Bereaved But Still Me

Boomers on the Launching Pad 2 picks up our continuing conversation with comedians, actors, writers, and all-around great people Philip Proctor and Jamie Alcroft. In a round table discussion, they talk with Host Michael Liben about birth, death, life - and all things before and after. It's a fascinating look at friendship that will surely bring a smile to your face. Become a supporter of this podc...

This month on "Heart to Heart with Michael," Philip Proctor is back this time with fellow Boomer, Jamie Alcroft. Recorded back in those thrilling days of yestermonth when men could sit at the same table and share a microphone. In this episode, which we call Boomers on the Launching Pad, Jamie reveals the shocking truth about John Wilkes Booth, maple syrup, and Joseph Kennedy's Lincoln, while Phili...

This episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael" features Jay Handlin. A childhood friend of Host Michael Liben, for the very first time they openly discuss what Jay's life was life for him after the loss of his brother. These two friends explore different losses Jay has experienced and how those losses have shaped him into the man he is today. Please take a moment to follow us on your preferred soci...

Steve Gambichler is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. He was an Army Aviation Officer and he served for 32 years from 1985 to 2018. Steve deployed for Operation Iraq Freedom 2003, invasion of Iraq, and then he deployed again in 2006 to Iraq. Steve is father to two boys, ages 21 and 18. Steve’s 18-year-old just joined the US Air Force. He is 52 years old. He is a disabled vet...

This episode is “Beyond the Five Stages of Grief” and our guest is Carole Sanek. Carole tells us about the trauma of her husband's death following his stroke. She also tells us what Complicated Grief is and how ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) has helped her and how EMDR therapy can help PTSD victims. Carole also explains how healing the trauma part of the brain can help you become motivated t...

This is a look back at the Heart to Heart with Michael episodes that aired in 2019. Host Michael Liben reviews Season 3, the Guests and provides excerpts from each episode. Special thanks to all of our Guests: Nancy Jensen, Peter Pugliese, Julie Joiner and Brittany Ramos, Danny Mack, Ron Glenn Kelly, Alden Solovy, Hannah Sherebrin, and Dr. Sandra Schatz. Thanks, too, to C Jay Anderson for being a...

חני סידיס  גרה בחיפה. היא עובדת כמרפאת בעיסוק, ומשתמשת במחול  כדי לעזור למטופלים שלה להבין את הקשר שבין הגוף ונפש.  היא עובדת עם המטופלים שלה בעזרת תנועתיות  מיוחדת , שעוזרת להם ומאפשרת להם לחבר בין הגוף והנפש  , בכדי לנסות לעזור להם לפתור בעיות רגשיות, וסוגיות שעולות בקשרים  שלהם עם משפחה וחברים, כמו בעיות של נתינת אמון אחד בשני, ולהבין את הנזק שנגרם מטראומות שחוו.   חני מדריכה אותם כדי שיוכלו בע...

Dr. Sandra Schatz is a Clinical Psychologist who works with soldiers at Fort Hood Army Base. Her days are spent conducting psychological testing, individual therapy, and group therapy for problems ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to adjusting from being away from home for the first time. Personally, Sandra’s mother recently passed away -- in June 2019. Originally from South Dakot...

Hannah Sherebrin returns on this episode of Heart to Heart with Michael to talk with him about how she has learned to process her grief through art. With a very traumatic event occurring in her childhood, surviving the Holocaust, she has come to realize the effects of trauma on the human psyche and how people need to process their past trauma before they can process any new grief they may experien...

How can we use art to help us with our grief? Hannah Sherebrin, M.S., ATR, RN is a retired Director of the Art Craft studio of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She moved to Israel in 1997 where she continues to work as an Art Therapist in private practice dealing mainly with trauma bereavement and depression with adult populations. She supervises practicum students and other art therapis...

Alden Solovy talks with Michael about his wife Ami, his passion for writing prayers, his current projects and where we can buy his books. Alden Solovy spreads joy and excitement through prayer. A liturgist and poet, his work has been used by people of all faiths throughout the world. He’s written more than 700 pieces of new liturgy, offering a fresh new Jewish voice, challenging the boundaries bet...

Hanny Sidis is from Haifa Israel. Hanny is an occupational, dance, and mind and body therapist. She works with people through movement to connect the body and mind in order to work through a variety of issues such as relationships, emotions, trust, and trauma. Hanny guides them to have a better understanding of themselves and to connect their inner self so they can make better choices for themselv...

Our guest is Ron Glenn Kelly, author of Sometimes I Cry in the Shower. Ron is no stranger to grief and today he’ll tell us his personal story and how he is committed to helping others deal with grief in their personal lives and in the workplace. Ron Glenn Kelly unexpectedly lost his teenage son and only child to a congenital heart defect. He has become a leading authority on grief in the workplace...

Danny Mack is a graduate of The University of North Texas and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently the Director of Spiritual and Social Services for Christian Care Hospice. Danny Mack, a.k.a. The Happy-o-logist, is a philosopher, theologian, motivational speaker, life coach, spiritual healer and expert on rock ‘n roll. In today's show, Danny and Michael talk about his book "I...

For the very first time the Host of our program, Michael Liben, will be on the other side of the microphone as he becomes the Guest and Guest Host C Jay Anderson takes over! Michael shares with C Jay what it was like to lose his daughter at a young age and how her death, although a tragedy for his family, became a blessing to 4 other families. Tune in to hear how Micheal's family chose to make a d...

Julie Joiner and Brittany Ramos, Join Michael to talk about "Forever in Our Hearts," the organization they created after losing their own children to Congenital Heart Defects. "Forever in Our Hearts" organizes family retreats where families who have lost children get together and reconnect after their loss. Julie and Brittany find their own continued sense of healing by helping others through the...

We meet up with Peter Pugliese ten years after his wife died and see how he's found both peace, and the ability to move on. Host Michael Liben is Peter's childhood friend and he catches up with him in this interview where he examines how Peter reconciled losing his wife and still having a future. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bereaved-but-still-me--2108929/su...

"Heart to Heart with Michael" starts off the new year with returning Guest, Nancy Jensen. She and Michael talk about the path forward from devastation towards peace. Along the way, she shares stories of her own personal healing.  Nancy Jensen has been on "Heart to Heart with Michael" at the top of each season since its inception. She is mother to Jessica, a daughter she lost due to complications f...

What are the lessons we learned in Season 2 of Heart to Heart with Michael? What gems did our Guests share with us? Host Michael Liben takes a look back at 2018, the Guests he interviewed, and what he learned from them. Tune in to hear sage advice and heartfelt messages from Guests from around the world as they share how they celebrate their departed loved ones. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael" Anna Jaworski takes charge as the Guest Host and Michael Liben joins his wife Leora as a Guest. Frank Jaworski also joins the show as a Guest. Together they describe their experiences as they traveled through Budapest together. You'll see how these four friends visited Budapest, Hungary and learned about what happened to the Jews in Hungary, how the...

In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael," return Guest, C Jay Anderson shares with Michael shares with Michael why she has gone back to school to become a counselor, why she still celebrates her sons years after they have passed away and how she currently and plans in the future to help other bereaved families. Find out about the nonprofits C Jay has started, what they do and how these non...

Julia Wagner is the mother of Lizy, a daughter who was taken from the world far too soon. In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael," Julia shares with Michael how she and her family still celebrate Lizy. Julia shares how her faith was instrumental in helping during this traumatic time of grief and the role her religion plays in her beliefs about life after death. She also shares family trad...

Matt Creedon is featured in this touching interview with Host Michael Liben. Matt shares what it was like to have two sons born with congenital heart defects, the surgeries they endured and how they affected the family and finally, he remembers Chase and speaks about when Chase passed away. This episode is a glowing tribute to a little boy who touched many lives. Become a supporter of this podcast...

Christiana Whallon is the mother of three, two heart-healthy sons and Jaylee who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and an intact atrial septum. She had the Norwood procedure at three days of age. She went into heart failure, which prevented her from being a candidate for the 2nd open-heart surgery, the bi-directional Glenn. Jaylee was listed for a heart transplant at 3 months of age an...

In this episode, our guest Lynne Machado discusses a little-known law in Texas that forbids hospitals from disconnecting life support from a patient who is pregnant. Lynne’s daughter, Marlise, died in 2013 while she was fourteen weeks pregnant. She was, at the time, declared brain dead. This little-known law was invoked and, against the wishes of her family; and those of Marlise as stated in her D...