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Adoption Disruption
Earlier I wrote a blog post about adoption counseling, highlighting the approach taken by adoption competent counselors. As an adoption...
Hurricane Harvey: Giving Back To The Community
As much as I love our team coming together for a blog series, it saddens me that this particular set of blogs revolved around Hurricane...
Hurricane Harvey: Long Term Helpers
Mr. Rodgers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You...
Hurricane Harvey: The Grief Storm
I recently had the experience of assisting a friend and her family who basically lost all of their physical possessions during the...
Hurricane Harvey: Becoming Resilient
Everyone in Southeast Texas, I mean EVERYONE, has been effected in some way by Hurricane Harvey. Now it is time to start over; pick up...
Hurricane Harvey: Victory Over Vicarious Trauma
When Helping Hurts The immediate and lasting effects of hurricane Harvey to the Texas coast line have taken over media outlets over the...
Hurricane Harvey: Surviving Survivor’s Guilt
“I was not built to break.” This a line from one of the last hit singles of Whitney Houston, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”. Sometimes...
Hurricane Harvey: Receiving Help
Hurricane Harvey has devastated the Texas coast. Specifically for me, my heart aches with my fellow Houstonians as we work to rebuild our...
Hurricane Harvey: Talking to Your Child
Hurricanes and other natural disasters have a long-lasting effect on its victims that extend far beyond the physical damages and loss of...
Grieving Through the Holiday Season
For some, it’s one of the hardest. This may be their first holiday season without a significant loved one. Or, it could be the first time...
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