Helping a troubled friend without becoming drained

This week we answer a teen's question, "How do you help a troubled friend without becoming drained yourself?" Since Dana and I are both youth workers, we've experienced this several times ourselves. We share from our own stories and examples and give some practical advice for how to help your troubled friend without becoming emotionally drained yourself and how to set good boundaries. I'm going to VidCon 2011 this weekend, so submit all your questions you'd like me to ask to other YouTubers using the formspring.me link below! Also subscribe to my vlog channel and mobile channel for my videos while I'm there. Woo hoo! DANA'S VLOG CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/danaschmoyer TIM'S VLOG CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/godrox TIM'S MOBILE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/schmobile ASK YOUR QUESTION ANONYMOUSLY http://www.formspring.me/youthquestions SUBMIT A VIDEO QUESTION http://dropbox.yousendit.com/youthquestions LET'S CONNECT! http://www.facebook.com/youthquestions http://twitter.com/godroxtv GET OUR WEEKLY VIDEOS VIA EMAIL http://eepurl.com/dceZA RSS FEED FOR OUR VIDEOS http://feeds.feedburner.com/youthquestionsvids DISCLAIMER We are not professional counselors nor therapists. We're just people who love teenagers and give information and encouragement based on our experiences and what we've learned from others. This information is given with the understanding that we are not offering professional advice. Since the details of your particular situation are fact dependent, you should additionally seek the services of a competent professional. Music modified and used with permission under the Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" License, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). VIDEO COPYRIGHT 2011 Life In Student Ministry, LLC.