Willie Nelson recently released a new song with these lyrics in the chorus. I was on YouTube when I first saw it. I clicked on it and as it unfolded, it was as if my heart was singing to me. I lost my husband on January 26, 2018 to Stage 4 colon cancer. He was […]
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School is out, days are long–which means more time for reading. Whether it’s planning for relaxing days on the beach, at Barton Springs Pool, or inside soaking up some cool A/C, we are often looking for a good read in the summer. If your mind is occupied with grief matters, perhaps reading a grief tale
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by Jocelyn Chamra-Barrera, LMSW It’s officially summer here in the city! It is a time to enjoy yourself and your family. There are many things to enjoy in the summer: baseball, swimming, sleeping in, and live music! But if you’ve experienced the death of a loved one, everything you love about summer may be different.
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On February 15th, 2006 my 18-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. It was an unbearably horrific and confusing time. I was in such deep shock I was barely able to make decisions about anything. Thankfully, several people encouraged me to go to the Christi Center. They put together a small group of moms
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One way to memorialize a loved one is by hosting a friend campaign to raise funds for your favorite non-profit. Several of you have already taken advantage of a unique new way to honor your loved one and support The Christi Center through Facebook Non-Profit Campaigns! Facebook will prompt you to start a campaign around
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by Christi Neville, LPC As Father’s Day approaches, not everyone is deciding which tie to get Dad. For children who have lost a parent, they feel their loss magnified amidst other friends celebrating around them. Although our Kids Who Care group consists of many different kinds of losses, all of which are equally challenging, a
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Join Christi Center staff and members to participate in a special evening of storytelling hosted by the authors of Modern Loss. We’ll meet at BookPeople on April 17th, 7pm to say a warm Texas “howdy” to the storytellers, and hear their sad, poignant, and funny stories of loss. RSVP
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Come celebrate the community that offers hope at The Christi Center! We’ll kick off at 6pm on Thursday, March 1st. Food | Drink | Music Yummy eats, delicious beverages, and our favorite local musician Ray Prim will be there! Wear your Zebra stripes to show you’re on #TeamZebra. We’re raising funds during Amplify Austin, the
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In 2015, Dolores and Horacio Segovia lost their 23-year old son Homero when he was driving to work and a driver under the influence of drugs crossed the center lane and hit his car. Homero died at the scene. The Segovias became members of a specific type of grieving family – those that have lost
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Elaine Miller’s introduction to The Christi Center started back in 1999 when her husband died by suicide. With three children under 13, Elaine found her way to The Christi Center (then called For the Love of Christi) in spring of 1999. She spent 45 minutes on the phone with the person who answered it. “I
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