by admin | Jan 15, 2019 | Bereavement
When we first lose someone we love, or when we’re grieving a previous loss for the first time, it’s all we can do to simply survive each day. There are times in our grief journey, however, when we become ready to make changes in how we grieve and heal. Change begins...
by admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Bereavement
Everything seemed perfectly normal in the Brown household on that August day in 2015. Mara took the four kids shopping for school supplies while Steve worked; after dinner, the family went to the pool and then watched a meteor shower. That night, at about one am,...
by admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Bereavement
Please join us for Hospice Austin’s Fall Day of Renewal — A Creative & Expressive Exploration of Grief. Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 am – 5 pm Trinity United Methodist Church (4001 Speedway Austin, TX 78751) This special day will include group...
by admin | Sep 8, 2017 | Bereavement, Uncategorized
Hospice Austin’s Camp Brave Heart celebrated its 20th year of helping children by doing what it does best: laying the groundwork for healing by creating a safe and creative place for quiet transformations. Children wrote letters to their deceased loved ones, buried...
by admin | Jun 16, 2017 | Bereavement, Uncategorized
Dear Friends of Hospice Austin, In August of 2015, my wife, Mara, died suddenly in the middle of the night. Our four kids were 8, 10, 12, and 14. We were shattered by her loss, but I swore to myself that I would raise the kids to be happy and to live fulfilling lives....
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Bereavement, Uncategorized
How do you get over losing a child? You don’t, according to grief therapist Jan Phillips. “You can get through it, but getting over it is impossible,” she said. Jan speaks from experience. Her 17-year-old son, Ian, was killed in an accident overseas while on a summer...
