Weighed down by Anxiety?

Anxiety is heavy. If you’re struggling, life may feel overwhelming and out of control. Amidst the unknown and chaos of life, it’s easy to feel weighed down by fears and worries.

But there is hope for peace and relief.

You’re not meant to deal with anxiety alone

We connect you to people from local churches who truly care about you and what you’re going through in life. They want to listen, provide help, and encourage you, all with zero expectation or pressure.

Click here to watch a video on Anxiety

Click here to fill out a form to connect with someone

FREE

What is Ask Your Relative?

Ask Your Relative is a team of educators, public health professionals, and caring adults supporting Native Youth through our Q&A service.

Here, Native you(th) can ask questions on various topics ranging from how to flat stitch to snagging.

We do our best to answer – as your relatives, we recognize how identity, culture, and community influence our lives and health.

You've got questions, we've got answers!

We’ve got celebrity guests! What have you been dying to ask?

Ask Your Relative is excited to be joined by some special celebrity guest relatives, including actors Dallas Goldtooth (Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls), Ryan Begay (Breaking Bad, Dark Winds), musician Quinn Christopher, seamstress Nikki Corbett, and more!

Click here to submit your question for a guest relative or the form below to submit a question for the Ask Your Relative team!

Free

We're a book club without a book!

Is there a book/movie/poem/virtual concert/recipe you have enjoyed that you'd like to share with others?

This is your chance! Join us once a month with a recommendation to share plus a few details about why you enjoyed it (or just hop on to listen!)

This is a virtual group that meets on Zoom.

If you would like to join, email Michele.

Join us online here for spiritual services.

Physical distance can make us feel isolated. CBF now offers a bi-weekly opportunity for you to connect with your CBF family through a video program called CBF Gathering. The program will include music, a devotional and prayer led by members of the CBF community and important words and resources from CBF field personnel, chaplains and pastoral counselors and others carrying out essential ministry in new and faithful ways in these days.

The purpose of this Life Group is to provide a means of support for those serving as Caregivers to a family member or friend.

We will pray & study together, laugh & cry together, lean on one another, share experiences, knowledge & resources, challenges & frustrations, ups & downs, joys & pains.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here to join this group.

Free.

The Catholic Church of San Antonio is truly blessed with its own television station.

In addition to the televised daily Mass, CTSA, offers coverage of the events of Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, news from the Vatican, and great local programming.

Daily Mass. CTSA produces and broadcasts The Daily Mass from the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Mass is broadcast live each weekday at 9:30 AM on weekdays from St Joseph's Chapel. Click here to watch live or later. (Scroll down to watch a recording.)

Other Broadcasts. Click here for CTSA's full broadcast shedulle.

Circles In Da Hood is a folklife-centered Participatory Action Research Project facilitated by Laura Ramirez, Kimiya Factory, and Madelein Santibanez. Circles build the capacity for young leaders to develop a healing justice analysis and embody the radical love needed to create and sustain collective wellness spaces in their homes and communities. This project occurs in occupied Somi S’ek territories, known as San Antonio, Texas. 

In a city with systemic over-policing that disproportionately impacts youth of color, Circles In Da Hood reimagines how social relationships are woven into the fabric of our community to create alternative patterns of accountability and care. 

Circles are rooted in the wisdom of nature and indigenous human experience, with no beginning or end. Circles create a space for people to contribute the wisdom of their life experiences and listen, learn, grow, and heal within a shared, brave space. Documenting our process was a key aspect of our project. It’s what folklife is all about.

Click here to view Our Story Gallery

• Individual Counseling

Counseling is a collaborative process that involves the development of a unique, confidential, helping relationship. Individuals are helped to understand their feelings and behaviors, their relationships with others, their situations, choices, and decisions. Discussion of important and relevant issues enables individuals to make mature choices and become independent.

• Couples & Marriage Counseling

Couples counseling is offered for serious dating or married couples. This form of therapy looks to improve communication and resolve issues within an intimate relationship.

Click here if you have any questions or would like to schedule your first appointment.

Specialties

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Trauma
• EMDR Trained
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Divorce, Therapy
• Life Coaching
• Stress
• Career Development

Spanish speaking available

Fees

• Individual Sessions $150
  Pay by American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
• Insurance
  Aetna
  Blue Cross
  Blue Shield
  BlueCross and BlueShield
  Cigna and Evernorth
  GEHA
  Lyra
  Optum
  Oscar Health
  UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

This is a public study of Buddhism led by a Buddhist teacher.

Class held virtually on zoom, click here to attend.

Dear Faith Community Leader,

We believe that some people in the community you serve may be unable to make the changes necessary to support their health, despite obesity or complications related to unhealthy eating or inappropriate weight. Many of us with this problem have found help in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA). We hope you and those you work with will find information about FA™ useful.

What is FA?™
FA™ is a program based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We offer help and spiritually-based recovery to those whose connection with food can be understood as a form of addiction. We are not a medical group, nor are we connected with any particular form of religion. We charge no dues or fees and our meetings include no weigh-ins. Our membership is international and includes men and women, adolescents, and the elderly. All are welcome.

Who might benefit from FA™?
People who find help in FA™ vary greatly. Some of us have been diagnosed as morbidly obese, while others are undereaters. Among us are those who were severely bulimic, who have harmed themselves with compulsive exercise, or whose quality of life was impaired by constant obsession with food or weight. We tend to be people who, in the long term, have failed at every solution we tried, including therapy, support groups, diets, fasting, exercise, and in-patient treatment programs.

Does FA™ work?
Like Alcoholics Anonymous, FA treats food addiction as a threefold illness: physical, mental, and spiritual.  Members have maintained continuous recovery (including stable weight and freedom from obsession with food and body size) for years and even decades. Along with improvements in physical health, FA recovery has brought us better relationships, increased self-esteem, more tools for handling stress, and an ever-deepening spirituality.

Would you like more information?
We would be happy to answer any of your questions, to speak with your colleagues, or to any groups within your worship community. Please contact us via email: [email protected].  Additional information is available at the FA website: www.foodaddicts.org.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, 

FA Public Information Committee

Free

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." - R. Buckminster Fuller.

Click here for free spiritual virtual books.

My Impact

We Can Change Our World!
Community involvement is something that can start small and make a big impact. We have some ideas that can help you get started.

Find a group of friends and brainstorm an idea:

Get inspired with ideas below or check out: dosomething.org
Or create your activity in conjunction with a National health observance like World No Tobacco Day or Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: healthfinder.gov

Click here to learn more

We R Native Ambassadors

The Ambassador program is a way to join the We R Native development team, get involved in your community, and make a positive difference around the topics that matter most to you.

Click here to learn more

Free

Our online HomePointe Center will provide you with many exciting and practical tools to strengthen your walk with the Lord and help you bless the lives of those around you. 

You will find resources for:

Living the single life, Getting ready for marriage, Building strong marriages, Introducing your child to Christ, Preparing your child for adolescence, Succeeding as a single parent, Blending families, Dealing with a rebellious teen, Navigating separation, divorce, and grief, and Coping with a difficult marriage. 

Most resources are free; others available at cost.

Hood to Holy House is a transformative initiative under the Thuggin for Christ umbrella. Founded on the principles of faith, personal growth, and community support, our mission is to guide young men from challenging backgrounds toward a life filled with purpose and spiritual fulfillment.

Hood to Holy House offers:

• Spiritual Development: Connect with a higher purpose through regular faith-based sessions, Bible studies, and prayer meetings.
• Life Skills Training: Equip yourself with essential skills like financial management, job readiness, conflict resolution, and effective communication.
• Mentorship: Benefit from guidance and support from individuals who've successfully navigated similar challenges.
• Certified Peer Support: Address personal challenges with the help of Mental health peer support, ensuring mental and emotional well-being. 

Individual Counseling, also known as therapy or psychotherapy, is when a person works with a trained therapist to explore their emotional, and behavioral concerns. The therapist provides a safe and confidential space where the person can discuss their issues.

Healing Paths Online Counseling services treat people who are experiencing: 

• anxiety
• depression
• stress
• trauma
• grief
• life transitions
• sleep problems
• adjustment problems

We also provide:

• Christian Counseling
• Medication Management
• LPC-A Supervision
• Telehealth

Currently accepting the following medical insurance:

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Magellan
• Medicare
• Oscar Health
• Oxford
• United Healthcare

Click here for fee & payment information

Life Coaching helps with achieving specific goals and overcoming obstacles to personal and/or career growth. Goals may be related to any area of personal development, including spiritual growth, relationships, career/ business, or health and wellness.

Click here if you have any questions or would like to schedule your first appointment.

Spanish speaking available

Fees

• Individual Sessions $150
  Pay by American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
• Insurance
  Aetna
  Blue Cross
  Blue Shield
  BlueCross and BlueShield
  Cigna and Evernorth
  GEHA
  Lyra
  Optum
  Oscar Health
  UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Veterans can experience a range of life events, opportunities, and challenges after they leave the military:

• Sharing LGBTQ+ Identity With Providers

Click here to learn about the resources and support available for Veterans who have faced challenges related to coming out as a person who identifies as LGBTQ+.

• Death of Family Members or Friends

Click here to learn more about experiencing the death of family members or friends, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you cope with loss.

• Families & Relationships

Click here to learn more about families and relationships, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome family and relationship issues.

• Financial & Legal Issues

Click here to learn more about experiencing financial and legal issues, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome challenges.

• Homelessness

Click here to learn more about experiencing homelessness, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources available for homeless Veterans.

• Work-Related Problems

Click here to learn more about challenges related to jobs and employment, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome work-related issues.

• Physical Injury

Click here to learn more about managing a physical injury, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you live well.

• Preparing for Deployment

Click here to learn more about preparing for deployment, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you cope.

• Retirement & Aging

Click here to learn about retirement and aging, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you transition.

• Spirituality

Click here to learn more about spirituality, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome concerns related to spiritual issues.

• Student Veterans / Higher Education

Click here to learn more about being a student Veteran, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome challenges.

• Transitioning From Service

Click here to learn more about transitioning from service, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you overcome transition challenges.

Free

Living Grace is designed to provide healthy solutions for your heart and mind while living with any mental health difficulty or disorder. This supportive community experience has a proven track record of helping members reduce symptoms, aid in overall mental health recovery, and renew faith.

A link to access the group will be sent each Monday.

Women only. Living Grace is an open group and new members can join at any point during the semester.

To register, click here.

Questions? [email protected]

Free. Paper versions of the Living Grace workbook are sold in the CBC bookstore.

Weighed down by Loneliness?

Loneliness is heavy. If you’re struggling, you may feel disconnected and isolated. When you feel alone, it can feel like the world around you is empty and meaningless.

But there is hope for connection and meaningful relationships.

You’re not meant to deal with loneliness alone

We connect you to people from local churches who truly care about you and what you’re going through in life. They want to listen, provide help, and encourage you, all with zero expectation or pressure.

Click here to watch a video on Loneliness

Click here to connect with someone

FREE

Weighed down by Loss?

Loss is hard. If you’ve lost someone you love, you probably feel empty, weighed down by pain and sorrow. But you don’t have to go through it alone.

You’re not meant to deal with loss alone.

Whether you’re looking for comfort after losing a loved one or a relationship, wanting to learn ways to cope and deal with the grief in your life, or searching to see where God is in your situation, some people truly care about you and want to help you through it.

Click here to watch a video on Loss

Click here to connect with someone

FREE

Not just for “new” meditators, instruction is also recommended as part of our ongoing practice. You are always welcome to come in and speak to an instructor about your regular practice, and you may even ask to form a working relationship with the instructor of your choice.

Depending on a student’s interest and experience, meditation instruction might include:

• Introducing the practice of meditation – Introductory meditation instruction presents the basic meditation techniques taught in the Shambhala community. 
• Clarifying the view of meditation – In our tradition, meditation instruction involves more than the communication of a technique; it is, at heart, about the transmission of the revolutionary view that unconditional wisdom and compassion are the very ground of our being, and that by learning to relax more and more fully, we allow this fundamental nature to flower. 
• Instruction on working with obstacles to meditation – Common obstacles to meditation include disheartenment, resistance, procrastination, discursiveness, and spacing out. The obstacles are well documented in the Shambhala Buddhist teachings—and so are their antidotes. 
• Guidance on the path of practice and study – Shambhala presents many opportunities for students to deepen their practice and study—public meditation sessions, weeknight classes, weekend programs, retreats, and seminaries, to name a few. A meditation instructor can help you decide what to do next and when to do it. 
• Guidance on joining meditation and daily life – The workaday world is where the rubber meets the road. Getting the tools to meet life’s ups and downs with a strong and pliable mind and an open heart is another potential benefit of working with a meditation instructor.

Click here for meditation instruction for new visitors and the regular sit that meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here for the latest information.

Meditation instruction is available to anyone, free of charge.

Deepen your relationship with God and learn His plan for you as you meet with missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We’ll pray, read, and discuss the teachings of Jesus Christ with you.

Click here to meet with missionaries online or in person.

If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.

The Bridges to Care program at San Antonio District AMEC offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:

• Confidentiality
• A compassionate listening ear
• Help finding educational resources
• Help connecting with professional service providers
• Help connecting with peer and family support groups

Wellness Champions at San Antonio District AMEC have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.

Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.

If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.

The Bridges to Care program at The Overflow Life offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:

• Confidentiality
• A compassionate listening ear
• Help finding educational resources
• Help connecting with professional service providers
• Help connecting with peer and family support groups

A Wellness Champion at The Overflow Life has received training from NAMI San Antonio to be a companion to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.

Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.

My rate is $50 per session but full and partial scholarships are available upon request.

Whether you grew up knowing your traditions or not, incorporating traditional Indigenous practices and ways of thinking into your life can make all the difference.

• History
• Sacred Elements
• Traditional Games & Sports
• Traditional Stories & Teachings

What does it mean to be Indigenous? Is it your connection to your culture? Your passion for helping your people? Regardless of your view, learning to embrace your identity is powerful.

• Identity
• Language
• PowWows
• Rez Life – Urban Life
• Sovereignty
• Wellness and Healing

Mother Earth nurtures and supports us. Learn about protecting the land, plants, water, air, and all living beings.

• Land
• Native Energy
• Recycling
• Take Action
• Water

Free

We all get knocked down sometimes. Our resilience is what helps us get back up. Check out these topics designed to help you grow your mental resilience.

• Cultivating Good Mental Health
• Feeling Good
• Improve Your Mood
• IndigiLOVE Campaign
• Self-esteem and Self-love

Stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges can cause people to think, act, and feel differently than they usually do. Plus, they are more common than you probably think.

• Anger
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Mental Health Difficulties
• Stress
• Substance Misuse
• Suicide
• When Life Sucks

Getting help when need it, is an act of bravery and self-love. Check these resources for reaching out, supporting friends in need, and getting the support needed. Sometimes getting help is only a click or call away

• Brave
• Caring Messages
• Getting Help
• Supporting Others
• Text 4 STEM

Meditation is a natural state of the human mind—at rest, open, alert. The practice of meditation has been taught for over 2,500 years as a vehicle for realizing the beauty and magic of the ordinary world without aggression or manipulation.

No prior meditation experience required to attend.

Open Public Sitting is happening virtually on Zoom. Click here to join.

Weighed down by Relationship Problems?

Relationships can be challenging. When people hurt, reject, or ignore you, it’s easy to feel weighed down by rejection and feeling unloved. 

But there is hope for whatever relationship feels broken in your life.

You’re not meant to deal with relationship problems alone

We connect you to people from local churches who truly care about you and what you’re going through in life. They want to listen, provide help, and encourage you, all with zero expectation or pressure.

Click here to watch a video on Relationship Problems

Click here to connect with someone

FREE

Books

• End of Life, Grief & Healing, and Books for Children

Articles

• Great Links and Good Reads

Videos & Movies

Click here to link to the above resources

Free

Patient & Family Education Materials

Bristol Hospice is graciously committed to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and quality of care.

Education Handouts

• Hot Weather Safety Tips – Expert Information from Healthcare
• Professionals Who Specialize in the Care of Older Adults
• Pain Management (Spanish Translation)
• Shortness of Breath or Dyspnea Management (Spanish Translation)
• Anxiety, Restlessness, Agitation & Sadness Management (Spanish Translation)
• Constipation Management (Spanish Translation)
• Fall Safety (Spanish Translation)
• Pain Management (Korean Translation)
• Shortness of Breath or Dyspnea Management (Korean Translation)
• Anxiety, Restlessness, Agitation & Sadness Management (Korean Translation)
• Constipation Management (Korean Translation)
• Fall Safety (Korean Translation)

Click here to link to each handout

Bereavement and Grief Resources

• Intro Bereavement Letter
• 3 Month Bereavement Letter
• 6 Month Bereavement Letter
• 9-Month Bereavement Letter
• 13-Month Bereavement Letter
• Holiday Letter

Click here to link to each letter

Weighed down by Sadness?

Sadness is heavy. If you’re struggling, you may feel like you’re going through the motions or barely surviving. When life feels like a constant gray cloud, it’s easy to feel weighed down by pain and hopelessness. 

But there is hope for you.

You’re not meant to deal with sadness alone

We connect you to people from local churches who truly care about you and what you’re going through in life. They want to listen, provide help, and encourage you, all with zero expectation or pressure.

Click here to watch a video on Sadness

Click here to connect with someone

FREE

Sobermind is a 12-step Christian faith-based recovery support meeting.  We focus on drug and alcohol addictions as well as related problematic, destructive, and dysfunctional behaviors.

Meetings are held virtually on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 896 3733 5193; PW: 950730.

You can reach Sobermind for Life by text or talk at 210-850-4015, by email at [email protected], or by mail at PO Box 18792, San Antonio, TX 78218.

Spiritual Direction is described in many ways: mentoring, sacred companioning, holy listening, or soul friend.

I welcome clients from all (or no) faith backgrounds and wish only to help you be you. I have a Christian background and tend to use the words God or Holy Spirit to refer to that Being which is greater than, beyond, and within us. But I am open and welcome you and your beliefs as they are. You only need to have a desire for and an openness to the spiritual direction process. As a director, I am not directing your process. I am just helping facilitate the space for your spiritual process to occur.

Sessions run for about 55 minutes and the typically once each month. 

We will begin with a short time of silence, or prayer, to help center ourselves and become fully present.

I will mostly listen during our time. If you don’t have anything specific you’d like to talk about, that’s okay. I may direct our time by asking a question or two, or even allowing for some silence - which is just some space for both of us to rest and to listen. 

My rate is $50 per session but full and partial scholarships are available upon request.

Join us in person for spiritual services.

If you want a warm and welcoming community where your presence makes a difference, Beth Am is your place. We invite you to join us and see if Beth Am is right for you and your family.

Please refer to our website for service times and other information.

Join Us Live This Weekend!

We're so excited to Worship with you this weekend. We are bringing the Worship and Word to your House.

We meet every Sunday at various services times and on various platforms. We'd love to get to know you.

Join us online for spiritual services here, on Facebook, or on YouTube.

Vision is to win souls for Christ, to add souls to the ministry; and to take Greater Joy to the next level; and to employ greater and more exciting events with all people of God!

Click here if you wish to donate.

Click here for our bible studies.

Click here for our health & wellness series.

Click here for our behavioral health series.

Free.

Volunteer & Serve

There are many services that need to be done in order to run a successful community center. Volunteer, get involved, and experience the bliss of giving back by signing up for service. Click the link below and let us know if you want to help!

Click here to sign up to Volunteer & Serve

As a parent of special needs, does your heart ache with questions, confusion, or discouragement? Do you ever feel that you have no margin in your emotional reserves or sense a gaping need for encouragement, rest, and refreshment? Caring for someone with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, emotional disorders, behavior problems,

Down syndrome, or physical disabilities can be all consuming. This group will help you claim God's promises for your everyday life as your own. These promises are for your comfort.

You'll become more aware of God's passion for you and your child through Bible devotionals, support, and prayer that speaks directly to the unique journey of special needs parenting. Ultimately, the goal of the group is to let God guide you into the presence of Jesus and the security that only He can provide.

This is an 11-week class led by Susie Raiford. This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here for more information, group dates, and times.

Click here to join.

Book is required. Click here to purchase book for $6.99.

As we gather around a fire, we create a safe place for men to connect with Father, open up, and share what God is doing in our lives.

Men only.

The Fire can meet anytime, anywhere as needed. Contact Joseph to set up a special meeting, or click here for locations and times of scheduled gatherings. (Bring a bible and a chair if you can. Otherwise, I've got some to spare.)

Free.

I am a marriage and family therapist and provide virtual sessions for Waco clients. 

I provide individual, couples, and family therapy.

• Children (6 to 10)
• Preteen
• Teen
• Adults
• Elders (65+)

I take the following insurance:

• Medicaid
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• GPA
• Aetna
• Cigna
• Compsych

Way of Shambhala is an extensive path of training in authentic meditation practices and wisdom teachings for anyone interested in pursuing such training. This program of courses and weekend retreats offers an experiential overview of practices, teachings, contemplative arts, and physical disciplines rooted in the ancient traditions of Shambhala and Vajrayana Buddhism.

The program is open to people of all religious backgrounds or no religious background. It is recommended for new and experienced meditators as well as those looking to enrich their personal spiritual path and social action.

We welcome you to participate to the extent you wish. Sample a course or a weekend retreat—or a number of them—at any time. The full program is described below.

Program Outline:

Way of Shambhala consists of the following elements:

• Everyday Life series—five courses, with five weekly classes in each
• Shambhala Training series—five weekend retreats;
• Rigden: Unconditional Confidence—a weekend retreat
• the Basic Goodness series—three courses, with six weekly classes in each
• Sacred Path series—six weekend retreats

Way of Shambhala also encompasses some one- to two-week retreats and advanced assemblies. For information about those programs, and about how Way of Shambhala fits in the overall Shambhala path, please see The Shambhala Path on Shambhala's central website. 

The courses are interactive, communal, and create a learning environment where the teachings are intimate and relevant. Participants train in meditation and use inquiry, dialogue, and contemplative arts to integrate the teachings.

The weekend retreats are opportunities to deepen meditation practice in a powerful environment that meets the needs of a workweek and family life.

You may start with any series except the Sacred Path. In each series, the courses or weekend retreats are designed to be taken sequentially. For example, Shambhala Training participants progress from Level I to Level V in sequence. The most gradual introduction is to take the Meditation in Everyday Life course first.

Life After Loss is a 6-week program through the Ecumenical Center designed to give a widow an opportunity to focus deeply on her grief and loss.

This is taught by a certified LAL grief facilitator and is a combination of teaching, discussion, and learning activities. 

The topics are as follows:

• Week One – What to Expect in Grief
• Week Two – The Process of Grief
• Week Three – Living with Memories
• Week Four – Needs When You are Grieving
• Week Five – Honoring Special Occasions
• Week Six – What Now?

 Contact for meeting information here.

Widows meeting and connecting with other widows is very special and precious. Beauty From Ashes Ministries in New Braunfels, Texas has successfully started the first BFA widow support group implementing the well-developed and faith-based BFA curriculum that was written by a widow. 

Beauty from Ashes Ministries support groups are led by widows that are certified grief specialists and/or are trained in group facilitation and in using the Beauty from Ashes Ministries Support Group Curriculum. 

BFA Curriculum consists of the following meeting structure:

• Lighting of Candle
• Breathing / Silence
• Opening Prayer
• Group Guidelines
• Check-ins
• God Sightings
• Heart Activity / Widow Topic
• Discussion Questions
• Empowerment
• Monthly socials and/or events, important dates
• Closing Prayer

 Contact for meeting information here.