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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.

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Norine Dresser; The Journey Through Grief

Posted on March 24, 2011 - by admin

Norine Dresser’s husband died in 2007, after a year in home hospice care with Norine as the primary caregiver.  The roller-coaster ride of emotions for the entire family as they […]

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Lori Ann Wood; Growing Through Adversity

Posted on March 17, 2011 - by admin

Lori Ann Wood is the mother of eight children and 20 grandchildren.  In 1983 Lori Ann lost her infant son Brant in a drowning accident.  As well as having a […]

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Harriet Hodgson; Coping With Loss

Posted on March 10, 2011 - by admin

Harriet Hodgson has been an independent journalist for over 30 years.  After the death of her daughter Harriet and her husband took over the responsibility of raising their twin grandchildren.  […]

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Nicole Alston; Grieving Loss and Health

Posted on March 3, 2011 - by admin

Nicole Alston, MSW is the Founder and Executive Director of The Skye Foundation started in memory of her firstborn daughter, Skye, in 2005. Nicole has spoken to audiences internationally on […]

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Tim Moore LCDR; Healing From Personal Loss and Tragedy

Posted on February 24, 2011 - by admin

Tim Moore has been serving as an active-duty Navy Chaplain for the past twelve years.  He provides religious ministry to Sailors and Marines and has deployed to Iraq and was […]

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Susan W. Reynolds; Creating a Healing Environment

Posted on February 17, 2011 - by admin

Susan W. Reynolds, after being widowed at age 49, found that no matter where she went change in her surroundings were needed.  Combining her training in physical therapy and interior redesign, […]

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Gordon Smith; Remembering Garrett

Posted on February 10, 2011 - by admin

Gordon Smith is a two time Senator from Oregon and currently president of the National Broadcasting Association.   On September 8, 2003, Garrett, then a 21 year old college student committed […]

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Apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas; Death by Suicide

Posted on February 6, 2011 - by Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley

Apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas premiers his song i cry and shares why he wrote it and his feelings around the death by suicide of his brother. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/apl.de_.ap_.mp3Podcast: Play […]

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Leeat Granek PhD; Fully Mourning Losses

Posted on February 3, 2011 - by admin

Leeat Granek has a PhD in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada, her area of specialization is in death and mourning. She worked for three years with dying cancer […]

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Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s: Healing Through Journaling and Poetry

Posted on January 27, 2011 - by admin

Janelle Shantz Hertzler’s husband was killed by a drunk driver. On a quest for healing she studied trauma, wrote poetry, journaled, and began photography. She is the author of  Seasons […]

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