Providing Practical Help to a Struggling Friend or Family Member

Do you know someone who is struggling right now and you are at a loss as to how to help them? Or are you struggling with something right now and find yourself unable to function?

In today's video, I talk about how to identify someone who may need you to show them a little love and kindness and some practical things you can do to help them. Maybe they have just been through a surgery, lost a loved one, have had some health issues, dealt with a traumatic experience, just got divorced, or maybe they have been struggling silently for a while with chronic depression. No matter the situation, I believe we all have the power to help those people in our own unique way. I try to help with household tasks that have piled up to unburden them from that, but maybe you are a better listener and can provide a bit of comfort to them. Maybe they could use a home-cooked meal or even some frozen ones to pop in on a particularly rough day or even just a text or phone call to say you are thinking about them.

I will also be talking to those who might be struggling and how to be "helpable." You have valid feelings and experiences, but sometimes it can be difficult for people to help if you are living with a victim mentality. Maybe you don't even know you are pushing people away or making them feel resentment for helping you because you aren't aware that you have a victim mindset.

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Here are a couple of resources:

Article about how to get mental health treatment if you can't afford it:
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health...

Article about victim mentality and how to deal with someone who has victim mentality. The latter part talks about how to deal with it in yourself:
https://www.healthline.com/health/vic...

00:00 Why I'm doing this video
04:36 How life circumstances can change very quickly
06:45 Ways to help someone who is struggling
18:47 Setting boundaries with those you help
21:12 Victim mentality
21:47 11 signs of victim mentality
24:44 Laundry and some wise words from a subscriber
28:18 Beautiful piles of laundry
28:47 Extra help for Mira