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Don’t the Dead Take their Time Leaving?

Posted on September 23, 2018 - by Heidi Gessner

After my father died, I became fascinated about where he went. Someone came to take his body out of our house and to a funeral home. He was cremated and […]

Why Do Therapists Warn the Bereaved that they Will Divorce?

Posted on September 22, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

Dr. Gloria Horsley responds: You got me. I have been a therapist for many years and have repeatedly been told that, parents who lose children divorce. Let’s see, Phil and […]

Hospice and Healing: Interview with Anne Baker

Posted on September 18, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Anne Baker about healing and helping through hospice. Anne’s losses started early, when she was just 7 […]

Last Words With

Posted on September 16, 2018 - by Yvonne Lancaster

Coming home was a tough time of day. It signaled the end of the occupational work day, and the beginning of the personal work evening…preparing dinner, doing laundry, taxiing kids, whatever […]

Critical Care Family and Staff Support: Interview with Sue Gammill

Posted on September 15, 2018 - by Gloria Horsley

At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Sue Gammill about her work with families of patients being a liaison between physicians and families. Sue […]

Shame and Grief: Interview with Jeffrey Kauffman

Posted on September 13, 2018 - by Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley

At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Jeffrey Kauffman about shame after grief and how complicated grief can be the result of the shame. […]

Willingness in Grief

Posted on September 11, 2018 - by Nina Impala

Willingness means the state of being prepared to do something, readiness. But here’s the thing you may not have been ready for a loved one dying. Your mind will ask […]

Grief: A More Peaceful Definition

Posted on September 11, 2018 - by Mike Russell

The word “grief” brings the impression of negativity, like when you are supposed to act, feel or think a certain way. This continues through the time line that is created […]

Expressive Arts to Heal from Grief: Interview with Brianne Overton

Posted on September 11, 2018 - by Heidi Horsley

At the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling), I spoke with Brianne Overton about using the healing arts to help people cope with grief. In the video below, Brianne […]

Ila Roy: Culture and Grief

Posted on September 9, 2018 - by Heidi Horsley

Ila Roy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spoke with Open to Hope’s Executive Director Dr. Heidi Horsley during the 2015 Association for Death Education and Counseling conferences about […]