Open to Hope Podcast

Feeling discouraged? Relax and tune into the Open to Hope podcast and hear Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley interview guests with inspiring stories about recovery from loss.

Subscribe

Podcast Home

Open to  hope

Jennifer Rouse: Loss and the Fight for Happiness

Posted on October 31, 2013 - by admin

Jennifer Rouse, Woodbridge Va., is the author of  Infelicity: Life, Loss and the Fight for Happiness.  On this show Jennifer shares with us her experience of being a single mother of an only child.  She tells us how she made it through tragedy, what she did that worked and things she learned could have been done better. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/10/Jennifer-Rouse_128kbs.mp3Podcast: Play in […]

Listen
Open to  hope

Laurel Rund: Transformation After the Death of a Husband

Posted on October 24, 2013 - by admin

It all began in 2009 when a life-changing event would begin the transformation of Laurel Rund into the woman she is today. Never would she have imagined that the death of her 42 year old husband would send her  on a journey through loss and grief to a redefined sense of self.  Laurel is the author of  “Emerging Voices”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/10/Laurel-Rund_128kbs.mp3Podcast: Play […]

Listen
Open to  hope

Dale Larson: Facing Grief and Loss

Posted on October 17, 2013 - by admin

Dale G. Larson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, clinician, and researcher, is a national leader in end-of-life care and training.   His award-winning book, The Helper’s Journey:  Working With People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening  Illness, conveys a inspiring vision of caregiving. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/10/Dale-Larson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Listen
Open to  hope

Daniel Rudofossi: Loss, Trauma and Recovery

Posted on October 10, 2013 - by admin

Daniel Rudofossi is a retired Sgt NYPD and licensed Psychologist and Professor. Dr. Dan offers his evidence based approach toward identifying, confronting and healing from Complex Trauma Syndromes using his Eco-Ethological Existential Analytic Approach. He is the author of “cop doc on the job.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/09/Dan-Rudolfossi.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Listen
Open to  hope

Sharon Greenlee: Unresolved Grief

Posted on October 3, 2013 - by admin

Sharon Greenlee is a professional counselor and author. She facilitates grief and suicide survivor support groups. Sharon has extensive experience working with children who have experienced traumatic loss. Her current book is “Grief Entanglements: Understanding Unresolved Grief and What You Can Do About It”. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/09/Sharon-Greenley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Listen
Open to  hope

Abel Keogh: Getting it Together After Loss

Posted on September 26, 2013 - by admin

Abel Keogh is author of the memoir Room for Two, the story of the year of his life following his late wife’s suicide and the corresponding death of their unborn child. He is also the writer of the relationship guides Dating a Widower, Marrying a Widower, and Life with a Widower. Now remarried, he and his wife, Juile, are the […]

Listen
Open to  hope

Steve Harris: Men and Grief: Dating and Re-marriage

Posted on September 19, 2013 - by admin

Steve Harris is the president of Creative Edge Communications, a production company in Southern California. He wrote and produced About Tomorrow, an hour-long CD full of encouragement for those in the first six months after loss, featuring interviews with real people who have been there, along with his own experience losing his wife to cancer. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/09/Steve-Harris_02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]

Listen
Open to  hope

Laraine Gordon, LCSW: Teen’s and Grief

Posted on September 12, 2013 - by admin

Laraine Gordon is a therapist, coach, program director, and founder of A Time for Teens. A Time for Teens provides a bereavement camp, seminars, and workshops for bereaved teens. Laraine’s profession and passion for helping bereaved teens was inspired by the loss of her older sister when Laraine was 12 years old. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/09/Laraine-Gordon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Listen
Open to  hope

Rachel Kodanaz: Returning to Work after a Loss

Posted on September 11, 2013 - by admin

Since 1996, Rachel Kodanz has spoken nationally on “Grief in the Workplace” as a result of the sudden death of her husband, which left her with a two-year-old to raise, and her experience as a manager in a Fortune 100 company. Rachel recently published the book, Living with Loss, One Day at a Time, offering 365 thoughts and lessons on […]

Listen
Open to  hope

William Martin: Caring For Yourself: Tao Te Ching

Posted on August 29, 2013 - by admin

William Martin believes that the ancient wisdom of Taoist thought can help people live in acceptance and harmony, regardless of circumstances. He is the author of six books including: The Parent’s Tao Te Ching, The Couple’s Tao Te Ching, The Sage’s Tao Te Ching, The Tao of Forgiveness, A Path and a Practice, and The Caregiver’s Tao Te Ching. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/07/William-Martin_02.mp3Podcast: […]

Listen