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Dropping into Memory

Posted on February 4, 2019 - by Mike Russell

Anniversaries come and go but some linger like the drops of rain hanging on the humming bird feeder outside. They don’t want to let go and so they hang on […]

Sometimes Men Need Their Own Sandbox

Posted on February 4, 2019 - by Herb Knoll

Something was wrong. Men who followed the Facebook page, “Widowers Support Network,” just weren’t actively using it as a grief recovery tool. Then, in March of 2018, it hit […]

Jason Stout: Heroic Journey, Outward Bound

Posted on February 3, 2019 - by Heidi Horsley

The Executive Director of Open to Hope spoke with Jason Stout of Outward Bound during the 2015 Association of Death and Counseling Conference. When asked about how he got into […]

When a Sibling Dies by Suicide

Posted on January 31, 2019 - by Michelle L. Rusk

In the initial months and years after my sister Denise died by suicide (just two weeks before her 18th birthday), I sought out as much information on sibling loss as […]

Muriel Williams: Hospice and Donor Organizations in Bermuda

Posted on January 30, 2019 - by Gloria Horsley

Muriel Williams is a Bermuda native who specializes in organ donation, hospice care and bereavement, serving the country of 65,000 residents and many expatriates who have flocked to the country […]

Illene Cupit: Grief Camp

Posted on January 25, 2019 - by Gloria Horsley

The President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), Illene Cupit, found time to speak with Open to Hope’s Dr. Gloria Horsley during ADEC’s 2015 conference. Cupit is […]

Michelle Ramirez: Spanish

Posted on January 24, 2019 - by John Rampton

Michelle Ramirez es una consular de duelo y ella habló con John Rampton de Open to Hope acerca de los retos que enfrentan los familiares que experimentan duelo por la […]

21-Year-Old Wonders How to Deal With Pain of Mother-Loss

Posted on January 22, 2019 - by Carol O'Dell

Sally from California asks: I lost my mother two months back. I’m 21, the elder child and suddenly feel that my world has been turned upside down. I’m studying away […]

Don’t Fall for These Grief Myths!

Posted on January 18, 2019 - by Harriet Hodgson

Grief is an assault on the body, mind, and soul. You anticipated this. However, you may not have been prepared for the myths that surround grief. Despite research and anecdotal […]

Ila Roy: Spanish

Posted on January 17, 2019 - by Jessica Tyner Mehta

Ila Roy es una trabajadora social con los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH) y ella habla con John Rampton de Open to Hope. Roy trabaja en cuidados intensivos y ve […]