Artist, photographer, traveler, and writer Steven Boone lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He lost his daughter to cancer when she was nineteen. His award-winning book, called “A Heart Traced in Sand” recalls his experiences with her living and dying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Steven-Boone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Allen Klein discovered the therapeutic value of humor after his wife died at thirty-four. He now shows others how to lighten up loss. He is the author of 19 books including The Healing Power of Humor and Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Allen-Klein.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Rosalie Deer Heart is a veteran of grief who chose to open her heart even wider to love after the sudden death of her teenage son, Mike. She is the author of eight books including Healing Grief—A Mother’s Story. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Rosalie-Deer-Heart.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Gerry R. Cox, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at University of Wisconsin- La Crosse. He served as the Director of the Center for Death Education & Bioethics. He has over one hundred publications including seventeen books. He has served as editor of Illness, Crisis, and Loss and for The Midwest Sociologist. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Gerry-Cox.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Linda Lawrence Hunt’s 25-year-old daughter Krista was killed while volunteering with her husband in Bolivia. She and her husband co-founded the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship. Linda is the author of Pilgrimage through Loss: Pathways to Strength and Renewal after the Death of a Child. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Linda-Hunt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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When Rabbi Daniel Greyber ‘s best friend Jay died at age twenty-five Daniel moved on, keeping his faith, and becoming a rabbi. After losing a second friend he lost faith and struggled to find his way back. In his book Faith Unraveled he writes of the profound pain experienced by friends. He is the rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Rabbi-Daniel-Greyber.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Jon Reid is a Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is the president of the Association of Death Education and Counselors (ADEC) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Fellow in Thanatology. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/John-Reid.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. K. Paul Stroller, MD, started his medical career as a pediatrician and currently uses hyperbaric medicine to treat brain-injured children and adults. He is the bereaved father of Galen who in 2007 at the age of sixteen was killed in train collision. He is the editor of My Life After Life: A Posthumous Memoir and Life Chapters. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/K-Paul-Stoller.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Dr. Carla Sofka is associate Professor of Social Work at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. She has research experience in gerontology, grief and loss, mental health and technology. She is the co-editor of Dying, Death, and Grief In an Online Universe. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Karla-Sofka.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Candace Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1980 after the death of her daughter Cari. She continues working both nationally and internationally to promote highway safety. She is founder and executive director of We Save Lives working on THE 3 D’s: DRUNK, DRUGGED AND DISTRACTED driving. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/Candace-Lightner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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