New York, New York and San Francisco, California ( WorldPressRelease ) July 9th 2009 -Pat & Kim Gibson will join Drs. Gloria & Heidi Horsley to talk about Lasting Memories of Our Parents on their nationally syndicated talk radio program “Healing the Grieving Heart” July 9th 2009 at 9 AM PST/12 Noon EST.

Pat and Kim Gibson are the founders of Elegant Memorials Funeral Program Templates and Keepsakes. Pat Gibson is a retired teacher and her daughter, Kim, is a graphic artist and web developer. After Kim designed articles to honor her deceased father, Willie, in 2007, the mother/daughter team decided to start a company to help others.

Pat and Kim have used their own personal struggle with the death of their beloved husband and father to positively help others who have been through similar experiences. Despite the great adversity they both endured in their life after the death of Willie, they have gone onto find hope and joy once again 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 the Gibson’s story and mission of hope and healing to our audience,” this will be an inspirational 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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