Fires, floods, drought, other natural disasters, and a pandemic. Australian first responders have faced a lot of disasters in recent times.
This is on top of the things your mate might face in day-to-day life, including environmental, financial, security and social challenges, and all other general challenges
of their personal life.
Maybe you know someone who’s reeling from it all. Maybe they’re feeling stressed out, or finding it difficult to cope, or even coping in an unhelpful way or making poor choices.
It’s okay for them to not be okay. But how do you feel useful when you notice that they are not okay?
There are things you can do to help.
One of the easiest and most helpful things you can do is to validate your mate. That is, let them know their emotions are okay, and that you’re here to support them.
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