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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

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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 parents of six children. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/09/Abel-Keough.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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 | Download

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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

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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 grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/09/Rachel-Kodanaz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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: Play in new window | Download

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Franklin Cook: Dealing with Parental Suicide

Posted on August 22, 2013 - by admin

Franklin Cook, whose father died by suicide in 1978, is a consultant, speaker, and trainer in peer grief support. After volunteering as a support group facilitator, he became an advisor to the Suicide Prevention Action Network and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and he is now developing suicide survivor services based on life coaching principles. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/07/Franklin-Cook_02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Diane Dettmann: Sudden Death of a Husband

Posted on August 15, 2013 - by admin

Diane Dettmann is the author of Twenty-Eight Snow Angels: A Widow’s Story of Love, Loss and RenewaI, a memoir about the sudden death of her 54-year- old husband. She is also a contributing author for the “Women’s Voices For Change” website. Diane’s writing has been featured on other online sites and in various print publications. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/07/Dianne-Dettman_02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Robin Lentz Worgan: Still Birth 

Posted on August 8, 2013 - by admin

Robin Lentz Worgan began writing after her first pregnancy ended in miscarriage. The stillbirth of her third child, Margaret, led her to write Journaling Away Mommy’s Grief: A Book and a Journal for Mother’s after Stillbirth or Infant Loss, a self-help and memoir. Robin is a freelance writer, speaker, peer counselor, mother, and teacher. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/07/Robin-Lentz.1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dorothy Foltz-Gray: Loss of a Twin

Posted on August 1, 2013 - by admin

Dorothy Foltz-Gray is the author of five books including With and Without Her: A Memoir of Being and Losing a Twin. A winner of the Tennessee Arts Commission Poetry Fellowship and other awards, she has written for magazines such as O — The Oprah Magazine; Bon Appetit; More; and Real Simple. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2013/07/Dorothy-Foltz-Gray_02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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