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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Recently, our Kids Who Kare Coordinator Christi Neville, LPC shared this information with the caregivers of children who attend these groups. Since grief affects sleep for all of us, not just in children, we thought it would be helpful to share with you. Recently at one of our groups, the kids were asked how they
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by Christi Neville, LPC This week’s Kids Who Kare group will be in keeping with our October theme: continuing our bond with our departed loved one, expressed in small group sharing, and creating a Dia de los Muertos “altar” to honor that special person. Witnessing this process during our last group was inspiring. In
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by Christi Neville, LPC Sending our kids back to school has given me the opportunity to reflect on the many parallels between the classroom and grief. Our culture places heavy emphasis on quantifiable learning…almost daily, we teach our children valuable skills in math, reading, science, and athletics…lessons that are often visible, tangible, or at least
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by Christi Neville, LPC As the end of summer approaches, many families are turning their attention to a new school year. For children who have experienced a loss over the summer, returning to school can be filled with anxiety. For children further along in their grief, it may not be quite so raw, but they
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by Christi Neville, LPC At a recent Kids Who Kare group, when we were discussing a relaxation activity, the kids were asked how they sleep at night, and not surprisingly, about 99% of the group expressed that since their loss, they have trouble sleeping….either getting to sleep, waking up frequently, or having nightmares. Many parents
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
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photos by Hannah Teplitsky Our friends at Northwind Farms hosted our Kids Who Kare summer retreat at their mini-horse farm in Hutto in June. The kids had so much fun feeding, brushing, and painting the horses with messages of love. (And the horses love all the attention!)
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by Sheena Yazdandoost The Christi Center will present an Art Show, featuring artwork from our Kids Who Kare, Teen and School Groups, and adults who have used art to express their grief journey on Wednesday, May 7th, from 6-8pm. Come and enjoy the art, support your community of grieving individuals, and learn more about how
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The Christi Center is a volunteer-driven organization. While we do have a small paid staff–we have close to 200 volunteers each year who contribute, on average, more than 10,000 hours annually. We’d like to spotlight some of those volunteers who are making a contribution of their time and talents–the only way we’d be able to
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