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Dealing With The Loss of a Spouse; Janet Gallin

Posted on November 15, 2012 - by admin

After college, marriage and work came widowhood, single motherhood and the discovery that love and taking responsibility has healing power.  Today Janet Gallin is remarried and a grandmother. She is a bright spirit and brings joy to others with her weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner on-line called Love Letters. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/10/Janet-Gallian.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Christine Jonas-Simpson RN; PhD; Perinatal Loss

Posted on November 8, 2012 - by admin

Christine Jonas-Simpson is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at York University in Toronto. After the loss of her own baby boy in 2001 she began to focus her arts-based research on how human beings live and transform with loss. She is currently working on a documentary series and is the author of the children’s book, Ethan’s Butterflies. […]

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Amy Rovere; Helping Children and Families Deal with Loss

Posted on November 1, 2012 - by admin

Amy Rovere is a writer, editor, and artist. In her work at the American Cancer Society she helps create books for patients and families who are coping with cancer. When she was just nine years old, Amy lost her mother to cancer. And Still They Bloom was inspired by this loss and by her desire to help children going through […]

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Dr. Bob Baugher; Men and Grief

Posted on October 25, 2012 - by admin

Dr. Bob Baugher, Ph.D. is a Psychology Instructor at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Washington where he teaches courses in Psychology and Death Education. He is a much sought after speaker and has written articles and seven books on the bereavement process. He is currently finishing a video titled, “Men & Their Grief: 20 Years Later.” https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/09/Bob-Baugher.mp3Podcast: Play in […]

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Amy Robbins-Wilson, MA; Healing Music

Posted on October 18, 2012 - by admin

Amy Robbins-Wilson, MA is a Musical Parenting Expert, Healing Music Artist and the “Lullaby Lady.” In 2011 Amy recorded Angel Baby Lullabies for those who have lost a child.  She now performs Angel Baby Remembrance Concerts to help comfort parents and honor angel babies who flew home too soon. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/09/Amy-Robbins-Wilson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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John Fox; Healing With Poetry

Posted on October 11, 2012 - by admin

John is a poet and certified poetry therapist.  John is author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-making and Finding What You Didn’t Lose. John is President of The Institute for Poetic Medicine, a nonprofit founded in 2005.  The Institute funds poetry and healing projects throughout the United States. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/09/John-Fox-final_02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Darcie D. Sims; Choice Points in our Grief

Posted on October 4, 2012 - by admin

Dr. Darcie D. Sims, Ph.D. is a bereaved parent and child, a grief management specialist, nationally certified thanatologist,  pastoral bereavement specialist, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist.  Darcie is president and co-founder of GRIEF, Inc. a grief consulting business and the Director of the American Grief Academy. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/09/Darcie-Sims_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Master Charles Cannon; Forgiving the Unforgivable

Posted on September 27, 2012 - by admin

Master Charles Cannon is a leader in the field of modern spirituality, a visionary and pioneer in the evolution of human consciousness. His latest book Forgiving the Unforgivable describes the 2008 Pakistani Muslim terrorist attacks on Mombai a 45-hour siege where four in his group were wounded and two were killed. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2012/09/M-Charles-Cannon_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Jo Higgins; Comforting Signs

Posted on September 20, 2012 - by admin

Joe Higgins  is the Author of Hello…Anyone Home?: A Guide on How our Deceased Loved Ones Try to Contact Us through the Use of Signs.  Joe has received comforting signs from his father, whom Joe lost at age 13.  His work now focuses on bringing information to others who have lost loved ones and how healing and comfort can be […]

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Wendy Lipton-Dibner, M.A.; Death of a Mother

Posted on September 13, 2012 - by admin

Wendy Lipton-Dibner’s mother Doris died in 1994 from lung cancer. She was only 59 and her untimely death underlined the fact that life is far too short. After her death Wendy vowed to spend her life helping others by providing concrete tools so they’d never have to settle for less than they truly want – in business or in life. […]

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