The Open to Hope Foundation Publishes, ‘Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss

19.12.2011 | Author: opentoho | Posted in Other


New York, New York and San Francisco, California (worldprline ) December 19, 2011 – At 100 pages, Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss is a content-rich resource that has been organized into four major sections: Rethinking Holiday Traditions, Gathering at Thanksgiving, Finding Your Way Back to Christmas, and Embracing the New Year with Hope. Within each section are chapters that deal with every type of loss and grief, comprised of more than 100 stories of loss, faith and courage written by those who have been there. The stories remind those in grief that despite devastating losses, it is possible to find hope again. The book is available at online booksellers such as amazon.com, or directly through http://www.opentohope.com/book .Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss was published by The Open To Hope Foundation, a nonprofit 501c3 organization whose mission is helping people find hope after loss. The book’s authors, Dr. Gloria Horsley, PhD, MFC, RN, and Dr. Heidi Horsley, PsyD, LMSW, are internationally recognized grief experts. This mother/daughter team founded the Open to Hope Foundation and are hosts of the “Open to Hope” Internet radio show. For more information about the book or the Open to Hope Foundation, visit http://www.opentohope.com/ .

About Dr. Heidi Horsley

Dr. Heidi Horsley, PsyD, LMSW, MS, is a bereaved sibling and a licensed psychologist and social worker. Dr. Heidi is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Open to Hope Foundation and an adjunct professor at Columbia University. She has a private practice in Manhattan, NY specializing in grief and loss. She serves on the National Board of Directors for the Compassionate Friends, http://www.compassionatefriends.org and on the advisory board for TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors of those who died in the military http://www.taps.org/ . She is also author of “Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories of Healing After Loss,” “Teen Grief Relief” and “Real Men Do Cry”. She holds graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco, Columbia University, and Loyola University in New Orleans.

About Dr. Gloria Horsley

Dr. Gloria C. Horsley, PHD, MFT, CNS, is a bereaved parent, and has worked in the field of family therapy for over twenty years. Dr. Gloria is Founder and President of the Open to Hope Foundation. She served on The Compassionate Friends as a National Board Member for 6 years. She is the author of “Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories of Healing After Loss,” “Teen Grief Relief” and “Real Men Do Cry.” She holds graduate degrees from the University of Rochester, Syracuse, Greenwich and Holos Universities.

Dr. Heidi Horsley
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