Nathalie Himmelrich is a psychotherapist located is Switzerland. She is a grief recovery specialist, bereaved parent of a twin and the author of various resources and books for grieving parents. Nathalie is the founder of the Grieving Parents Support Network (GPSN), an online place of support and uplift for parents and others affected by the loss of a child. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Nathalie-Himmelrich-Peer-support-groups-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Deborah DeLisi is a mother, artist and author whose life was plunged into shock and despair when her 29-year old daughter, Kate ended her life. Her book Lifequakes speaks to all of us of the intimate journey of grief and how to walk alongside fear and pain on the road to healing. She is the Founder of The Abundant Love Project, a worldwide community offering random acts of kindness. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/themes/oth/audio/Deborah-DeLisi-Grief-A-Lifequake-Stereo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Linda Goldman, MS, LCPC, FT, is a grief therapist, grief educator, and author of several books, including Creating Inclusion and Well-being for Marginalized Students (2017), Coming Out: Coming In: Nurturing the Well Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society, Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children, 3rd Edition, Breaking the Silence: A Guide to Help Children with Complicated Grief 2nd Edition, Raising Our Children to Be Resilient: A Guide for Helping Children Cope with Trauma in Today’s World Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death and Healing, Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death, and Bart Speaks […]

Ken Brack is a grieving dad and narrative nonfiction author moved by how people grow through catastrophic ordeals. His new book Especially For You tells the uplifting stories of people who find a new purpose following unspeakable loss, which is grounded in his family’s experience. A native of Natick, Ma., he blogs for Psychology Today and other publications, and in 2008 along with his wife co-founded a nonprofit bereavement center, Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center, in Kingston, Ma., in memory of their son Michael. (http://www.hopefloatswellness.org) A longtime journalist in New England, Brack has a M.Ed. from Northeastern University and […]

After finding her only son murdered, Dr. Sue Hamby found herself, shattered and on a difficult and painful grief journey. Even though the murderer has never been found, Dr. Hamby has found a new purpose in life which has helped transform her mourning into joy and her scars into stars. Her story offers hope and healing to those who are struggling with grief. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sue-Hamby-Finding-Purpose1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Lisa Kolb is a recovering lawyer turned pastry chef turned writer who lost her husband Erik in mountaineering accident in 2014, when they were both 34. Lisa has written about her grief and recovery process for The Washington Post and Modern Loss, and is engaged to be married in 2018. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lisa-Kolb-Dating-After-Loss-of-a-Partner.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Stephanie, a bereaved mom, has degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, presented at TCF 2017, she originally qualified in Law in England, worked for a multinational, before opening a daycare, and progressed into Work Consultancy Services. She is author of “Grief at Work” that will be available later this year. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Stephanie-Champion-Grief-at-Work.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Jeannette Maré is the founder and Executive Director of Ben’s Bells Project. Ben’s Bells was founded in 2003 after the sudden death of Jeannette’s two-year old son, Ben. The simple, everyday acts of kindness following his death helped her begin to heal. She was inspired to establish the Ben’s Bells Project as a way to recognize and continue the kindness shown to her. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Jeannette-Maré.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Barb Hoffman is the Executive Director of Red Means Stop Traffic Safety Alliance. She joined this organization as a volunteer back in 2004 after her fourteen-year-old son, Michael Allanson, was hit and killed by a man who ran a red light in Mesa Arizona. Barb is the author of Carelessness is No Accident. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Barbara-Hoffman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

After the accidental death of his three-year-old son, Jacob in 2011, Jason Jones went on a long, painful journey to make sense of how God could have let this happen to his son and their family. He struggled intensely with his faith after everything he thought about God disintegrated. He is the author of  Limping But Blessed. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Jason-Jones.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download