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Helping yourself and others cope with the grief during the holiday season

How to Survive the Holiday Season

We just had Thanksgiving, marking the unofficial start of the holiday season. The holiday season, while full of merriment and twinkle lights, can also be a complicated emotional time for many, bringing challenges like loneliness during the holidays. If you need extra help coping with the ups and downs of this time of year, we’ve […]

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Breaking the Stigma: 5 Blogs to Better Understand Suicide

Breaking the Stigma: 5 Blogs to Better Understand Suicide

Suicide is a difficult subject to talk about, which makes it a difficult subject to fully understand. Because of this, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about suicide that can actually harm our understanding of what it means to be suicidal, struggle with suicidal ideation, or how to be a support to someone […]

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4 Tips for Better Sleep Hygiene

4 Tips for Better Sleep Hygiene

Do you have trouble sleeping? Unfortunately, a lot of us do. In fact, according to this study from NCOA (National Council on Aging), published this January: 13.5% of American adults (over 18 years of age) reported feeling tired most days. More than a third of Americans report getting less than seven hours of sleep in […]

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Loneliness During the Holidays Coping Strategies for Connection

Loneliness During the Holidays: Coping Strategies for Connection

Do you struggle with loneliness during the holidays? The holiday season is a fun time of year for lots of people, but it can also be a time of loneliness. Seeing everyone celebrating with their loved ones can be hard to deal with when you’re feeling lonely. Many people struggle with loneliness during the holiday […]

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12 Blog Posts to Help You Navigate Winter Highs & Lows

Are you ready for winter? Now that we’ve gotten Thanksgiving under our belts, it seems as though the winter holiday season has truly begun. And Parts of that are wonderful! It’s great to make time for gathering with loved ones and to reflect on the past year and start to look toward the year ahead. […]

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Why We Need to Talk About Minority Mental Health

Every July we recognize and celebrate the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to help bring awareness to the struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities must endure regarding mental illness and access to mental health care. At the Grief Recovery Center in Houston, many of our clients have experienced barriers to […]

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How to Focus on Yourself Without Feeling Guilty

Reliability and consideration are critical in healthy relationships. Having people to care for who also take care of you is something we all seek out. The desire that we have for companionship, however, might result in putting the needs of others in front of our own. While being considerate of the needs and feelings of […]

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How to Cope With Shame

Throughout our lives, we all experience intense moments of self-judgment and criticism that leave us feeling bad or angry with ourselves. Whether it’s something seemingly innocuous as criticizing yourself for misplacing your keys, or recalling words and actions from your past with a slight cringe of embarrassment, these feelings of shame are natural and common […]

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A graphic that reads "The State of Mental Health in Houston, TX" by Grief Recovery Center

The State of Mental Health in Houston, TX

Houston is also a major hub for the healthcare and biomedical industries. It’s home to the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest of its kind, and where more heart surgeries are performed than anywhere else on the planet. The city seems to have fantastic resources to cater to the physical health of its population. […]

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A graphic that reads "6 Reasons to Start Therapy in the New Year" over a stock photo showing a man talking to a therapist, by Grief Recovery Center in Houston

6 Reasons to Start Therapy in the New Year

New year, new you, right? The new year often comes with a lot of social pressure to improve ourselves through making resolutions and setting goals for the upcoming 12 months. One great way to take advantage of the impulse toward self-improvement is to start therapy in the new year. It might never seem like the […]

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