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 …
by Jessica W. Brown On Friday, August 26, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall at Rockport, Texas and has devastated the Gulf Coast and surrounding areas. 53 Texas counties have been impacted, with a total population of over 11 million Texans affected. That is 46% of the population of Texas. This is an unprecedented disaster, a …
by Alice Choate How did you initially become involved with The Christi Center? After my husband John died. I lived in Westlake, and knew about Christi, and somebody told me about what Susan and Don had started. So, I went to the first location, over on 360. This was in 1993—a long time ago! How has …
by Erin Spalding In one of the groups that I was facilitating recently, a topic came up that provided me with new insight into my own grief journey. I want to thank that group (you know who you are) and hope the conversation was healing to them as well. All of us who have lost …
2nd Annual Art Show: HeARTstrings In telling our stories –of our love, and of our loss–we can make sense of our pain. There are many ways to express all those multitude of emotions, and creative arts is one. The Christi Center utilizes some visual art exercises with our Kids Who Kare groups, in the Teen …
Let’s turn up the volume and let the Austin-area know about the free, peer-based and ongoing services The Christi Center provides to Central Texas after loss during Amplify Austin! Don your Zebra Stripes, get your best friends, and When: March 5th, 6-9 pm Where: The Christi Center, 2306 Hancock Dr, Austin TX 78756 Music by: …
by Janet Brown This is a photo of me and my grandson, Jacob. His dad Joshua passed away when he was only 6 years old. Joshua was my only child. He was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer on October 12, 1998 and battled for two years. He died on October 4, 2000 at the age …
by Barbara FitzPatrick 2008 was a wonderful year and one of the saddest for me. It was the year I got married and the year my brother died, with just 7 months in between events that sent me through the spectrum of emotion. I’ll never forget where I was the moment I got the call …
by The Christi Center’s Program Director, Erin Spalding Last month I was able to do a presentation on grief and working with grieving children to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a professional organization of female educators in Texas. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet with women who have a passion for education and …
By Theresa Seibold Nothing in this world can prepare you for this moment in time. And unless someone has been down this fork of the road themselves they will not understand. The most cruel and hurtful comments from those you expect loving support from are bound to happen. Some relationships will be severed. But some …
