Dr. Julie Smith

And they tell me, well, I'm not going to know how to respond. And that's okay if you're not the talker. I remember working with people who were experiencing grief and how a few of them would say how much they valued those friends that didn't necessarily talk about it, but offered a distraction.

And they tell me, well, I'm not going to know how to respond. And that's okay if you're not the talker. I remember working with people who were experiencing grief and how a few of them would say how much they valued those friends that didn't necessarily talk about it, but offered a distraction.

And they tell me, well, I'm not going to know how to respond. And that's okay if you're not the talker. I remember working with people who were experiencing grief and how a few of them would say how much they valued those friends that didn't necessarily talk about it, but offered a distraction.

The friend that says, let's go for a dog walk twice a week, and then they save up funny videos they found online to share, or they talk about a book they've been reading, or the local gossip, whatever it is, that counts as support if you're showing up.

The friend that says, let's go for a dog walk twice a week, and then they save up funny videos they found online to share, or they talk about a book they've been reading, or the local gossip, whatever it is, that counts as support if you're showing up.

The friend that says, let's go for a dog walk twice a week, and then they save up funny videos they found online to share, or they talk about a book they've been reading, or the local gossip, whatever it is, that counts as support if you're showing up.

and you know being a friend it doesn't really matter how you do that as long as it's helping that person in some way and um and i think if you don't know how to help someone it's okay to ask it's okay to say actually it's fantastic to say you know if you're not okay that really matters to me because i care a lot about you yeah and and i want to support you but i have no idea how to in this situation

and you know being a friend it doesn't really matter how you do that as long as it's helping that person in some way and um and i think if you don't know how to help someone it's okay to ask it's okay to say actually it's fantastic to say you know if you're not okay that really matters to me because i care a lot about you yeah and and i want to support you but i have no idea how to in this situation

and you know being a friend it doesn't really matter how you do that as long as it's helping that person in some way and um and i think if you don't know how to help someone it's okay to ask it's okay to say actually it's fantastic to say you know if you're not okay that really matters to me because i care a lot about you yeah and and i want to support you but i have no idea how to in this situation

what do you think? What could I do that would be helpful to you at this point? Because it might be, could you look after the kids when I go to my doctor's appointment or my therapy appointment? Or it might be, come round once a week, let's watch a movie. And that's okay. Lots of people will have an idea about how they can be supported and it doesn't involve solving their problems.

what do you think? What could I do that would be helpful to you at this point? Because it might be, could you look after the kids when I go to my doctor's appointment or my therapy appointment? Or it might be, come round once a week, let's watch a movie. And that's okay. Lots of people will have an idea about how they can be supported and it doesn't involve solving their problems.

what do you think? What could I do that would be helpful to you at this point? Because it might be, could you look after the kids when I go to my doctor's appointment or my therapy appointment? Or it might be, come round once a week, let's watch a movie. And that's okay. Lots of people will have an idea about how they can be supported and it doesn't involve solving their problems.

It involves just being with them through it and showing that you care.

It involves just being with them through it and showing that you care.

It involves just being with them through it and showing that you care.

I guess it depends in what way it's come off track, if you know what I mean.

I guess it depends in what way it's come off track, if you know what I mean.

I guess it depends in what way it's come off track, if you know what I mean.

We always go back to the basics. So, you know, we were saying about the weapons of war and the things that if you take them away from people, then they become vulnerable to becoming unwell. Yeah. An old supervisor of mine used to call it the solid back four because he was really into football or soccer. Oh, nice.

We always go back to the basics. So, you know, we were saying about the weapons of war and the things that if you take them away from people, then they become vulnerable to becoming unwell. Yeah. An old supervisor of mine used to call it the solid back four because he was really into football or soccer. Oh, nice.