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Dr. Jeff Spiess Life and Death Go Together

Posted on December 10, 2020 - by admin

Dr. Jeff Spiess is the author of Dying with Ease: A Compassionate Guide for Making Wiser End-of-Life Decisions. He has spent his medical career with people facing serious illness and death, first as an oncologist, then as a hospice physician. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dr-Jeff-Spiess-Life-and-Death-Go-Together.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Alesia K. Alexander: Saying Goodbye to Mommy or Daddy

Posted on December 3, 2020 - by admin

Wondering how to deal with children who have lost a parent? This is a not to be missed show with Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley and Alesia K. Alexander, social worker and author of Tapestries: A Creative & Inclusive Approach to Grief Support for Youth & Communities. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Alesia-K-Alexander-Saying-Goodbye-to-Mommy-or-Daddy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Daniel A Roberts and Melinda Moore: Planning a Suicide Funeral

Posted on November 26, 2020 - by admin

Daniel A. Roberts (D.D., D.Min., F.T.) is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu El, Cleveland, Ohio and is a Fellow in Thanatology certified by the Association of Death Education and Counseling. Melinda Moore is a psychologist and adjunct professor at Eastern Kentucky University. Daniel and Melinda are co-editors of The Suicide Funeral (or Memorial Service): Honoring their Memory, Comforting their Survivors. He is an Open to Hope Author. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Daniel-A-Roberts-and-Melinda-Moore-Planning-a-Suicide-Funeral.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Dr. Heidi and Dr. Gloria Horsley: Avoiding Thanksgiving Grief Blues

Posted on November 19, 2020 - by admin

Feeling stressed about upcoming holidays? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley for tips and tools on handling special days during stressful times. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr.-Heidi-and-Dr.-Gloria-Horsley-Avoiding-Thanksgiving-Grief-Blues.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Joyal Mulheron: Advocating For Bereaved Families

Posted on November 12, 2020 - by admin

Joyal Mulheron is the founder of Evermore, a nonprofit dedicated to making the world a more livable place for bereaved families. She is a bereaved mom and a DC policy expert with more than 15 years of service to the nation’s governors and the White House. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Joyal-Mulheron-Advocating-For-Bereaved-Families.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Kelly Farley Grieving Dads and the Journey

Posted on November 5, 2020 - by admin

Kelly Farley lost his daughter, Katie, in 2004, and son, Noah, in 2006. He spent several years trying to put his life back together and realized during this time that there are few resources for dads. That realization created the inspiration for his book, Grieving Dads: He is an Open to Hope author. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kelly-Farley-Grieving-Dads-and-the-Journey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Joseph Higgins: Signs From Heaven

Posted on October 29, 2020 - by admin

Joseph Higgins is a Medium, Author, Channeler and Intuitive counselor. He has written five books including his latest, Always Connected: For Those Who Have Lost Children, Children Give Signs & Insights from Heaven. This book discusses some of the most difficult questions a parent may have concerning the loss of a child. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joseph-Higgins-Signs-From-Heaven.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Christian and Elizabeth Brady: Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope

Posted on October 22, 2020 - by admin

As quickly as he came, he returned to the Lord in the sound and fury of a helicopter into the night sky, rushing him to the children’s hospital to try to halt the blood infection. He died en route New Year’s Eve 2012, two weeks shy of his ninth birthday. Christian Brady is a scholar of ancient Hebrew and Jewish literature, a Professor of Jewish Studies, and the inaugural dean of the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky. He is also a priest in the Episcopal Church and Canon Theologian in the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington. His latest […]

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Jennifer A. O’Brien: Forever Changed But Still Here

Posted on October 15, 2020 - by admin

Having lost her only sibling, mother, and most recently her husband, Jennifer O’Brien encourages compassionate, real conversation about caregiving and end of life through her book, The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, where she shares her story through collages and insights. Jennifer has been in healthcare leadership for 30+ years and has authored 45 articles. Find her at hospicedrswidow.com. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jennifer-A.-OBrien-Forever-Changed-But-Still-Here.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Anne Moss Rogers: Emotionally Naked; A Discussion about Loss by Suicide

Posted on October 8, 2020 - by admin

Anne Moss Rogers is an emotionally naked TEDx storyteller, award-winning author of Diary of a Broken Mind, and owner of the popular Emotionally Naked blog. She co-owned and later sold her digital marketing business to pursue grief education and suicide prevention after her twenty-year-old son, Charles, died by suicide June 5, 2015. He suffered from depression and addiction. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Anne-Moss-Rogers-Emotionally-Naked-A-Discussion-about-Loss-by-Suicide.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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