Wondering how others have found meaning after sudden loss? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and hear how bereaved parent Tara Storch found meaning after the sudden death of her daughter, Taylor. Tara is the author of Taylor’s Gift and the co-founder with her husband of the Taylor Gift Foundation.
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Are you letting loss deter you from becoming the best version of yourself? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Michelle Gabriel, President and CEO of the Joseph Gabriel Foundation (JGF) named after her deceased dad. Michelle is a survivor of sexual assault who channels her experiences into her work, fostering resilience and advocacy for those facing life’s challenges.
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Having feelings of regret that you weren’t there when your loved one died? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Lindsey Whissel Fenton, bereaved daughter, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, outreach strategist, learning designer, and grief educator. She is the creator of the Speaking Grief Documentary and its sister-initiative, Learning Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lindsey-Whisse_l-Fenton-Self-Compassion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Wondering how you balance grief as life continues? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Louise Strasenburgh. Learn how Louise survived the 2011 deaths of her 26 year old son and her mother only five weeks later and in between being present for her daughter’s wedding. Louise is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, co-leader of The Compassionate Friends in Boston and the author of The Space In My Heart. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Louise-Strasenburgh_-Grief-and-Life-Go-Together.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you feeling judgment and criticism after a substance involved loss? Join Dr’s Gloria Horsley and her daughter Rebecca Bara and their guest Brenda Daly, social worker, grief expert and bereaved parent. Brenda is the author of I Got Up: A Mother’s Story of Grief, Resilience, and Unending Love based on the death of her son Kevin. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brenda-Daly_-Substance-Involved-Deaths.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Carolann Iadarola received a BA in Media Communications and an M.Ed. in Instructional Technologies. She is the Creative Director and President of Sassy Townhouse Living, a lifestyle website collaborating with companies across the globe. Carolann is the creator and host of a YouTube channel called Ethereal Encounters Unveiled, where she collaborates with and interviews a wide range of authors and topics. She is also a member of and contributes live stream shows weekly to the United Public Radio Network And UFO Paranormal Radio Network – 105.3 on the Gulf Coast and 107.7 FM in New Orleans. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Carolann-Iadarola_-Dating-After-Spouse-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
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Trying to cope with the loss of a sibling? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests bereaved siblings Lynn Shattuck and Alyson Shelton. Lynn has been publishing essays on sibling loss for more than a decade. Alyson has published widely at outlets including the NY Times. Lynn and Alyson are Co Authors of an essay collection entitled: The Loss of a Lifetime: Advice from Grieving Siblings on Loss, Love and Hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Lynn-Shattuck-and-Alyson-Shelton_-Sibling-Loss-The-Loss-of-a-Lifetime.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Join Dr’s Heidi and Gloria Horsley and Jeralyn Glass, internationally acclaimed singer, pioneering figure in the realm of Sound Healing, creator of The Source App. Following the tragic loss of her only son, Dylon; Jeralyn decided to write her book, Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music, as a guide to engaging Music as Medicine and how the power of sound can serve to transform us. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jeralyn-Glass_-The-Transformative-Power-of-Sound-and-Music.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Brooke Cralock is a bereaved mom who lost her daughter, dad, mom, and stepmom in a year and a half. Brooke is a schoolteacher, public speaker, host of The Mourning Coffee Podcast, creator of the Grief Sucks with Brooke Carlock YouTube channel and the author of Grief Sucks: But Your Life Doesn’t Have To. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Brooke-Carlock_-Making-Sense-of-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Are you feeling alone after a traumatic loss? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Melissa Red Hoffman, MD. Red is an acute care surgeon at Mission Hospital Asheville, NC and one of only 90 US surgeons board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care. On this show she shares with us how she found meaning and hope after surviving two multiple violent deaths including the murder of her father and the suicide of her boyfriend. She is a podcaster, writer, researcher and leader in the field of Palliative Care. Be sure to catch her TED Talk. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Melissa-Red-Hoffman_-Meaning-Making-After-Traumatic-Loss.mp3Podcast: Play in […]
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