Beverly Molander, CSL minister, co-authored The Best
Memorial Service for the spiritual, non-religious and
unconventional. As radio host of “Affirmative Prayer –
Activating the Power of Yes”, Beverly says we can activate
the Power of Yes, even when preparing for the death of a
loved one or ourselves.
From her husband's death through her first three years of
widowhood, Judy Schreiber-Mosher felt that the world had
ended, but over time she found that the world transformed
due to her willingness to ceremonially disperse ashes
around the world; learn to eat, sleep, and travel alone; and
eventually to date again. She is the author of Tincture of
Time.
Dr. Janet Ramsey is Professor Emeritus of Congregational
Care Leadership at Luther Seminary, St Paul, Minnesota.
She is also a marriage and family therapist, an ordained
Lutheran pastor, and a wife, mother and grandmother. Her
most recent book is Spiritual Resiliency and Aging: Hope,
Relationality and the Creative Self.
AmyJo Mattheis has walked with thousands through the grief
of losing a loved one. With the recent death of her father, she has heard the numbing whisper insisting “he’ll come
back.” A former pastor, AmyJo is university professor, writer,
life coach, and author of Religion Made Me Fat.
Jon Satin, along with Chris Pattay, are The Possibility
Coaches. Jon is is co- author of the book Living an Inspired,
Empowered and Joy-filled Life: 365 Daily Tips to Get You There!
After the death of his father, Jon learned how to heal his
relationship with his mother and he teaches others how to do
the same.
Dr. Coy Cross II is a retired historian with many published
works to his credit, but his greatest achievement in life may
be his role as a caregiver to his wife Carol, as she struggled
with ovarian cancer. Coy’s book, The Dhance – A Caregiver’s
Search for Meaning, details his transformation from helpless
fear to loving caregiver as he struggled to put his spiritual
practices to use in his life.
Tricia Wolfe's life seemed perfect. She was married to a
successful attorney and the mother of three boys. In 2003,
her life changed when her son, Brad, was killed. She is the
author of A Heart Torn, A Soul Mended: A Bereaved Parent's
Search for Harmony, the story of how a mother's love endured
through her son's bipolar illness and his eventual death.
Donna Miesbach has been on a spiritual path all her life, which led her to extensive study with some of today's premier teachers of spirituality. She has studied with Dr. Deepak Chopra for over fifteen years and is one of the Chopra Center's certified meditation and yoga instructors. She is the author of From Grief to Joy, A Journey Back to Life and Living.
Dr. Mary Joann Lang talks with Steve Kossor, who has been providing services for the past 20 years in Pennsylvania that can be delivered in all 50 states and for which, in 36 of those states, the income of the parents has absolutely nothing to do with Medicaid funding — disabled children can be enrolled in Medicaid regardless of the amount of money their parents make! Hear this valuable information! Please visit www.ibc-pa.org and www.beacondayschool.com.
Alice J. Wisler is an author, speaker, and grief writing instructor. She is the Death of a Younger Child Forum moderator at Open to Hope. In 1997 her four-year-old son Daniel died from cancer treatments. Her new book is Getting Out of Bed in the Morning: Reflections of Comfort in Heartache.
