Linda Maurer to appear on Healing the Grieving Heart National Radio Show

New York, New York and San Francisco, California ( PressReleaseCollection ) June 25th 2009 -Linda Maurer, author of the book, “I Don’t Know How to Help Them,” will join Drs. Gloria & Heidi Horsley to talk about Coping with Sudden Death of a Child in a Foreign Country on their nationally syndicated talk radio program “Healing the Grieving Heart” June 25th, 2009 at 9 AM PST/12 Noon EST.

Linda Maurer lost her only child, Molly Marie in 1991 in a tragic accident in Mexico. She is the author of, “Standing Beside You: A Book for Bereaved Parents” and “I Don’t Know How to Help Them: A Book For Friends and Families of Bereaved Parents”. Her purpose in writing these books is to give help, comfort, and guidance to others coping with pain and grief

Linda has used her own personal struggle with the death of her daughter to positively help others who have been through similar experiences. Despite the great loss Linda endured in her life, she has gone onto find hope said Dr. Heidi Horsley, Executive Director of the Open to Hope Foundation, www.opentohope.com and Co-Host of Healing the Grieving Heart.

“We’re looking forward to bringing Linda’s story and mission of hope and healing to our audience,” this will be a powerful show and one not to be missed, commented Dr. Gloria Horsley, Host of ‘Healing the Grieving Heart” and Founder and President of The Open to Hope Foundation, sponsor of “Healing the Grieving Heart” and The Grief Blog.

Healing the Grieving Heart broadcasts every Thursday from 9 AM to 10 AM Pacific Standard Time on The VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Network.

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 is also author of “Teen Grief Relief” and “Real Men Do Cry”. She holds graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco, Columbia University, and Loyola University.

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 serves The Compassionate Friends in a number of roles, including as a Board Director and frequently serves as a media spokesperson in her dual role as a bereaved parent and professional. She is co-author of “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
37 West 72nd Street, Suite 1E
NY NY 10023
(646) 269-1664

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