

Pamela Hagens: Healing the Grieving Mind, Body and Spirit

Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Pamela Hagens Grief Educator, grandmother, runner and health & fitness enthusiast. On this show Pamela will share with us how after the death of her son she came to understand the importance of addressing her grief not only through her mind but also her body and spirit. She is on the National Board of Directors of The Compassionate Friends where she is Chairperson of Inclusion & Diversity Commission.

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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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Grieving a Best Friend: When the World Doesn’t See Your Loss

Grieving a best friend carries a particular invisibility. You aren’t the spouse, the parent, or the child — but you’ve lost someone who knew you completely. Here are 7 ways to grieve a best friend’s death and honor a friendship the world may not fully understand.

A New Kind of Autumn

My wife, Bonnie, passed away in 2020, and she was the one person who might have loved fall even more than I do. She had a childlike excitement about the weather changing and the fall color. She would run out and buy yellow, orange, and maroon mums to plant in the front yard. She’d happily start pulling the fall decorations out of the boxes. Hanging the strings of orange leaves, putting out the pumpkins and setting up the scarecrows and bales of hay. Fall has always been my favorite season too, and honestly, it’s not even close. I know plenty […]

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Open to Hope is an online community offering inspirational stories of loss, hope and recovery. We believe hope is the bridge between loss and recovery.

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HOPE

Giving a Voice to Grief and Recovery

Open to Hope Conference

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Over 7000 articles written by our authors

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our podcast

Dr. Tom Attig: The Challenges and Opportunities of Grief

Pamela Hagens: Healing the Grieving Mind, Body and Spirit

Open to Hope TV

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Grieving a Best Friend: When the World Doesn’t See Your Loss

A New Kind of Autumn

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Giving a Voice to Grief and Recovery

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Subscribe to our Apple Podcasts

Over 7000 articles written by our authors

Fromour podcast

Dr. Tom Attig: The Challenges and Opportunities of Grief

Pamela Hagens: Healing the Grieving Mind, Body and Spirit

Open to Hope TV

Fromour blog

Grieving a Best Friend: When the World Doesn’t See Your Loss

A New Kind of Autumn

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