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Deneene Florino: Surviving and Thriving After Loss

Posted on May 12, 2011 - by admin

Deneene Florino is a grief counselor and intuitive author. Under the teachings of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Deneene absorbed the wisdom of Ross’s knowledge about the process of dying and grief and found a calling in helping people to accept the unacceptable and overcome unbearable pain and grief.  She is the founder of The Angel Tales Foundation and author of Angel Tales. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/04/Deneene-Florino_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Pat Schwiebert: Mothers and Loss

Posted on May 5, 2011 - by admin

Pat Schwiebert, a registered Nurse has been working in the area of bereavement for over 25 years. Her teachers have been ordinary persons who were grieving the loss of special people in their lives and who taught her as she walked along side them in their sorrow. Pat shares a hospice ministry with her husband John and others in a large https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/04/Pat-Schwiebert_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Bonnie Carroll; Families and Military Loss

Posted on April 28, 2011 - by admin

Bonnie Carroll, Founder and President of the Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS), the national Veterans Service Organization providing comfort and care to all those grieving the death of a loved one in the military. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Bonnie-Carroll.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Chris Mulligan; Gifts and Growth After Loss

Posted on April 21, 2011 - by admin

Chris Mulligan’s son’s death challenged her 25 years experience as an adoption social worker, her MS in Clinical Child, Youth and Family work and her beliefs and values. Afterlife Agreements: A Gift From Beyond describes their continuing relationship and introduced her to a new life of gifts, gratitude and growth. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Chris-Mulligan_04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Glenda M. Carter; A Vietnam War Widow’s Journey

Posted on April 14, 2011 - by admin

Glenda Carter was a teenager when her 18-year-old husband, Bruce, was killed in Vietnam.  Glenda reminds us that trauma cannot be measured by the ticking of a clock or the turning of the pages of a calendar. She is the author of Sacred Shadow, Sacred Ground:  A Vietnam War Widow’s Journey Through Unresolved Grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Glenda-Carter_04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Barbara Roberts; Death of a Spouse

Posted on April 7, 2011 - by admin

Barbara Roberts is an active public speaker on issues on death and dying.  She openly discusses what she learned during the final year of her husband, Frank’s life and how she coped during the subsequent years of grieving.  She is the former Governor of Oregon and author of Death Without Denial Grief Without Apology. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/Barbara-Roberts_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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James P. Krehbiel, Ed.S, LPC, CCBT; New Beginnings After Loss

Posted on March 31, 2011 - by admin

James P. Krehbiel, is a licensed professional counselor and nationally certified cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in treating adults and children experiencing anxiety and depressive disorders.  He is the author of TROUBLED CHILDHOOD, TRIUMPHANT LIFE: Healing from the Battle Scars of Youth. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/James-Krehbiel_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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 faced end of life issues became the stimulus for her book  Saying Goodbye To Someone You Love: Your Emotional Journey Through End of Life and Grief  by Norine Dresser and Fredda Wasserman.  New York: DemosHEALTH, 2010. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2011/02/OTH_Norine-Dresser_12_06_10_23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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 strong commitment to family Lori is an artist specializing is portrait painting.  Lori Ann has a strong spiritual message to share with others who have suffered loss and is the author of A Mighty Change:  Please Don’t Let My Baby Die. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/OTH_Lori-Wood_11_29_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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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.  She is the author of over 28 books and a writer for Open to Hope.  Her latest book is 101 Affirmations to Ease Your Grief Journey. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/files/2011/03/OTH_Harriet-Hodgson_11_29_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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