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Look Who is Coming to Holiday Dinner! What to Do When a Parent Remarries

Posted on October 22, 2018 - by Mary Joye

When holidays come, grief can go haywire. Most everyone knows that. But what do you do if you are grieving a parent and your remaining father or mother is dating […]

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Dr. Anasuya Tegathesan: Multicultural Counseling

Posted on October 12, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

Open to Hope Foundation’s Dr. Heidi Horsley spoke with Dr. Anasuya Tegathesan, a Senior Lecturer at Hope University in Malaysia, about the intricacies of multicultural counseling. She concurrently supervises master’s […]

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Cara Grosset: Getting Teens the Support They Need

Posted on October 11, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

A clinical social worker from Ontario, Canada, Cara Grosset found time to connect with Dr. Gloria Horsley during the 2015 Association on Death Education and Counseling conference to discuss bereaved […]

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Chuck Overton: Spiritual Journey

Posted on October 6, 2018 - by Neil Chethik

Open to Hope recently spoke with Chuck Overton, a Spiritual Director at Caris Healthcare in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a chaplain, Overton has worked closely with grieving families as they learn […]

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Zaneta Gileno: TAPS Helps After Military Deaths

Posted on October 6, 2018 - by Jessica Tyner Mehta

Zaneta Gileno works for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a non-profit that supports people who lost loved ones in the military. As the Director of Community-Based care, Gileno […]

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Carole Hilton: TAPS for Widows

Posted on October 3, 2018 - by Heidi Horsley

The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) was a buoy for Carole Hilton, who discovered the program just a few days after her husband died. He was an active member […]

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Saying Goodbye to Dad

Posted on September 30, 2018 - by Thomas Attig

I remember my last visit before Dad died in 1969. Mom called me at graduate school to tell me that he was quite ill (he’d suffered a stroke four years […]

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Antonio Sausys: Yoga and Grief (in Spanish)

Posted on September 28, 2018 - by John Rampton

John Rampton, de Open to Hope, dialoga con Antonio Sausys acerca de la ayuda que brinda el yoga a las personas en duelo, siendo el yoga una disciplina integral que […]

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Patricia Therese: Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria

Posted on September 26, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

As the first Bereavement Consultant for the Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, established under the archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia, Therese attended the 2015 Association of Death Education and […]

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Steve Roberts: Finding Forgiveness and Community After the Death of a Child

Posted on September 23, 2018 - by Jessica Tyner Mehta

  Steve Roberts and Open to Hope’s Executive Director, Dr. Heidi Horsley, became friend in 2006 when they met at The Compassionate Friends. Professionally, Roberts is a bank consultant, but […]

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