128. Hear Me, Don’t Heal Me: 4 Powerful Ways to Show Up for a Friend

Spiritually Hungry

Monica Berg and Michael Berg

Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Growth, Selfimprovement, Fulfillment, Parenting, Love, Anxierty, Reincarnation, Relationships, Fear, Society & Culture, Manifest, Mental Health, Life-changing, Lifes Purpose, Well-being, Improve Life, Spirituality, Wellness, Wisdom, Inspirational, Transformation, Self-help, Education, Culture, Kabbalah, Happiness, Society

4.8 • 617 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When a friend is in crisis, how do you show up? Every situation is different. And while you can’t fix someone, you can show up for them in a powerful, life-altering way. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry, we talk about the act of holding space for friends in need. How do we know when to step in? And how do we show love? We invite you to listen in on this important conversation.

“If you are a person who holds yourself back, the one thing you will be left with is regret.”

– Monica Berg

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0:00.0	Every one of us can, in the next moment, use this understanding.
0:13.1	My friend, my family member, is going through something.
0:16.1	I'd be stupid to think that I know what they're going through.
0:19.1	And therefore, the only thing that I could possibly,
0:21.6	the most important thing that I could possibly be,
0:23.6	is be there before them.
0:25.6	Holds, thanks.
0:26.6	Welcome to spiritually hungry.
0:30.6	I'm excited about today's topic, as always.
0:34.6	Today we're going to talk about friendship, friendship and showing up. So in a
0:40.1	previous episode, you referenced the beautiful times opinion piece by David Brooks. It's called
0:45.9	How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair? Love this because a lot of people don't talk about this
0:50.9	side of friendship. It's a very raw article. And it sparked a lot of
0:55.2	conversation and thoughts that we want to share in one of the episodes that we did live previously.
1:00.7	Somebody brought up a question that they had a friend with addiction and how do you show up.
1:04.5	So we're going to cover that kind of angle. So in David Brooks' opinion, he shares about his
1:10.2	thoughts and feelings in the wake of the death of his lifelong friend.
1:13.6	His friend struggled with depression and ultimately took his own life.
1:17.3	And I love this because I think this really, I mean, we could end the podcast here.
1:20.6	Obviously we're not.
1:21.9	But Brooks explains that he now realizes his friend needed him to hear him, not heal him.
1:28.2	So we're excited to talk about what it means to be a friend, how to be a good friend when a friend is
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