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HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Coping with Anger and Guilt after a Loss (pre-recorded)
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Dr. Bob Baugher
January 19, 2006

G: Hello. I’m your host Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. Today we are going to take on an important topic, coping with the emotions of guilt and anger after the loss of a loved one. If you’re listening to this show, I assume that some of you are ready to explore your feelings of guilt and anger and that others of you might want even to consider the idea of giving up your excess guilt and anger, and I’m not asking you to. We have been there and know that guilt and especially anger may be what is currently getting you through the day and deep down you may be dealing with the fear that on the other side of guilt and anger may be depression and despair. Take heart and remember that feelings are ruled by the mind and that there is over time the option of peace and tranquility. We are here today to help Read the rest of this entry »

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
The Compassionate Friends: Three Decades of
Sharing and Caring (pre-recorded)
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guests: Joe and Iris Lawley
January 12, 2006

G: Hello. I’m Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. We have a very special show today honoring The Compassionate Friends organization and its founders, Iris and Joe Lawley. The Compassionate Friends is the largest non-profit self-help bereavement organization in the world and the topic of our show today is The Compassionate Friends, Three Decades of Sharing and Caring. On this show, Iris and Joe Lawley are joining us from Coventry, England. The Lawleys will discuss the death of their son, Kenneth, in 1968 and their meeting with Simon Stephens, assistant chaplain at the Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital in Coventry, England. From this fortuitous meeting began The Compassionate Friends. Joining us later will be Pat Loder, the executive director of The Compassionate Friends in America. All shows are archived on www.thecompassionatefriends.org and www.health.voiceamerica.com websites. You can also contact me through my website, www.healingthegrievingheart.org. Again, the topic of our show today is The Compassionate Friends, Three Decades of Sharing and Caring. It’s a real pleasure and honor for me to introduce my special guests, co-founders along with Rev. Simon Stephens of The Compassionate Friends. Welcome Iris and Joe.
I&J: Thank you.
G: Good to finally get you on the show. We had kind of a mishap a month and a half ago or so.
J: Well, here we are.
G: And what is it, 7:00 p.m. there in England?
I: Yes, it’s 7 o’clock in the evening.
G: And we’re here 11 o’clock in California. It’s so great to have you. I guess I could call you the founding family or the first family of Read the rest of this entry »

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
The Healing Power of Dreams
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Carla Blowey
January 5, 2006

G: Hello. I’m Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. I’m glad you came to join the show today. Keep those emails coming in. I’m really enjoying hearing from you. In fact, I’ve started a new online advice column for those who have problems that they’d like me to comment on. I also have a tip of the week for you. In order to reach that information, go to my website, www.healingthegrievingheart.org. Today, our topic is The Healing Power of Dreams. We all dream every night. For those of us who have Read the rest of this entry »