How to help a friend who is struggling

A woman who has personal experience with depression shares ways to be a good friend for someone who has depression.

Here are 5 ways to support your struggling friend -- fellowship, food, fun, family, and forgiveness.

Recently, I doubled down on researching mental health and how to help people who struggle. As someone who hopes to go into teaching after highschool, and as someone who doesn't tend to treat their own mental health the best, I decided I needed to brush up on this stuff hard. Also recently, I reconnected with a friend who inspired me to double down on my efforts. This is a theme, but also also recently, I had a talk with another friend about check-ins and how it doesn't feel like people…

What's the best way to help friends through hard times? Here are 11 ways to meet their needs and make a real and lasting impact!

"I just wish someone noticed the pain I'm in."

When we see a friend going through a rough patch, it can be hard to know how to help. What do you say? What if you say the wrong thing? In the second part of our conversation with author Rachel Wilkerson Miller, we talk about how to support your friends when things get tough.

This might make all the difference.

Are there rules for how to help a friend? Is there a manual for when your friend has a health crisis, a break up, a tragedy in the family? Sort of.

The most terrifying part of caring for a friend in crisis is knowing how to help. We desperately want to do something to lessen their pain. We want to make sure they feel cared for and loved. But desire doesn’t always translate to practical help. Truth is we’re scared to death of saying the wrong thing, […]

How to be a better friend

Jenny and Rachel have been best friends since the first day of kindergarten. And Jacob has been hanging out