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Always Here After Your Loss
New “Coping with Grief” Booklet
Most people are not prepared for the grief journey, which at times can be devastating, frightening, and lonely. It may also seem as though there is no respite, and no end to the intense feelings that you experience.
The grief journey has been compared to enduring a fierce storm at sea. The waves are peaked and close …
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What to Say
Grief is a common experience that we will all share, but it is still sometimes difficult to know what to say or do to help a grieving person. We can all learn how to better support each other when grieving. There are many things you can say to help comfort and support someone who is grieving, including ...
Acknowledge …
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What to Do
When someone we know is hurting, our first instinct is to want to do something to make that person “ better”. Accept that there is nothing you can do to lessen their grief, but you can make the grieving process less isolating and help healing begin. A few ways you can do this
Reach out – Don’t avoid the person. Send …
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Where to Go
3,000 Central Texans a year rely on The Christi Center to help them through the grief journey. Different people grieve in different ways and need different kinds of support. Some find being with others who have experienced similar losses is helpful. At The Christi Center we help connect people with others who understand …
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Christi Center Blog
Laura Cooper’s Journey through Infant Loss
When my son, Wiley Joseph, was unexpectedly stillborn at 37 weeks, I changed as a human in the world. I was a mother with no child and no recognition from the world that I was a mother at all. There is no guidebook for this kind of loss and in the midst of wanting nothing […]
Help For Me
Are you grieving the loss of someone you love? We can help you heal - and teach others in your life how to support you, too. Need help?
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