How to send a supportive message?
Mini session 12.30pm to support everyone on Time To Talk Day
"Face to face conversations are the most meaningful. However, we can build the trust that makes conversations easier by sending a simple message. It's the small things we do each day that build and sustain the trust which is the foundation for healthy relationships." - Sam Thorogood
(Thank you for all your submissions for the phone bedroom survey. I’ll publish the data next week - some surprising results!).
Have you ever wanted to send a message of support but held back because you weren’t sure what to say?
Is there someone you are worried about?
Is there someone you’d like to offer support to this week?
Today is national Time to Talk Day. Join me at lunchtime for a very simple session. There are still a few places left. Everyone is welcome. Link below.
Last year one of my children called sobbing down the phone. In social situations she’d realised she holds so much of her true self in because she’s not sure what she has to say is worth saying. It was heart breaking to hear this but a vital insight for her.
She’d decided to call me after receiving a simple text message I’d sent her that morning “Hope you are ok, call me if you need anything, love you very much x”. This message gave her the confidence to give me a call and tell me how she was really feeling.
How To Send a Supportive Message - Time To Talk Special
Register here - Thursday 6th February 12.30pm - 1pm - webinar open to all
How would it feel to send someone a meaningful message of support today?
This is a 30 minute mini webinar session covering three main aims:
Understand why sending a supportive message can feel hard - science insight
3 simple techniques to confidently send a meaningful message of support - including templates you can use
Plan a to send a supportive message to someone today - help someone feel supported
“Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.”
― Andre Agassi
You are a good person, doing your best. That’s the most each of us can do.
Need a hand? Feel alone? Don’t wait, contact someone today. You deserve support as much as anyone else. You are not alone. Reply to this message if that’s easiest.
Text Shout - 85258 - simple support via text, I used when I wasn't sure who to turn to
Call Samaritans 116 123 - no problem too small, I've used a couple of times, once during a relationship break up, once when one of my family said they were suicidal and I wasn't sure who to ask for help
NHS Every Mind Matters - simple and effective resources you can access immediately here