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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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Chelsea Hanson: Happiness After Loss Is It A Choice?

Posted on August 27, 2020 - by admin

Are you afraid you will never be happy again? Join Chelsea Hanson, a leading grief expert and educator, who will discuss “joy blocks” and ways to overcome them. Chelsea presents workshops and seminars on grief-related topics to both laypeople and professional caregivers.  Chelsea is founder of With Sympathy Gifts and Keepsakes.    https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chelsea-Hanson-Happiness-After-Loss-Is-It-A-Choice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Richard Ballo: Raising Bereaved Kids

Posted on August 20, 2020 - by admin

As a single parent are you wondering how to raise your bereaved children? Richard Ballo was a stay-at-home parent and journalist caring for two little boys when his wife, Lisa, died of cancer.  Richard kept a journal of his healing experience which became the award-winning book Life without Lisa His latest book is Grief: Fifty Questions and Answers.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Richard-Ballo-Raising-Bereaved-Kids.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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The Physical Effects of Grief

Posted on August 15, 2020 - by admin

Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley of the Open to Hope Foundation talk about the physical effects of grief and how you can take care of yourself.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Physical-Effects-of-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Soaring Spirits; The Journey Through Widowhood

Posted on August 14, 2020 - by admin

Soaring Spirits has one goal; to connect widowed people with each other. As an organization, our leaders have personally experienced the power of the words, “Me, too.” We have felt the relief of being understood by another widowed person. We have laughed, and cried, with our widowed community. We have witnessed the transformation that having access to hope makes for someone whose life has been altered by death. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is […]

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Dr Joanne Cacciatore: Grief from Darkness to Light

Posted on August 13, 2020 - by admin

Are you feeling down and looking for inspiration? Join Renaissance woman Dr. Joanne Cacciatore for a message of hope. The death of Joanne’s baby daughter changed her life and committed her to serving others who were suffering traumatic deaths. She says, “in darkness I found my true self”.  Joanne is the author of Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dr-Joanne-Cacciatore-Grief-from-Darkness-to-Light.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Tamarack Grief Resource Center Recharge

Posted on August 12, 2020 - by admin

Tamarack Grief Resource Center strengthens and honors individuals, families, and communities throughout their journey with grief. With offices in Missoula, Kalispell, and Browning, we help individuals and communities navigate grief and loss through counseling, grief camps and retreats, school-based programs, support groups, community workshops, urgent response support, and professional education. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, […]

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Caring Connections a National Strategy for Grief: COVID-19 and Beyond

Posted on August 11, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic.   Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, and the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She teaches Interdisciplinary […]

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University of Utah Caring ConnectionsThe Rationale for a National Strategy for Grief

Posted on August 11, 2020 - by admin

Caring Connections – University of Utah Caring Connections The Rationale for a National Strategy for Grief: COVID-19 and Beyond – Katherine Supiano. Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, and the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She teaches Interdisciplinary Approaches to Palliative Care for graduate students in Pharmacy, Social Work and Nursing, and Geriatric Care Management. Dr. Supiano’s research is in clinical interventions in complicated grief, preventionof adverse grief outcomes, suicide survivorship, overdose grief and prison hospice. […]

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A Lifetime of Healing for Families Impacted by Terrorism, Military Conflict or Mass Violence

Posted on August 9, 2020 - by admin

Tuesday’s Children presents A Lifetime of Healing for Families Impacted by Terrorism, Military Conflict or Mass Violence The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/A-Lifetime-of-Healing-for-Families-Impacted-by-Terrorism-Military-Conflict-or-Mass-Violence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Becoming an Intentional Survivor with Mitch Carmody

Posted on August 8, 2020 - by admin

Mitch Carmody a bereaved dad, artist, author, and grief influencer has been serving the bereaved for over 30 years since the death of son Kelly James in 1987. Mitch speaks of surviving loss by turning loss into legacy through the process what he calls Proactive Grieving®. This process teaches attendees to face grief full on, feel it all, experience it, make room for it; to not exclude it from one’s life but find balance with it body, mind, soul, and spirit.; mourning the loss and celebrating the life. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a […]

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