Wondering what to say or how to respond to others during this stressful time? Sheltering in place can create uncomfortable interactions for those both inside and outside the home.  Join Dr. Jill Harrington for helpful techniques to decrease stress and moderate your responses to difficult situations and conversations.      https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Dr-Jill-Harrington-Handling-Emotions-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Frankie Orella is a Nashville-native singer-songwriter who grew up in a home surrounded by the melodies of The Beatles and words of hymn writers. When she was 17, she lost her mom to cancer and songwriting was a way to process the trauma and brokenness that loss brings into a home. She started her music career writing and leading music in churches, but her upcoming project “Stages of Grief” moves in a different direction in order to give a metaphorical voice to each of the 5 stages of grief.    https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Frankie-Orella-Missing-Mom-Lord-Hear-My-Cry.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Has a recent loss rocked your world? Are you losing faith and wondering where to turn? Join Don Garner bereaved parent and ordained Baptist minister for a discussion of how faith can be of help and support.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Don-Garner-Grief-and-Covid-19-Is-God-Punishing-Me.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

In this episode, the authors of Devastating Losses, William and Beverly Feigelman, join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley. The couple lost their 32-year-old son to suicide related to substance abuse. He was living in New York with his fiancé when he hanged himself. Although Jesse had a long history of substance abuse—and Beverly, who was a specialized therapist treating substance abuse patient—they never saw the death coming. Suicide and drug/alcohol losses are often stigmatized and disenfranchised. For the Feigelmans, they experienced disenfranchised loss doubly, since Jesse’s death was caused by both substance abuse and suicide. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/William-and-Beverly-Feigelman-Support-For-High-Risk-Individuals-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]

Debbie Ford Dullabaun was a full time mother to her son, Dale Lee Dullabaun, III, born August 23, 1992. After his untimely and devastating death on October 29, 1998, she began to work in his memory with several non-profit organizations.  (including the American Red Cross and DART (Domestic Abuse Response Team), a partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department and The Domestic Abuse Center, as a Victim’s Advocate-Trainer.) This was all made possible because she and her husband Dale were taken by the hand to their first meeting of The Compassionate Friends.  After receiving the support so desperately needed in […]

Are you feeling worried, anxious and exhausted?  Who takes care of the caregiver? Join social worker Rob Zucker, bereaved spouse and grief counselor for a discussion of self-care during these stressful times.  Rob is the author of The Journey Through Grief and Loss:  Helping Yourself and Your Child When Grief is Shared   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rob-Zucker-Caregiver-Burnout-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Do you have a family member who has recently died?  Due to visitation restrictions, sheltering in, and social distancing bereaved families are experiencing isolation and loneliness.  Barbara Karnes RN will share with you her thoughts on end of life care and self care during these stressful times. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Barbara-Karnes-End-of-Life-Issues-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

  Kris Friedman is the Executive Director of Billy’s Place. Through her own experiences encountering the death of her father as a teenager and watching a dear friend’s child deal with the loss of his father at an early age, she is passionate about helping children as they walk along their grief journey.    https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Supporting-Grieving-Teens-with-Kris-Friedman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Looking for hope and support? Glen Lord is President and CEO of The Grief Toolbox; director of SADOD (Support After a Death by Overdose) and past president of the board of The Compassionate Friends.  He is the bereaved dad of Noah, creator of Walking Through Grief series based on peer support and co-Founder of the International Grief Institute. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Glen-Lord-From-Death-to-Overdose-and-Survivor-Support-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Feeling stuck in grief? Ilene Smith, bereaved spouse, blends talking; touch work, and movement to create synergy between body and mind. She is a certified professional coach and Somatic Experiencing practitioner and the author of Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality.     https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ilene-Smith-Trapped-In-Trauma-During-Covid-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download