Elizabeth Cobb, Family Therapist

07/09/2025

Bo’s Place is opening its doors to Camp Mystic campers and counselors that were at camp during the flood.
Thank you, Bo's Place! 💚 🦋

Camp Mystic families, we're here for you. Bo's Place invites Mystic families with daughters at camp during the flood to a safe space at Bo's Place. Campers, counselors, and their families can connect, share, and explore healing in small groups, based on their location during the flood.

• Grief experts will be onsite for support
• Guadalupe River 2nd term: Wednesday, July 16, 2-4 PM
• Cypress Lake 6th term: Saturday, July 19, 2-4 PM
• At Bo’s Place, 10050 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, 77054

Come as you are. No one has to grieve alone.
More support offerings for the greater community impacted by this tragedy will be announced soon.

07/07/2025

For those seeking additional guidance in how to talk to their kids about the devastation of the Hill Country storms, the National Alliance for Children’s Grief is the gold standard for information.

07/07/2025

Like so many of my fellow Texans, former summer camp attendees, and camp parents, my head and my heart aches with grief over the loss and devastation caused by the flooding in central Texas over the holiday weekend. In times like these, I choose to be human first. I don't work. Even as a therapist that specializes in grief and loss, I intentionally create time for myself first to think, feel, process so that I may then be present for others.

That's the first "tip" I have for parents looking for advice on how to navigate this tragedy that has directly or indirectly impacted their family. Reach out to your own adult people and be supported. While sharing our thoughts and feelings with our kids is a MUST (because our kids look to us to know what's okay and not okay to think and feel), we want to be solid for our kids so that they can feel and think as deeply as they need to.

The second is lead with compassion, empathy, honesty and calm. "I have some terrible news to share with you." "I don't have all the answers, but we can find them together." "It doesn't make sense to me either."

Three, be factual while also being age-appropriate.

Four, limit their and your exposure to the news.

Five, avoid using phrases like "It happened for a reason." or "God has a plan." While those might be your beliefs and understandings, each person must come to those in their own time. Otherwise, we risk inadvertently alienating someone versus providing them with the loving support as we intended.

Finally, hold your people tight. Let them know how much they mean to you, that you're there to listen, talk, and be with them in all the big and little thoughts and feelings.

I will be at Luna Integrative Care for their open house of support tonight, July 7th at 5pm. Bo's Place opens this morning, July 7th, at 8:30am and is ready to take your calls. They are partnering with Nick Finnegan Counseling Center this Thursday, July 10th at 9:30am for a conversation titled "Walking Through Tragedy: How to Speak to your Children..." I will post more information about these resources and others in the comments below.

God, be near.

06/27/2025

Raise your hand if you feel this in your bones. The struggle is real.

06/27/2025

“Perimenopause is not the end. It is the beginning of the next stage of power. And if we meet it with intention, with care, and with evidence-based strategies, we can build a future where aging does not mean fading.

It means thriving.”
-Dr. Mary Clare Haver

THAT is the message of the Pause & Power group. Dr. Mary Clare Haver first caught my attention when she strted posting over two years ago about perimenopause. She is at the center of the menopause movement IMO, and her book The New Menopause is one of many on the suggested reading list for the Pause & Power group. If you haven’t heard of her, this substack is a great starting place. She’s also all over the socials. Look her up…before you forget.

The Women Who Came Before Us

06/26/2025

Discounted registration for Pause and Power is in effect through June 30, 2025. Lock-in the early bird rate of $450 now before you forget...because the brain fog is real. The link to register is in the comments.

06/25/2025

Love this exchange program! Pause and Power people, this one’s for you.

06/24/2025

Do you also keep a set of tweezers in your car to pull it out because natural light is the best light? IYKYK and the Pause and Power group is for you!

06/23/2025

What would you add to the list?

Heartstrings and Horizons, the parenting support group for moms of rising high school juniors and seniors, will unpack this list of 10 facts about parenting teens. The group starts in August.

I have found that there are certain premises that, once accepted, will ease the heartache of parenting a grown child.

06/23/2025

https://raisingteenstoday.com/10-ways-to-keep-your-teen-busy-this-summer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGf_hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFSU3h6cmFER1Fyc05ucHZiAR5umYtVlvYzMru9mx-0xj3QBBCGjJn-CvgTZsxCfHZoJ5zW91HgBsuHSFGd-g_aem__H8N3CaoRRAdoVkBqKccyw

Relatable? Connect with other moms who understand by joining the Heartstrings and Horizons support group this August. Its a group for moms of rising high school juniors and seniors.

Send a message to learn more

06/21/2025

Being a mom and caring about our kids doesn’t stop. How we carry that care, though, and show that love is a parallel experience to our child’s own growth.

We worry... we'll ALWAYS worry. No matter how old they get. ❤
~unknown