Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers

Dr. Gloria Horsley, Ph.D. is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical nurse specialist. She is the president and cofounder of the Open to Hope Foundation and co-hosts the award-winning “Open to Hope” cable TV and internet podcast. She has co-authored 10 books. She is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council and serves on the advisory boards for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation. Gloria was widowed after 60 years of marriage and has four children, including a deceased son, and 10 grandchildren. She and her partner Dr. Frank Powers currently split their time between Palo Alto, California, and Scottsdale Arizona. Frank Powers, Ph.D. has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the last 30 years. He served as the chairman of the Psychiatric Security Review Board for the State of Arizona and is a past psychology professor at Scottsdale Community College. He studied sexuality under William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson and received advanced training in couples’ therapy with the Imago Institute of Harvel Hendrix. He has published numerous articles on the subjects. He is a graduate of George Williams College and holds master’s degrees from Arizona State University and Columbia University and a doctorate in psychology from Union Institute. He is an award-winning sculptor and in his spare time he enjoys golf, pickleball, and tennis. Frank has two stepdaughters and one step-grandson from a previous marriage.

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Dating During Widowhood: Am I Being Disloyal?

Dating During Widowhood We often hear widows and widowers say, “I had such a wonderful partner that I could never be with another person.” Friends and family members who are also missing this departed partner often see this outlook as a badge of honor and courage, and so they encourage it. Obviously, though, these attitudes focus on the past, and can keep us stuck there. And the people who applaud singlehood don’t have to grapple with loneliness. What do you want your future to look like? If indeed you had a great partner, it means that you know how to […]

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