We're not taught how to have these conversations.: A friend or family member is struggling. Maybe they're just "not themselves." Maybe they're suicidal.
How do we offer support them?
What do we say? What do we need to avoid saying?
What can we do that's actually helpful?
In this episode we explore a list of real-world tested ways we learn from someone who has struggled mightily about the things his support network has done that have helped. These tips are for the end of the spectrum when someone is nearing or in crisis.
Because we need to learn how to offer support and kindness without waiting to be asked.
Link to Sam's blog post with all 11 suggestions:
https://letsqueerthingsup.com/2018/08/24/11-important-ways-my-loved-ones-supported-me-during-a-mental-health-crisis/
Links to two previous episodes with ways to reach out:
1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032100/14697923
2)https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032100/14697981
3) Link to free Mental Health America screenings: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/
272_Finding What is Real and Good
271_ The Slow Accumulation of Positive (Mark Henick)
270_Not Everything You Know About Suicide is True
269_ Giving Ourselves Credit for Progress
268_Seeing Beyond Your Partner's Diagnosis
267_The Power in Saying I've Been There
266_Who You Callin Crazy?
265_Less Stigma = More Safety
264 Why Stigma Matters
263_Fighting Stigma with Stories of Lived Experience
262-Making a Mental Health Crisis Plan
261-Making a Mental Health Wellness Plan-part 1
260_Taking Care of Ourselves for Ourselves
259- Ashes in the Ocean A Son’s Story
258- The Pros and Cons of Masking Your Depression
257_You Don't Have Depression and You Always Will
256_Explaining Depression to Children-Extended
255_Sometimes Daddy Cries
254-Darin Olien on Wellness and Mental Health- Extended Version
253_Wellness Expert Darin Olien on Mental Health
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