105. How To Help A Friend Who Is Struggling

How to support a friend emotionally.We all know we should support a friend or family member who is struggling, but what should we actually do for them?So much of the time we feel helpless in how we can offer assistance when it's clear somebody we care about isn’t coping. But how can we help?The answer is often very simple.  Actively listening.  Actively inviting that person to share what they are going through and hearing them.The value of having one person in your life that cares enough to listen can never be underestimated.This quick chat with Aunia Khan is a look into the power of that one person. When you are a teen and you have lived your entire life in trauma and you have nobody there for you, Aunia talks about how life-saving the connection with her school counsellor was. How it gave her a sense of safety that she felt nowhere else in her life and how as a kid in trauma she still, to this day, feels grateful for the time and energy this man was able to invest in her at her lowest point.Aunia Khan is an incredible artist and you can find her here at Create For Healing  https://www.instagram.com/createforhealing/    and here https://www.instagram.com/auniakahn/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.