‘Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.’ ~Norman B. Rice
If you have a friend or loved one who is experiencing hopelessness or depression, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say or do. While there isn’t any one magic thing to say that will alleviate their pain, there are many ways to offer support.
‘Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.’ ~Mother Teresa
The best way to offer help is to listen, validate their experience, and provide acceptance. By offering this type of support, you can help put things into a more balanced perspective. In addition, your offer of companionship lets them know that they are not completely alone. They have someone with them even as they attempt to find their ways through a very difficult and dark period. Continue reading
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. ~Jane Austen
An Interview: What is the first thought that goes through your mind when you wake up in the morning? “Thought…what thought?? I’d be lucky to think about anything till I get my coffee/tea!” Hmmm….so what thoughts do you take with you as you leave the bed for the day? “Listen missy, I have enough thinking to do at work, to do it as soon as I get up too.Just let me be ok! ” Opps…it seems like I have offended my lazy mind self 
“Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.”- Vincent van Gogh
Often I get asked this question: 
