Changing the Way We Think About Asking for Help. Breaking the Stigma, and Seeing it for the Show of Strength and Self-Care it Is.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following:

1. Your topic alludes to the fact that so many people struggle with asking others for help, what are some of the reasons that is so difficult for so many people?
2. You noted that an individual who REALLY struggles with this might have to ask themselves some tough questions and admit some things to themselves. What are some of those questions?
3. You also note that people should start to understand that asking others for help, and for what they need is a STRENGTH and that not doing so is “abandoning ourselves.” Could you explain what you mean by that?
4. What are the various tips you have for listeners, in terms of effectively asking for help?
5. What are some final thoughts you would like to leave listeners with about asking for Help?   

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