Open To Hope Podcast – Open to Hope

Looking for grief support? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest Annie Sklaver Orenstein, whose brother Ben died in 2009 during military service in Afghanistan. Annie shares her insights on sibling grief and is the author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief.

If you are grieving and need practical coping strategies, join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley as they talk with Lara Krawchuk LCSW, clinical director of Healing Concepts, LLC and co-owner of Healing Perspectives. Lara shares how she and her family managed her father’s death and found strength to move forward.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lara-Krawchuk_-When-a-Parent-Dies-Tools-and-Hope-for-the-Healing-Journey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Has losing a friend affected your life? Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley with guest Hannah Rumsey—writer, podcaster, certified Grief Educator, and leader of friend-loss support groups—as she discusses the overlooked grief of losing friends and her work in supporting those who grieve such losses. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hannah-Rumsey_-When-a-Friend-Dies-Understanding-an-Overlooked-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Join Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley with guest Ben Burgess, a twice-bereaved sibling veteran and Project Healing Waters regional coordinator, as they discuss supporting men through grief.   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ben-Burgess-Supporting-Men-Through-Grief.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley welcome guest Ian Ziskin, President of Exec Excel Group LLC, who lost his father early in life, and more recently his mother and brother. He authored Lives Lost and Leadership Found: Lessons from Special Somebodies. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ian-Ziskin_-Exploring-the-Transformative-Power-of-Grief-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download